Thread: Which of these bike frames will last longer?
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Old 04-29-15 | 10:34 PM
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Bikes: 2005 Gazelle Golfo, 1935 Raleigh Sport, 1970 Robin Hood sport, 1974 Schwinn Continental, 1984 Ross MTB/porteur, 2013 Flying Piegon path racer, 2014 Gazelle Toer Populair T8

Originally Posted by TransitBiker
Uh huh, but do you LOVE rim brakes, or do they piss you off as much as hey do me? I am DONE with rim brakes after the experience with my uptown. LOVE the bike, DISLIKE the brakes. I dislike it SO much, that when it comes time to replace the front rim, i'm going to get a dyno hub with integrated drum brake so i don't have to use the rim brakes unless i need to stop fast. My next 2 bikes will have coaster and disc respectively. I cannot WAIT!

Had the same rims for 12 years on my old bike.... rear rim will maybe last another year on this year old bike. NOT HAPPY. I'm not made of money!!

- Andy
Its also the primary reason I got a Gazelle with rollerbrakes rather than the Uptown with rim brakes. Daily use in the wet climate of the PNW eats up brake shoes and rims at an alarming rate.
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