Originally Posted by
3alarmer
...I wonder what you do on tour in Seldom Seen, Idaho when something goes wrong with it ?
Originally Posted by
davester
Exactly my thought. Based on my past touring experience, the most critical aspect of a touring bike is that it has to be sturdy and fixable on the road with parts easily found in out-of-the way locations. That would rule out disk brakes for sure.
What is going to go wrong that would be fixable on a vintage style adventure bike in Seldom Seen, ID?
3alarmer, Ill try to answer your question. You would do the same thing you would do if you broke down on tour in Seldom Seen, ID with any other bike. You would try to fix the issue on the spot. Then you would get to the closest shop, if needed.
No different than if you were in Seldom Seen, ID on a 2014 LHT or a 1990 Fuji Saratoga.
davester- disc brakes are on bikes in most all modern bike shops at this point. There is an incredibly high chance the disc brakes could be fixed at whatever shop you find.
Disc brakes are on 520s, LHTs, and a whole slew of other dedicated touring bikes. Furthermore, the adventure bike market is littered with offerings that have disc brakes. Its actually rare for a bike in this segment to NOT have disc brakes.
I dont have a bike with disc brakes. I have a touring bike with cantis, a gravel bike with cantis, and just bought a frame to build a better fitting gravel bike that will have...cantis.
I am not pushing disc brakes here, just simply pointing out what seems like an irrational concern.
If a canti hanger cable snaps, I am SOL until I get to the closest shop regardless of where I am. Disc brakes arent new fangled tech that cant be easily worked on. They are well established and widely serviced.