Originally Posted by
hybridbkrdr
I only tried disc brakes in stores by pushing the bikes forward (road & mtn) while pressing on the brake levers. I find the first second seems a little "spongy" and "remote" before the brakes actually starts gripping the disc. While I find when I pull on the brake levers on a rim brake bike, I really like the immediate "clamping" feel.
Has anyone here ever regretted going disc and decided to go back to rim brakes? (And were they mechanical or hydraulic?)
Hydraulic brakes on my gravel bike. Love them; more power and control than my Campag skeleton rim calipers on my roadie.
If disc brakes feel spongy:
A) beware cable pulls, they often feel like this at the low end IMHO.
B) check adjustment.