Originally Posted by
noglider
Weirdly, in Europe, they call 700c 28" and that's funny because they don't even use inches there.
There are actually 28" tires,ETRTO 635. Pashley used to use them(prolly still do) as well as 26x1 3/8,cuz why use 622/559?
Originally Posted by
Trakhak
U brakes were used on mountain bikes for two or three seasons in the late '80's and then disappeared. They were fine (I had them on a 1986 Cannondale), but V brakes are fine, too, and are still used on many bikes.
Fuji,for reasons known only to them,used U brakes on the rear of several years of hybrids,the Absolute IIRC. Perfectly stupid idea for no good reason. It's a hybrid,so doesn't need to be super aero,they set them up to use rear mounted kickstands,so a V brake wouldn't have been in the way,and they still had a seatstay bridge,so it didn't help the ride. some Tri bikes use U brakes to be aero,but they at least need to be.