Originally Posted by
demondizzle
Thanks, I'll check it out.
I want to start my tour with hydros, but not have to worry about being up **** creek if/when my rotor gets bent or a cable leaks, I figure v brakes will be a lot easier to get hold of in rural areas than a bleed kit and a new rotor.
There are hundreds of thousands of hydraulic brake systems on bikes seeing everyday use with zero failures that I think this a non concern. If you had a failure and found a bike shop in the middle of nowhere, they would probably be more likely to know how to deal with and have parts for hydraulic as opposed to V brakes that haven't been installed on bikes in a decade or more. I would just pick either a V brake frame or a disc brake frame and go with it and not worry about a failure. Carry whatever parts you feel necessary.