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Old 06-04-14, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by rydabent
. . . Again I say disc brakes for bikes will do what disc brakes for cars did.
Not unless the bikes have drum brakes. Disks replaced drum brakes on cars mostly to prevent heat related failures. Bicycle rim brakes are a kind of disk brake and don't suffer the same heat response as drum brakes.
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