Are disc brakes on a road bike worth getting?
01-10-25 | 08:50 AM
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01-11-25 | 10:13 AM
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elcruxio, Duragrouch, merlinextraligh: But does a 160mm|140mm combo make it harder for someone to lock up the rear wheel in an emergency stop?
01-11-25 | 03:28 PM
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elcruxio, Duragrouch, merlinextraligh: But does a 160mm|140mm combo make it harder for someone to lock up the rear wheel in an emergency stop?
Never tested it. I guess theoretically you would get slightly less braking on the rear with a 140 rotor from the same grip pressure..
However, I think the rotor size is more about heat dissipation than raw braking power.
On a practical level, not locking the rear brake is more about placing your weight correctly, and individually modulating the 2 brakes, than rotor size.
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