Are you considering the new SRAM hydraulic road brakes?
 

Hello everyone

Been reading about this new system (coming out by bits so far); looks like the components are rather expensive compared to traditional rim brakes, and for the disc brake option it seems one needs dedicated wheels, fork, and even a frame? :eek:

Curious to know if any of you are currently considering this new system? (apparently the full component sets will start becoming available around August)

If i had the money I would have preordered already.
Frame and fork can be bought or made (and actually have to be to get a functioning bike)
I plan to build all my future wheels, so the disc component is just a nice little extra challenge. Just need to find carbon clincher rims somewhere

I think SRAM will offer compatible Zipp Crest wheels. I guess time will tell if others decide to follow (and also if UCI allows hydraulic braking for the pro riders).

Nope.

I'll consider getting on board the bandwagon when I see them on the "Budget Hot Or Not" thread.

nah... I can use my fingers to press levers and click buttons just fine. Besides, there's not enough large hills out here to warrant really strong brakes.. there's a few though.

Nope. Don't want nor need disk brakes on a road bike.

No, the levers look ridiculous (so tall and boxy).

No. It is solution to non-existing problem - current mechanical rim brakes are good enough.

I'll welcome the improvement in all weather braking. Mechanical rim brakes simply fall over once it gets wet out. Currently, cost of components and frame to make the switch put it out of my price tolerance. But, it won't take long for the hydraulic options to multiple and the costs to come down.

nope. to expensive, too heavy. would have to get new Red Shifters too. Not. Going. To. Do. It.

no but on a tandem or touring bike, they might be nice. Never having ridden a demo bike with the hydraulic brakes, I have no real basis for saying no, other than I use Campy :)

Those levers are the ugliest things to grace a bicycle since Tammy T.

I have no need for hydraulic brakes, but even if I did, I'd never put something like that on my handlebars.

No.

Not for nothing, but running rim brakes requires a dedicated frame as well. In fact, there are two mainstream types of rim brake that each require distinct types of dedicated frames and forks. The thing is, caliper-specific road frames just happen to be a lot more common than disc-ready road frames. And yes, I'm yanking your chain a bit, the lack of disc frames right now does make it harder to commit to hydraulics. But that's presumably why SRAM developed the hydraulic calipers in the first place.

I'm not currently considering these brakes, because I don't expect to even consider a new road bike for at least 2-3 years. Hopefully. By the time I'm looking again, I expect that there will be more options and that road hydraulic discs are going to be a good deal more mainstream than they are now.

Dual pivot front, single pivot rear is all I need/want.

Nope. I'm a feather weight. But if I was a clyde, or a clyde on a tandum, I might be interested.

Smart marketing. Since most road riders now are new transplants from mountain biking, it makes sense to feature disks to ease the obstacles that shop salesmen have in closing the deal with new road converts. This also goes for pointless but otherwise harmless design features like sloping top tubes, which make sense for mountain bikers who need crotch clearance, and anti-vibration trinkets.

I ride a road bike with rim brakes all year round, including during a 6 months rainy season, and I see no need for disks. Alu rims with Scott brake pads and dual-pivots offer more than adequate braking performance. However, if you were an uber-heavyweight, or a 'cross rider, or carrying camping gear, I can see the need for disks.

I'm just changing out the SRAM brakes on my mountain bike for Shimano's because I'm less than thrilled with the SRAM performance so I sure wouldn't put them on my roadie.
Can't say that I've ever felt the need for discs on my roadie but it would be worth considering if I lived in the mountains and I didn't have to use SRAM.

They have to be better than my SRAM Force brakes which I find fantastic and the total equal to Dura-Ace brakes. Besides, remember you really don't use your brakes much at all to warrant a $1000.00 up charge to join the H club.

I do have them on my MTB, a BMC TE-01 with full SRAM XO and they are sweet stoppers............XO is incredible anyway.

Disc brakes allow for optimization of wheelsets. Think of all the forces on a wheel. You got force pushing up from the ground, force toward the axle when in spins, force squeezing when you brake, force laterally when you turn, and not to mention heat build up on long decents. Imagine the new aero shapes wheel manufacturers can make without the need of a braking surface. Imagine the new resins that could be used in carbon wheels that wouldn't need to stand up to heat. You purists need to get out of the past and into the future!!

I'm very keen to try them but not a fan of SRAM shifting so ill probably wait until Shimano brings theirs to market. I really like my 9000 brakes but have recently started to get into more summer storms, almost daily and I live in lots of rolling terrain. Recently I discovered how rough wet weather braking is with carbon rims (and I really like carbon rims), so I look forward to perhaps watching the evolution of disks for race and endurance bikes

This is a perfect example of why I quit hanging around with cyclists and just go ride on my own: A long-winded explanation of something everybody knows, then a proclamation implying superiority over normal people, but of no value to anyone.

Can we expect the regular 10-speed SRAM groupsets (Rival Apex Force Red) to go lower in price, once these new ones come out?