Have you ever "lost" your brakes descending a mountain?
02-21-15, 09:37 AM
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Hydraulic disc brakes don't suddenly go from everything to nothing. Usually the pads will over-heat before the fluid boils. When that happens, you'll feel the braking decrease and you'll start smelling it. Once you start smelling the brakes there should be plenty left to pull over. I cooked the MTB brakes on a steep descent (fire road) with lots of pedestrian traffic so you couldn't carry any speed. Those 160mm brakes, similar to road discs.
Part of the fear with road disc is the unknown. Everyone knows that braking heat can cause a tire to flat with rim brakes. Most people have even seen it happen (usually with old rim tape). We just accept that risk. With disc brakes, many riders don't understand the failure mechanisms so they're afraid of what might happen.
Part of the fear with road disc is the unknown. Everyone knows that braking heat can cause a tire to flat with rim brakes. Most people have even seen it happen (usually with old rim tape). We just accept that risk. With disc brakes, many riders don't understand the failure mechanisms so they're afraid of what might happen.
02-21-15, 10:47 AM
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Riders, organizers clash over sandblasted stage 5 at 2015 Tour of Oman - VeloNews.com
If they had disc brakes, would they have had this problem?
descending in the peloton, in >100*f at the tour of Oman.
Similar conditions were at the tour of California a couple years ago on the descent into Palm Springs (65*f at the top to 112*f at the bottom)
the pelotn stopped in fear of excessively dangerous braking due to high heat and riding the brakes. The desire is to form a riders' union for increasing safety. Disc brakes are part of this solution.
02-21-15, 11:24 AM
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False assumption.
I've noticed your responses to disagreements trend toward personal attacks. Since I don't play those games, you're now the first person in my ignore list.
Ding!
I've noticed your responses to disagreements trend toward personal attacks. Since I don't play those games, you're now the first person in my ignore list.
Ding!
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02-21-15, 11:38 AM
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Bandera may be sarcastic but there's something terribly wrong with your preventative maintenance if you're snapping brake cables.
02-21-15, 11:58 AM
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When I descent from a mountain. I stop my bike, rip off the brakes and enjoy the wind in my hair.
I don't always drink beer, but when I do, I drink dos equis. Stay thirsty my friends.
I don't always drink beer, but when I do, I drink dos equis. Stay thirsty my friends.
02-21-15, 12:36 PM
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Cool story bro, can't wait for the next one.
In the meantime why not properly install these to prevent that oh-so-often "brake cable snap at an inopportune moment".
Just out of curiosity when is there an opportune moment for brake cables to snap?
-Bandera
In the meantime why not properly install these to prevent that oh-so-often "brake cable snap at an inopportune moment".
Just out of curiosity when is there an opportune moment for brake cables to snap?
-Bandera
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