Post Ac2XV10d2v4OCtOojY by nothingfuture@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #Ac2JB13VlU41CXJiXQ by tk@bbs.kawa-kun.com
2023-11-21T16:06:32.594631Z
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Whether or not disc brakes are “better” than rim brakes, disc brakes definitely require less skill to use effectively in more conditions.#cycling #bicycle #mastobikes #biketooter @cycling @mastobikes
(DIR) Post #Ac2JdM6R6bNkaPCMWu by tk@bbs.kawa-kun.com
2023-11-21T16:11:35.526360Z
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I'm of the type who would rather learn the skill. Other examples pertaining to me: friction shifting on bicycles, two wheels instead of four, and manual transmissions in cars and motorcycles.
(DIR) Post #Ac2MD3PaHAhQwxIxTk by feld@bikeshed.party
2023-11-21T16:40:28.299834Z
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@tk @cycling @mastobikes this article makes me sadhttps://www.outsideonline.com/culture/opinion/disc-brakes-took-over-the-cycling-world-heres-why-that-was-a-mistake/
(DIR) Post #Ac2O5cDlAiOkV6M3uK by keraba@mastodon.social
2023-11-21T16:49:44Z
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@tk "disc brakes ... require less skill"I couldn't disagree more. Rim brakes are just big disc brakes. But I guess I lost that argument long ago. Time to drink the Kool-Aid.
(DIR) Post #Ac2UkjjElLNDNp4MRk by ssamulczyk@mstdn.social
2023-11-21T17:02:34Z
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@feld Well, IMO this article is just biased. My wallet cried every time cork pads bit into the carbon rim. I have a set of aluminium wheels not fit for riding after just 3 winters due to the brake wear… Disc brakes and DB wheels ale less affected by the rain and mud. Never gonna buy rim brake bicycle again… @tk@bbs.kawa-kun.com @cycling @mastobikes
(DIR) Post #Ac2UkkfjFsA4JER4cK by feld@bikeshed.party
2023-11-21T18:16:00.420046Z
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@ssamulczyk @cycling @mastobikes > Disc brakes and DB wheels ale less affected by the rain and mud.that's interesting because almost everyone I've talked to has said that disc brakes are WORSE in rain. I've barely had time with disc brakes on a road bike so I can't compare.
(DIR) Post #Ac2XV10d2v4OCtOojY by nothingfuture@mastodon.social
2023-11-21T18:00:02Z
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@tk @cycling @mastobikes I’ll concede that there are applications where disc brakes-specifically hydraulic- are better than rim brakes. But those situations are, I think, wildly overstated, and usually far outside the use-cases of the vast majority of cyclists. #biketooter
(DIR) Post #Ac2ZBuaGuUY8gb5bdI by hj@shigusegubu.club
2023-11-21T19:05:51.873218Z
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@feld @cycling @mastobikes @ssamulczyk disc brakes are worse in rain...... compared to drum brakes which are never used on bicycles but are (were) used in motorcycles. Compared to rim brakes they are more lore less the same in theory.
(DIR) Post #Ac2aAPc4fploIPmViC by raucao@kosmos.social
2023-11-21T19:15:49Z
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@tk @cycling @mastobikes They also require more skills, tools, and materials to maintain and repair.Aside from that, a decent rim brake on an aluminium brake track has never failed me before, even in the worst conditions. And it pains me having to listen to the noise of wet or overheating discs on other people's bikes around me.
(DIR) Post #Ac2aCl3juN3XOCq9Sq by tk@bbs.kawa-kun.com
2023-11-21T19:17:34.164037Z
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@raucao Hydraulic brakes are the real maintenance pain in the ass, irrespective of rim or hub brakes.
(DIR) Post #Ac2aeRR8STO6dgz4Ai by tk@bbs.kawa-kun.com
2023-11-21T19:22:17.151555Z
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Disc brakes will never look this good. :blobfoxowomlem: #cycling #bicycle #mastobikes #biketooter @cycling @mastobikes
(DIR) Post #Ac2aj3X2lM39wpwp5U by izaya@social.shadowkat.net
2023-11-21T19:09:44.749021Z
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@hj @cycling @mastobikes @feld @ssamulczyk still used on bikes designed to be really low maintenance and/or to operate in adverse conditions, like the CG125
(DIR) Post #Ac2e6mQwHmK1jM63LE by feld@bikeshed.party
2023-11-21T20:01:02.352240Z
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@ic3l9 @cycling @mastobikes @tk I've paid $1000 for a bike without disc brakes within the last 5 years
(DIR) Post #Ac2egB34l8SqCyoUO8 by feld@bikeshed.party
2023-11-21T20:07:26.655319Z
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@ic3l9 @cycling @mastobikes @tk I know for a fact that @SlicerDicer has a Cannondale with electronic shifters, full carbon fiber frame, and rim brakes.Is that entry level? That bike was like $4,000
(DIR) Post #Ac2loJ3ZZKan2Zrwu0 by GroberUnfug2@mastodon.social
2023-11-21T21:06:15Z
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@feld @cycling @mastobikes @tk i like it, even laughed at some points. It's a good Hot take tuesday article.
(DIR) Post #Ac2rjQlA6KeDCyJeMa by mhoye@mastodon.social
2023-11-21T18:08:56Z
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@nothingfuture @tk @cycling @mastobikes I think the opposite is true; that the problems with disk brakes are mostly of concern to people riding in pelotons - which are I think reasonable, the whole "adding spining pieces of sharp metal to a pile-up is bad" argument is pretty compelling - but that for almost everyone else, disc brakes are purely better. Hopefully though "these brake are subtly better under these conditions" is an in-extremis question for everyone and all brakes are fine.
(DIR) Post #Ac2rjReolPAPzaM676 by nothingfuture@mastodon.social
2023-11-21T22:23:08Z
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@mhoye @tk @cycling @mastobikes I came up riding tandems with sketchy canti brakes in hills, and- it was ok? We adjusted our riding to braking power.On a road bike, I’ve never felt I needed discs. And I rode canti’s on mtbs all through the 80’s/90’s and into the early 00’s. They were fine. Until you were riding DH courses. Are discs better? Sure. Good hydro discs have immense amounts of power. Were rim brakes enough? Yeah. Most of the time. #BikeTooter
(DIR) Post #Ac2rjk64CpevBJF75M by v_perjorative@mastodon.org.uk
2023-11-21T21:11:45Z
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@nothingfuture @tk @cycling @mastobikes as an overweight all-weather bike commuter living in a hilly area, I'm definitely a convert to disk brakes.
(DIR) Post #Ac2rjlSR999BOyiUam by nothingfuture@mastodon.social
2023-11-21T22:28:11Z
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@v_perjorative @tk @cycling @mastobikes To be clear- I’m not saying discs are bad or whatever. I’m saying that most of the time, for many, many people, they’re overkill.Some people seem to feel that discs are necessary for a bike to be safe; that is very rarely the actual case. #BikeTooter
(DIR) Post #Ac2sUYN5cPaqQTWgW8 by twobiscuits@graz.social
2023-11-21T22:39:09Z
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@nothingfuture @mhoye @tk @cycling @mastobikes I've never really felt limited by my canti and centrepull brakes. V-brakes tend to be too grabby for my taste.Adjusting the cantis I found that there's such a thing as too much and too little mechanical advantage. And in between, there's a sweet spot. Discs apparently have much more mechanical advantage, at the cost of having a tiny range of travel of the pads. Which makes them tricky to adjust, in their own way. >
(DIR) Post #Ac2tvTw8JaLwRdK12G by twobiscuits@graz.social
2023-11-21T22:51:38Z
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@nothingfuture @mhoye @tk @cycling @mastobikes What limits me eg from going faster on descents is not a lack of braking power but hesitating to put myself in situations where I'd have to brake hard. How I'm sitting on the bike & how much I'm at one with steering it and finding the right line has more potential for improvement, I think.If it was really long descents or really really long rides, I guess discs would make it easier on my hands. <>
(DIR) Post #Ac33yP6nijoBsiLN6O by denza252@shitposter.club
2023-11-22T00:51:16.554998Z
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@ic3l9 @cycling @feld @mastobikes @tk yeah rim brakes have worked fine for me but have been more of a hassle than disc brakes in my experience. Also fancy discs look neat
(DIR) Post #AcHfovPFIjBjcrJjAe by awl@shitposter.club
2023-11-29T02:01:17.327830Z
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@tk very true! Especially centerpulls. @cycling @mastobikes
(DIR) Post #AcIt6bqOGSwMjHjjiS by SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo
2023-11-29T16:04:47.197Z
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@tk@bbs.kawa-kun.com @cycling@a.gup.pe @mastobikes@a.gup.pe Aren't caliper brakes always better? They basically use the entire wheel as a brake disk. And the bigger the diameter, the less force you need to brake properly. And you don't need an additional brake disk which saves weight and cost.