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From: mhi@arc.ug.eds.com (Mark Irving)
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: Disc brakes?
Date: 6 Mar 1994 16:33:37 GMT
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Matt Bushore (mbushore@icaen.uiowa.edu) wrote:
> Are disc brakes going to eventually become the defacto standard?
> I am looking for some thoughts on this.....
> With the push on them at the shows this year, I am going to say yes.
> I can see them on higher end bikes, and trickling down to hybrids within
> 5 years.
> They won't turn your rims all ickey,have smoother braking action,
> permit more tire clearance, more suspension design flexibility, pads
> should last longer, disc will be cheaper than a rim to replace when they
> wear out.....[excuse the lack of english in that bit]
> They are also heavier, a bit more costly, and ugly.
> Remember the last time you descended muddy moutain switchbacks
> after being caught in a cloudburst?
I hope disc (and drum) hub brakes become more popular. Weight
and price tell slightly against them, but reliability and
performance really win out.
The only technical problem I've heard of - never seen - is of
hub-brake front forks bending or breaking. I suspect the problem
there is that the reaction arm pushes on only one fork blade, so
that hard braking seriously stresses the top of the blade where
it joins the fork crown.
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Mark Irving Mark Irving<Mark@arc.ug.eds.com>
Cambridge, England Don't force it! Use a bigger hammer.