A return to rim brakes and surprised how poor they are

[Gunk]

A good modern Canti is a thing of beauty

I agree!

 

[davelincs]

I must say I still prefer rim over disc , I have always had bikes with rim brakes and probably just Used to them, I have a winter bike with Ultegra hydraulic discs , and let’s say I would not buy another bike with discs

 

[Blue Hills]

Seems like a lot of faff when with disc brakes you won't ever need to replace the rims.

rims don't just go because of rims wearing down though do they?
I have a Mavic that needs rebuilding because the spokehole/eyelet went - still plenty of life in the braking surface.
edited for typo/illiteracy/sloppiness.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

rims don't just go because of rims wearing down though do they?
I have a Mavic that needs rebuilding because the spokehole/eyelet went - still plenty of life in the breaking surface.

There is your problem right there. It has a breaking surface rather than a braking surface.😂

 

[mjr]

I agree!

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Looks like a farking spaniel. Should shape the arms into aerofoils for lift.

 

[T4tomo]

I agree!

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Old ones and moderns ones right back at you Gunk. The Peugeot could do with a clean I think, looking at that 🤔

 

[contadino]

It has been a long time since the last rim vs hrd thread. List of things I am looking forward to seeing here:
-riding without discs is guaranteed highway to hell
-riding with cable discs is guaranteed highway to hell
-HRD discs are overkill for road bikes
-discs are just a way for greedy companies to suck our money away
-back in my days I used to stop my bike with two fingers, while carrying me Grama and weekly shopping
-my rim brake wheels were continuosly exploding untill I changed to disc
-ever since the purchase of the disc brake bike neighbors' dog stopped chasing me, I got a payrise, my sexlife has never been so good and I lost 17kg

"After a day with old rim brakes in the Peaks I had forearms like Popeye.."

"... and my hands were so tired I couldn't hold a pen"

 

[Ridgeway]

Swapped over rims today and added the new pads. On initial feel they seem to have instantaneous stopping power (not ridden yet) so hopefully it was just a poor set up previously, having said that the pads i took off were in fact Swissstop, just branded as SRAM.

Weekend weather looks crap but hopefully we get out and dodge the snow.

 

[mjr]

Swapped over rims today and added the new pads. On initial feel they seem to have instantaneous stopping power (not ridden yet) so hopefully it was just a poor set up previously, having said that the pads i took off were in fact Swissstop, just branded as SRAM.

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Weekend weather looks crap but hopefully we get out and dodge the snow.

I think those shoes are on the wrong sides and braking will try to push the pads out, arrested only by the tiny bolt. Check and fix if needed. Chain spotted by others.

 

[T4tomo]

I think those shoes are on the wrong sides and braking will try to push the pads out, arrested only by the tiny bolt. Check and fix if needed.

only if (s)he's travelling backwards . That's the rear wheel pictured, you can see the chain...

 

[mjr]

only if (s)he's travelling backwards . That's the rear wheel pictured, you can see the chain...

Not with my eyesight, I couldn't! Pinarello brand the back of the rear bridge? Nobbers.

As you were.

 

[houblon]

Personally I agree that it's a solution for a non-problem. I have discs on my mtbs and they were the solution to two very real problems (rim destruction by grinding paste and lack of forearm strength). But dual pivot Dura Ace or Chorus rim brakes have never let me down in the rain or elsewhere, and my Mavic Reflex Ceramic rims have lasted longer than I can remember. Which is probably why they stopped making them.

Each to his own. I don't like that The Industry appears to be quietly deciding that rim brakes are obsolete, though. If I want to add a kg to my bike I'll fill my water bottles. Wonder what will happen when the technically illiterate UCI drop the pointless weight limit...

 

[fossyant]

Disc brakes don't look as nice as these.

 

[T4tomo]

Disc brakes don't look as nice as these.

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indeed - and full marks for cleanliness & shininess too!

 

[fossyant]

indeed - and full marks for cleanliness & shininess too!

It had just had a full respray and strip down !