black'n'yellow
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You're very kind but stop it, you're making me blush....
In the meantime, we will just have to make do with being 0.000001mph slower....
Disc brakes on road bikes
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You're very kind but stop it, you're making me blush....
In the meantime, we will just have to make do with being 0.000001mph slower....
Going to resurrect this thread for a moment.
It just occurred to me because I am buying some new brake pads. All that has to happen is manufacturers stop making rim brake pads.
The whole industry will cash in when we have to buy a whole new bike because you cant fix disc brakes to an existing frame. Where there is a will there is a way.
It just occurred to me because I am buying some new brake pads. All that has to happen is manufacturers stop making rim brake pads.
The whole industry will cash in when we have to buy a whole new bike because you cant fix disc brakes to an existing frame. Where there is a will there is a way.
potsy
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Anybody else going to panic buy a shed load of brake pads tomorrow?
400bhp
Guru
A disc brake is useless without a disc.
400bhp
Guru
Anybody else going to panic buy a shed load of brake pads tomorrow?
Yeah, feck the bread, tins and water. I'm going straight to the Aldi special buy bins end of line where they sell off stuff cheap.
Typhon
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In theory what earth said is true but in reality such a cartel being formed is incredibly unlikely, even if a group of companies attempted it, one company would not sign up to it or break ranks to produce rim pads. The lure of the potential monopoly would be too strong.
Anyway, I almost went splat a couple of weeks ago when someone pulled out right in front of me as I was going along at 25mph and I had no-where to swerve as there was no pavement and there was a truck coming the other way. I missed their bumper by a foot or so. There are a lot of occasions when cycling on these narrow country lanes and going through villages where I wish I had them. On my MTB I can be going down a 10% gradient and I barely have to squeeze them and I'm practically over the handlebars, my road bike is just terrible in comparison despite being so much lighter.
Starting to think that given that and given the appalling state of the roads around here a CX bike would make a better general training bike.
Anyway, I almost went splat a couple of weeks ago when someone pulled out right in front of me as I was going along at 25mph and I had no-where to swerve as there was no pavement and there was a truck coming the other way. I missed their bumper by a foot or so. There are a lot of occasions when cycling on these narrow country lanes and going through villages where I wish I had them. On my MTB I can be going down a 10% gradient and I barely have to squeeze them and I'm practically over the handlebars, my road bike is just terrible in comparison despite being so much lighter.
Starting to think that given that and given the appalling state of the roads around here a CX bike would make a better general training bike.
Yeah it's unlikely. Some manufacturer would keep making them for the remaining die hards. Plus the rim wear is money spinner for wheel manufacturers. Although I'm told it happens with pedal cleats. Someone told me they had loads of old pedals and could not buy the cleats for them anymore.
