Disc brakes on road bikes

[Profpointy]

How to say you don’t understand physics with out saying you don’t understand physics

I look forward to hearing your more enlightened explanation

 

[Punkawallah]

How to say you don’t understand physics with out saying you don’t understand physics

I suspect the (related) gods of Comedy and Physics do not care whether they are understood, or not.

 

[Exlaser2]

I look forward to hearing your more enlightened explanation

I said all that’s relevant in my original comment. So unless you know of a bike with abs there is nothing more to add. . 😀

 

[rydabent]

Aesthetics aren't your thing. Which is fine.

Really???? Late 80s bikes with down tube shifters were some of the cleanest bikes produced. And------------with virtually no cable housing, the shifters rarely went out of adjustment.

 

[AndyRM]

Really???? Late 80s bikes with down tube shifters were some of the cleanest bikes produced. And------------with virtually no cable housing, the shifters rarely went out of adjustment.

Yeah. Really.

I don't like disc brakes on road bikes.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

Really???? Late 80s bikes with down tube shifters were some of the cleanest bikes produced. And------------with virtually no cable housing, the shifters rarely went out of adjustment.

Apart from taking up the slack after the outers have bedded in I never had to adjust the indexing on brifters. For my money they were the biggest single improvement on road bikes in my 55 years of cycling.

 

[Webbo2]

Really???? Late 80s bikes with down tube shifters were some of the cleanest bikes produced. And------------with virtually no cable housing, the shifters rarely went out of adjustment.

My recollection is that it was luck if you hit the next gear first go.

 

[Alex321]

I said all that’s relevant in my original comment. So unless you know of a bike with abs there is nothing more to add. . 😀

So you have no explanation. No surprise there.

 

[Alex321]

Really???? Late 80s bikes with down tube shifters were some of the cleanest bikes produced. And------------with virtually no cable housing, the shifters rarely went out of adjustment.

They rarely go out of adjustment on modern bikes either. But are so much easier to change gear on.