I never used disk brakes on a bicycle. Birdy Touring was my first one with disk brakes. Mine came with Shimano T6000 hydraulic brakes. I read somewhere, that disk brakes on small wheels are too aggressive and hard to manage. Reason being higher stopping power due to smaller wheels. It wasn’t the case for me with T6000. After Brompton’s caliper brakes, I had no issues getting used to disks. Lever is very light to press, one finger will do. Modulation is awesome, brakes start to bite consistently at the same point. For emergency braking it’s easy to modulate to avoid locking the wheel. Stopping performance will differ on what rubber you have and with Big Apples on mine, it stops very well. And it doesn’t dive due to Birdy’s front suspension design. Disk brakes are awesome on folding bikes.
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