Domane Rim v Disc brake

[samsbike]

I know there is a rim v disc brake thread, but this one is specific to this model - I think.

It must be the TDF watching but I fancy a carbon bike around 8kg at some point over the next `15months or so.

Someone was doing the Domane rim braked bike on sale sometime ago and I am hoping similar deals pop up again.

However I cant make my mind up about which one I should get.

The advantage of the disc is that it will run 30c tires and maybe even 32 with guards which means I can get rid of the winter bike, but I specifically want something lithe and nimble.

What I really like is the Canyon endurance thingy but its the clearance and lack of guard provision that put me off just a smidgen.

Anyway, thoughts etc appreciated.

 

[raleighnut]

I much prefer the look of rim brakes, also I've never had problems with them (since I stopped riding bikes with steel rims.)

 

[Yellow Saddle]

If I were in the market now for a new bike I would definitely get disc brakes, but, with a proviso. It should be hydraulic, not cable actuated. Disc brakes are not perfect - their noise is always a problem, but it does away with several problems, including dirty wheels from aluminium grinding off the rim in wet weather, wearing the rims themselves, releasing fat tyres from caliper brakes and quicker response in wet weather.

The downside is the look, I agree with Raleigh on this one but like with all new looks, they grow on us. Just look at how modern bikes with their fat tubes and small saddles contrast to older bikes with their thin tubes and large saddles. Today, even restorations feature modern small saddles just because we got used to the "look."

 

[StuAff]

Trek UK promotion has the Domane 4.3 Disc at £1600 at the moment...
Canyon will almost certainly be launching an Endurace Disc in the next few months. Genesis Datum looks pretty good too- out in October, also available in frames.

 

[Milkfloat]

Trek UK promotion has the Domane 4.3 Disc at £1600 at the moment...

Interesting that the Disc version gets a discount, but not the rim. I wonder if that means they are struggling to sell the disc versions?

 

[StuAff]

Interesting that the Disc version gets a discount, but not the rim. I wonder if that means they are struggling to sell the disc versions?

Nope, they've got the same £300 discount on the 5.2 (rim brakes)- those are the only two models with offers on.

 

[Milkfloat]

Nope, they've got the same £300 discount on the 5.2 (rim brakes)- those are the only two models with offers on.

Ahh - did not spot that - price is out of my budget. Will have to wait until later in the year when the sales arrive.

 

[samsbike]

Thats what I am waiting for, but am not sure re the rim/ disc debate, even though I currently have both.

 

[DEFENDER01]

I much prefer the look of rim brakes, also I've never had problems with them (since I stopped riding bikes with steel rims.)

Strange how we see things differently.
I actually prefer the look of the disc brakes i think they look a lot neater.
My last bike had rim brakes they worked o/k didn't have any real problems with them and were fine at doing the job.
Disc brakes have the advantage of working in all weathers and having now got a bike with discs i wouldn't want to go back to rim brakes.

 

[raleighnut]

If I were in the market now for a new bike I would definitely get disc brakes, but, with a proviso. It should be hydraulic, not cable actuated. Disc brakes are not perfect - their noise is always a problem, but it does away with several problems, including dirty wheels from aluminium grinding off the rim in wet weather, wearing the rims themselves, releasing fat tyres from caliper brakes and quicker response in wet weather.

The downside is the look, I agree with Raleigh on this one but like with all new looks, they grow on us. Just look at how modern bikes with their fat tubes and small saddles contrast to older bikes with their thin tubes and large saddles. Today, even restorations feature modern small saddles just because we got used to the "look."

Sod that, I build mine up with (slim) Brooks saddles and 25 or 28mm tyres.
As for hydraulic disc brakes fine on MTBs that are hurtling downhill at 50+mph but on a road bike plus they're a bitch to bleed/repair (involving endless trips to an expensive bike shop) and not really needed on the road unless you're on a very heavily laden touring bike that is hurtling down a mountain pass and you're worried your tyres might explode.
Mind you it is like a lot of things fitted to 'modern' bikes, they are so complex that in order to get them fixed one needs to take them to a shop (where they'll be F*****d up even more until one is told 'nah mate that's knackered, you need to fit xxxxx', which costs an arm and a leg.

 

[DEFENDER01]

As for hydraulic disc brakes fine on MTBs that are hurtling downhill at 50+mph but on a road bike plus they're a bitch to bleed/repair (involving endless trips to an expensive bike shop) and not really needed on the road unless you're on a very heavily laden touring bike that is hurtling down a mountain pass and you're worried your tyres might explode.
Mind you it is like a lot of things fitted to 'modern' bikes, they are so complex that in order to get them fixed one needs to take them to a shop (where they'll be F*****d up even more until one is told 'nah mate that's knackered, you need to fit xxxxx', which costs an arm and a leg.

I am with you as regards the hydraulic disc brakes.
They can be a problem there have been posts on here where the hydraulic system has failed you cant beat a good old cable system which you can adjust or repair yourself.
Mechanical disc brakes is the way to go.

 

[jowwy]

I have mechanical discs on both the synapse and the Ti and have no issues with then.....they work perfectly well, are lightweight and to me they add to the re-assurance that i can stop in all conditions when descending at speed. Helps with the enjoyment of riding