Road Bikes, V Brakes?

[raleighnut]

Mostly the hydraulic hoods - they're ok with normal hoods though

I was referring more to the abomination that hides the hub, or am I the only one who goes weak at the knees over 'wide flange' hubs.

 

[vickster]

I was referring more to the abomination that hides the hub, or am I the only one who goes weak at the knees over 'wide flange' hubs.

No idea what one of those is I'm afraid. The discs/rotors are hardly intrusive

 

[rogerzilla]

Also, why do bicycles have such a large disc and pads (same size as the front) at the rear?

I saw a road bike with tiny discs yesterday. I imagine the designers are working really hard on making them so small that they weigh the same as rim brakes, but don't work as well

 

[Blue Hills]

It’s progress innit? This has been discussed here many times, there are pluses and minuses on both sides but the fact is disc brakes have fewer minuses than rims given the superior stopping power and modulation they provide. You are going to see them appearing on more bikes whether budget, premium or race models.
They have already become de riguer on Gravel bikes and tourers and in a few years times I believe rim brakes will only be found on budget bikes.

Afraid you blew your well reasoned argument (tho i disagree with it) with the lapse into gratuitous cyclist french there cycleops

 

[Blue Hills]

While I agree that marketing is responsible for the rise in popularity of Di2 which only give a notional increase in performance I like to think it has more to do with a desire to provide better braking performance. It’s happened with cars so why not bikes?

God help us if we follow the development path of cars cycleops. No one will be self maintaining their own wonderfully simple machines for a start.

 

[rogerzilla]

Judging from the "help" posts related to disc brakes, we're already there.

 

[Cycleops]

But isn't it already happening @Blue Hills now we have electric bikes never mind issues with discs? Problems have usually to be addressed by a qualified e-bike technician.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Bikes are quite capable of reaching the urban speed limit and above and unlike a car there is no metal box around you to protect you so being able to stop in the shortest time possible should be a primary consideration shouldn’t it?


Not all do. My Specialized gravel bike has larger disc on the front than on the rear.

Interesting about the Specialized brakes.
To answer the other point, it's simple physics, 2 tonne of car at 30mph requires a lot more force to stop it than 100kg of rider and bicycle at 30mph....

 

[Fab Foodie]

I was referring more to the abomination that hides the hub, or am I the only one who goes weak at the knees over 'wide flange' hubs.

You're not alone....

 

[roubaixtuesday]

But isn't it already happening @Blue Hills now we have electric bikes never mind issues with discs? Problems have usually to be addressed by a qualified e-bike technician.

Bizarre logic. Because e bikes are too complicated to maintain we should make conventional bikes complicated too?

 

[Fab Foodie]

No idea what one of those is I'm afraid. The discs/rotors are hardly intrusive

Like these beauties....

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Bizarre logic. Because e bikes are too complicated to maintain we should make conventional bikes complicated too?

disc brakes are not complicated.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

disc brakes are not complicated.

I didn't say they were

 

[matticus]

I think the final straw in my wondering if I should give discs a go was when I realised there were multiple axle standards. So not only were disc wheels not compatible with my old frames, they wouldn't even fit most *disc* frames ...

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I think the final straw in my wondering if I should give discs a go was when I realised there were multiple axle standards. So not only were disc wheels not compatible with my old frames, they wouldn't even fit most *disc* frames ...

Ah but that’s them messing around with axels . Disc brakes and conventional QR hubs is a perfectly fine combination.