Where's all the rim brakes gone?

[betty swollocks]

Are they on their way out?
Just been to four decent-ish local bike shops for a set of calipers for a road bike and all there was available was a single front Shimano 105 in one, a single front Sora and another and a set of Ultegra in a third.
And only Shimano.
Plenty on the bikes on display, just not for sale separately

 

[VamP]

on line shopping

 

[Paul.G.]

Wiggle

 

[betty swollocks]

I realise that there's loads available mail order, but wondered why there appears to be a dearth of road bike rim brakes when every other component seems to be stocked.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I realise that there's loads available mail order, but wondered why there appears to be a dearth of road bike rim brakes when every other component seems to be stocked.

Crap bike shops with too little working capital = hardly any stock.

The UK's biggest cycle shop had a few Topeak saddles, a couple of Bontragers and a tiny Ortlieb Micro the other day - I was overwhelmed by the choice tbh.

 

[betty swollocks]

Crap bike shops with too little working capital = hardly any stock.

The UK's biggest cycle shop had a few Topeak saddles, a couple of Bontragers and a tiny Ortlieb Micro the other day - I was overwhelmed by the choice tbh.

In all the shops I looked, there was plenty of stock. Just very few rim brakes........

 

[Cycleops]

Maybe caliper brakes just don't enjoy a large stock turnover in stores?

 

[SpokeyDokey]

In all the shops I looked, there was plenty of stock. Just very few rim brakes........

Ok, maybe modern rim brakes last for so long there is little demand.

 

[Boris Bajic]

Were these urban bike shops near fashionable coffee bars?

You may find that they have a huge stock of skiddable, multi-hued fixie tyres to meet the enormous demand and almost no stock of brake parts to reflect the almost immeasurably miniscule demand...

Just a thought.

 

[Globalti]

You won't find many disc brakes for sale in shops either; usually a smart display cabinet with a few Hope goodies inside and that's it.