Rim Brakes

[Peachy!]

Got Maggies on my Antaeus. More often than not I can lock up going downhill.... so why bother with discs just to lock up more? I get discs on the road where tyres and tarmac do a great job keeping traction, but on loose muck what’s the point?

Ps when I hear a long wailing noise coming down our local trail, more often than not it’s someone on a disc braked bike “covering” the brake lever....

That's why you modulate your brakes! Do you brake in a car by stamping on the pedal whenever you slow down?
Also if it's that muddy your rim brakes are probably clogged with mud and not working any more been there and done it.

Now you’ve confused me...

 

[jimo746]

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I'm beginning to like rim brakes again
For a while there I'd consigned them to the history books, sure discs work better most of the time, but good rim brakes can work almost as well most of the time too.

 

[Imlach]

Rim brakes with all their shortcomings are still functional, easy to service and they don't require ugly big circle discs

 

[kyle888]

Rim brakes with all their shortcomings are still functional, easy to service and they don't require ugly big circle discs

That's quite funny as I think rim brakes look ugly now... But they are simple and reliable

 

[Imlach]

Rim brakes with all their shortcomings are still functional, easy to service and they don't require ugly big circle discs

That's quite funny as I think rim brakes look ugly now... But they are simple and reliable

Not sure why but I've always felt that they look nice, it certainly isn't as clean a look as with discs but I always thought rim brakes add something, especially old cantilever brakes

 

[tintin40]

I compare this to the Colin Chapman of Lotus cars fame. He would be a weight weenie keep things light & simple makes every thing more fun. Less power to go forward & less power to stop. I see why a 29er needs disc's it's big o lump of a bike to get going and to stop. My 1988 MF needs disc's as it's a 34 lb lump of a bike and the brakes just can't stop it at speed. But my 13 1/2 lb Trimble and 17 lb Sanderson with Extralite V's stop me dead. So why fit disc's? IMO mtbing is going the wrong way. bigger wheels, heavier bikes. This makes going up hill a nightmare.

 

[CassidyAce]

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. . . IMO mtbing is going the wrong way. bigger wheels, heavier bikes. This makes going up hill a nightmare.

This ^^. My retros are getting used; my modern GT has done nothing for six months. And I guess that's why gravel bikes look like they're going to take up a bigger slice of the market than MTBs. They're certainly starting to look like more fun for 99% of my riding.

 

[tintin40]

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. . . IMO mtbing is going the wrong way. bigger wheels, heavier bikes. This makes going up hill a nightmare.

This ^^. My retros are getting used; my modern GT has done nothing for six months. And I guess that's why gravel bikes look like they're going to take up a bigger slice of the market than MTBs. They're certainly starting to look like more fun for 99% of my riding.

These people would agree with you. They are new to me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MniUO25efoM

 

[kyle888]

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Now I would really like a gravel/adventure bike as a second bike if I could afford one!

 

[clubby]

IMO mtbing is going the wrong way. bigger wheels, heavier bikes. This makes going up hill a nightmare.

But it makes going downhill a whole lot more fun!
Also think that bikes look a lot cleaner with disk brakes, especially with internal routing.
Last good looking rim brake were the wide frog leg canti’s. Never been a good looking v-brake.

Admittedly disks can be a pita to set up, but at least after that they don’t need any attention until the pads need changed.