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I tried riding on some mechanical discs on a CX bike and was quite disappointed tbh-really hard to modulate, and quite abrubt when they did actually stop. A well set up rim brake is, in my opinion, better than shit discs. Yet I do recognise hydraulic is supposed to be much better, so I'll reserve final judgement but till then, quite happy with rim brakes.
If it aint breakin' don't fix it kind of thing.
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Swings around roundabouts init. They make sense for punters. Punters want confidence and consistency. Not a whole lot of sense for pros - pros don't perform by slowing and stopping better and they stop fine - in most cases - because they have access to top quality brake calipers, pads and a limitless supply of rims and the mad-skills from riding bikes all day every day.
It's only where a rim brake is genuinely a bit scary - i.e. wet long mountain descent on carbon rims - that there's a clear case to the pro. It's good that they have access to them though if only for the limited cases where the disc is a clear winner.
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I tried riding on some mechanical discs on a CX bike and was quite disappointed tbh-really hard to modulate, and quite abrubt when they did actually stop. A well set up rim brake is, in my opinion, better than shit discs
Yeah, my experience with mechanical discs too. Much prefer rim to disc for mechanical brakes.
Howard
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I disagree about them being in an infant phase, they're new to road but the tech is mature, right?
I've got R685s and they're leaps and bounds ahead of rim brakes in stopping power, modulation, working exactly the same when piss wet and not wearing down my rims every time I brake.