Hub brakes?mumbojumbo wrote: ↑2 Aug 2021, 4:44pm Oh dear-can you maintain/repair hub brakes?If not you have problems if you are on tour and hit a problem. Perhaps you are a home bird?
Cable operated discs.
Hub brakes?mumbojumbo wrote: ↑2 Aug 2021, 4:44pm Oh dear-can you maintain/repair hub brakes?If not you have problems if you are on tour and hit a problem. Perhaps you are a home bird?
Nice pedantry.
They are but they aren’t hub brakes are they?
[They are but they aren’t hub brakes are they?
They are disc brakes and I see no problem they give any different to rim brakes away from home.
Have you got fear of the unknown ?/quote]
You must have had a very different experience of such brakes. I do fear the unknown which I believe is common among people who are aware of potential hazards.I do know that many problems with cantilever/ calliper brakes are soluble unlike having to bleed hydraulics etc.
Was that me? I don’t abuse my bikes but I do ride them, on average 8-10,000 miles a year. I’ve also had a steel road bike frame that lasted 25 years. It was my summer race and club run bike.mumbojumbo wrote: ↑2 Aug 2021, 4:30pm An earlier poster said they had a steel frame last around 5 years-seems very short and may have been abused. I have ridden a steel bike for s daily for at leat ten years and all that is needed is a regular wash and allow to dry before putting inside.A steel frame will outlast mkost riders who value their bike.Personally I would seek a used frame and refurbish to suit.
Have you a car? Do you worry about bleeding the brakes when away from home?mumbojumbo wrote: ↑2 Aug 2021, 5:29pm
You must have had a very different experience of such brakes. I do fear the unknown which I believe is common among people who are aware of potential hazards.I do know that many problems with cantilever/ calliper brakes are soluble unlike having to bleed hydraulics etc.