Why not have dual front discs?
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Re: Why not have dual front discs?
Simply not needed. Even well set up Canti's nevermind discs can send you over the bars to A&E, I know this from experience and still have the collar bone bump from a shoulder joint separation.
My name is Michael, And I have too many bikes.
Re: Why not have dual front discs?
Why stop at double discs? Triple, quadruple or even quintuple disc brakes would be far more powerful and capable of easily flipping you right over the handlebars with the tiniest nudge of the lever. 
Re: Why not have dual front discs?
To a relatively casual observer, it seems the trend in motorcycle disc brakes now is to have one, large disc. Two discs up front was the thing a couple of decades ago.
Re: Why not have dual front discs?
Why not have a single disc mounted around the centre line of the front hub ?
Oh, yes. It's called a rim brake.
Oh, yes. It's called a rim brake.
Re: Why not have dual front discs?
Why would you compare a bicycle to a larger engine sports motorcycle when a more realistic comparison would be a moped?cycle tramp wrote: ↑12 Mar 2024, 8:42am If you look at many sports motorcycles at the larger engine size spectrum... you'll see that they have dual front disc brakes...
Re: Why not have dual front discs?
You can always got the other way & do away with the 2nd fork leg instead!
(Lefty Oliver Gravel fork)
As done by Cannondale
(Lefty Oliver Gravel fork)
As done by Cannondale
Former member of the Cult of the Polystyrene Head Carbuncle.
Re: Why not have dual front discs?
Why not have a motorbike?
The older I get the more I’m inclined to act my shoe size, not my age.