Do you have disk brakes on your bike?

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foxyrider
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Re: Do you have disk brakes on your bike?

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Discs were tried in the peleton some years ago - one 'innovation' that didn't make it! Now integrated bottle holders.....
Convention? what's that then?
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Re: Avid BB5s

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tykeboy2003 wrote:I can see one disadvantage of disk brakes (particularly if you have a large gear cassette, mine is 9), they significantly shorten the distance between the hub flanges and make the front wheel lob-sided (although they reduce the lob-sideness of the rear). This must significantly weaken the wheels' resistance to buckling.


Surely the front wheel is less "lob sided" than a cassette rear wheel? As well built 36 spoke rear wheels work well the more lightly loaded front wheel should be OK.
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