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Thomas. PLease. said:
Exactly. In my experience I've never once been in a scenario where I've wished for more outright stopping power. Sure I've wished for more tyre grip but that is another matter entirely.
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The people who say that disc brakes are pointless because tyre grip doesnt change remind me of the people who say that any car faster than a 1.2 Fiesta is pointless because everybody has to stick to the same limit.
 
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The people who say that disc brakes are pointless because tyre grip doesnt change remind me of the people who say that any car faster than a 1.2 Fiesta is pointless because everybody has to stick to the same limit.
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I'm not saying they're entirely pointless. They serve a purpose for some applications. But outline a scenario for me where a disc brake is going to be better for racing than a rim brake.
 
Have you seen the image of the chap's knee who got injured by the disc brake?! :eek:

Disc rotors may not be blades - but it appears they do a good job of slicing you up!
 
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news...-220870?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social

Hhow he cut his left leg on a disc that was on the left side of a bike wheel without falling off is interesting.

Surely they can just put a guard on them like Jono suggested.

Final thing of the subject: quite sad how quickly they've done something about discs yet can't issue a statement that they're working on rider safety and motorbikes. But that's for the pro cycling discussion really. It's late and I'm tired.
 
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tl45 said:
Anyhow back to more usual cycling matters, had today booked off for a few of us to do a re-run of the Tan Hill 200k audax route we rode last year, good training for the Majorca 312 and 2 lads didn't finish last year's ride due to a tumble descending Buttertubs leaving one with severe pain to ribs and the other playing good Samaritan to get him and bike back home from Thwaite. Last minute questions about the weather up Yorkshire way led to plan B doing a repeat of Scouting Mam Tor 200K route, adjusted to start locally instead of from Winsford and keeping overall distance similar.

https://www.strava.com/activities/544434056

We fell really lucky with the weather, early fog was a shock but that cleared before we got to Knutsford and the sun was shining nicely by the time we started climbing and wind wasn't too bad either apart from over some of the exposed tops of Staffordshire moorland. Bagged my longest riding distance as well :cool:

Cameo appearance of Speedo Mick going through Sandbach gave some light entertainment too :p
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Awesome ride that mate! Great ride from Mr and Mrs A too!

Managed an hour last night after work for the first time in what seems like ages. My cough has mostly abated but everytime I stopped at lights I was coughing like a maniac. Thankfully at the end I was just coughing for around 20 mins then it subsided.

Cycled to work this morning and feel much better again, so I'll be alright for the Lake District on the weekend! Gulp!
 
physichull said:
Awesome ride that mate! Great ride from Mr and Mrs A too!

Managed an hour last night after work for the first time in what seems like ages. My cough has mostly abated but everytime I stopped at lights I was coughing like a maniac. Thankfully at the end I was just coughing for around 20 mins then it subsided.

Cycled to work this morning and feel much better again, so I'll be alright for the Lake District on the weekend! Gulp!
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Sounds like you got it out of your system :)

Rest day for me today just in case the weather tomorrow somehow magically turns out awesome whilst I'm off work.
 
oli collett said:
.. in wet conditions

Otherwise the performance is going to be basically the same
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Performance maybe (maybe), but not usage. I'd much rather have my 1-finger hydraulic braking from 40mph on a steep descent than the full hand-clamping in the drops required back when I had rim brakes.

The end result in terms of slowing down may be the same (in the dry) but the actual mechanical effort and input required from the rider is vastly different - at least in my own experience.
 
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Performance maybe (maybe), but not usage. I'd much rather have my 1-finger hydraulic braking from 40mph on a steep descent than the full hand-clamping in the drops required back when I had rim brakes.

The end result in terms of slowing down may be the same (in the dry) but the actual mechanical effort and input required from the rider is vastly different - at least in my own experience.
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Exactly, it's not not about maximum stopping power which is determined by tyre grip, it's about how easy it is to apply said stopping power and the modulation with discs is massive compared to all or nothing rim brakes.
 
All this debate about trivial things... Cycling road bikes is all about looking good and looking pro. Disc brakes look **** and belong on bikes of bearded mud dwellers. This is the key point and argument of the entire debate, let's not beat about the bush.
 
Decent modulation on rim brakes is as much about decent cables as anything else. The housing needs enough give in it to allow for some variation in the braking force.
 
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