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Duracell Bunny
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asterope wrote:
> LotteBum Wrote:
>> And you'd want to ride really frigging well to do it justice.
>>
>> Lotte (disc brakes are for sissies)
> or just never ever ever buy another mountain bike for the rest of your
> natural life...
>
> pah, a girl can dream cant she?
>
> Asterope (may be a sissy, but they are much better in the rain...)
>
>
I'm not sure why LotteBum has such strong views against disc brakes - I love the
brakes on my hybrid. But they did let me down once (while riding with
LotteBum) on a long, VERY steep descent. The back disk was glowing red hot & had
completely lost all breaking ability before I was half way down the slope
(LotteBum didn't use her brakes at all, I suspect) - I think ordinary brakes
would not have heated & failed that way. But the stopping power in normal
circumstances, and especially in the wet, is awesome.
And I ride in the wet far more often than I do horrendous descents. Maybe I'm
getting old ...
--
Karen
"Sometimes I think I have a Guardian Idiot - a little invisible spirit just
behind my shoulder, looking out for me ... only he's an imbecile" - Jake Stonebender
> LotteBum Wrote:
>> And you'd want to ride really frigging well to do it justice.
>>
>> Lotte (disc brakes are for sissies)
> or just never ever ever buy another mountain bike for the rest of your
> natural life...
>
> pah, a girl can dream cant she?
>
> Asterope (may be a sissy, but they are much better in the rain...)
>
>
I'm not sure why LotteBum has such strong views against disc brakes - I love the
brakes on my hybrid. But they did let me down once (while riding with
LotteBum) on a long, VERY steep descent. The back disk was glowing red hot & had
completely lost all breaking ability before I was half way down the slope
(LotteBum didn't use her brakes at all, I suspect) - I think ordinary brakes
would not have heated & failed that way. But the stopping power in normal
circumstances, and especially in the wet, is awesome.
And I ride in the wet far more often than I do horrendous descents. Maybe I'm
getting old ...
--
Karen
"Sometimes I think I have a Guardian Idiot - a little invisible spirit just
behind my shoulder, looking out for me ... only he's an imbecile" - Jake Stonebender