[email protected] wrote:
>The Avid mechanical brake isn't that much better than a V-Brake, but
>the brake is very trouble-free and easy to install and maintain.
That sentence seems quite contradictory. Trouble-free and easy to
maintain seems better than most linear sidepull brakes. You needn't
worry about pad alignment or rim wear with discs. With the proper
levers, the Avid mechanicals are much better than linear sidepulls,
even
with the dreaded 6" rotor.
>Changing the pads takes just a few seconds.
That seems more trouble-free than any linear sidepull brake pad
changes I have ever done. Then again, according to you the Avid
mechanical discs are not "that much better".
>The 6-inch Avid will fade on a long steep descent, though. (For
>example, Julie Creek near Lowman, Idaho.)
I'm wondering if a) you ever tried anything other than organic
compound Avid brake pads, or b) this Julie Creek near Lowman, ID
has some kind of magical quality that creates unexplained brake
fade on Avid mechanical disc brakes? I've done many steeper drops
than a descent of 2700 feet in 5.3 miles and never experienced brake
fade with Avid mechanical disc brakes after swapping out the stock
organic compound brake pads. I've seen blue-hot 6" rotors after
longer and steeper drops, yet still not any of this brake fade that
you appear to indicate is a problem with all Avid mechanical brakesets.
You need to get out more.
Barry Bargain needs to come back because it looks like someone is
out to claim his "Minister of Misinformation" title.
JD