"Shaun Rimmer" <
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>
> B. Sanders said:
>
> >Avid CPS disc brakes (the best)
>
> Then said:
>
> > I may end up going to V-brakes, because discs aren't really any better,
> IMO,
> > and they're a *lot* heavier!.
>
> So, you must have lied in the first bit - if those Avids aren't really any better than V's, they
> must be **** - QED.
Avids are the best *mechanical disc brakes*. I think we can all agree on that. There's a whack of
difference between "the best" and "****". Disc brakes are heavier; but they still have some benefits
over V-brakes. You know it, and I know it. For the kind of terrain I ride, disc brakes are overkill.
I'll never need them except in sloppy, wet conditions. I built my wheels for V's or discs because I
knew I might switch back to V's later. Nice to have options, isn't it?
> My Hope Mini is stacks better than any V's I've had (and I set them up awesomely) or any V's I've
> used on other's bikes (including the bikes of several pro bike mechanics). I can stop with the
> Hopes as quickly as if safe using the end of one finger on
the
> lever should I choose too, and with 2 fingers, the effort required is comparatively (to V's)
> minute. That's in the wet, the dry, mud, sand - all conditions.
For XXtreme riders like you, Shaun, Hope hydros are the way to go (with Bulb hubs to match). They're
the best hydros in existence (so it is said), and the lightest. In order to build a disc-equipped
bike for under $600, total, I couldn't go out and spend $400+ on my brakes, now could I?
For any kind of serious DH or FR riding, discs are the way to go. When you land hard and throw your
wheel out of true by an inch, the discs will keep on working and get you to the bottom of the hill
safely. V-brakes would make you carry your bike home. I'm sure nobody has ever ripped open a hydro
line in a crash and had to walk home, have they? :v]
> Shaun aRe say ditch the Avids and get some proper discs - _Hope_.
Shaun aRe say spend the Mucho Bigga' Bux. No can do.
Barry