3 Grand. Bike of a lifetime

[jowwy]

In that you are limited to wheels that take disc brakes way. Or am i wrong?

But if spending 3k on your dream bike....you wouldnt be looking for 2nd hand wheels, you would by custom built or highend off the shelf options from enve, zipp, reynolds, mavic, ffwd etc etc

 

[ianrauk]

In that you are limited to wheels that take disc brakes way. Or am i wrong?

And as I said. That's not a limitation.
Disc brake wheels also last far longer then rim brake wheels as they suffer no wear.

 

[Cuchilo]

Wheels are limited - but i use carbon wheels and no longer have to worry about wearing down brake tracks or stopping on carbon rims

I can see the up side to that! All my good wheels are carbon and i can swap them between bikes if i want. A disc bije would cause me problems with that. Just saying.

 

[jowwy]

I can see the up side to that! All my good wheels are carbon and i can swap them between bikes if i want. A disc bije would cause me problems with that. Just saying.

Not if all your bikes were disc braked - like mine

 

[ianrauk]

Not if all your bikes were disc braked - like mine

As will all mine be in the future.

 

[Cuchilo]

Lots of cheap wheels will be hitting the market soon

 

[jowwy]

Then you could buy this @Cuchilo

 

[outlash]

As will all mine be in the future.

Same here, my Genesis doesn't even have 'good' calipers (Hayes CX expert) yet they're so much more confidence inspiring than the calipers and cantis on my other bikes.

 

[Winnershsaint]

Have been expanding my search and my budget. I may go to around the £4000 mark and wheels upgrade, but really like the look of this .https://www.i-ride.co.uk/2015-Super-King-Chorus-EPS-Bike.aspx There is a Ultegra Di2 version allegedly for under 4 grand. Another option could be this. http://www.wigglestatic.com/product-media/5360100441/felt_bicycles_f2.jpg?w=2000&h=2000&a=7

 

[Fab Foodie]

And as I said. That's not a limitation.
Disc brake wheels also last far longer then rim brake wheels as they suffer no wear.

Yebbut, that's an 'upgrade opportunity' wasted!

 

[ayceejay]

I don't have any breaks on my bike.

 

[bpsmith]

Have been expanding my search and my budget. I may go to around the £4000 mark and wheels upgrade, but really like the look of this .https://www.i-ride.co.uk/2015-Super-King-Chorus-EPS-Bike.aspx There is a Ultegra Di2 version allegedly for under 4 grand. Another option could be this. http://www.wigglestatic.com/product-media/5360100441/felt_bicycles_f2.jpg?w=2000&h=2000&a=7

De Rosa every time out of those choices!

 

[jowwy]

Pinarello bringing out the f8 in disc brake option called the Gan disc........around 4k i believe with hydraulic disc

 

[3narf]

As will all mine be in the future.

Most road bikes will have discs after 2017; that's the way fashion and marketing dictate the choices of the average spod. Never mind that as an engineering solution, rim brakes are far superior.

 

[3narf]

And when cheap hydraulic discs start getting fitted to road bikes, then we'll start seeing a new problem emerging: the inbuilt 'distance simulator' as they start to bind half way through a ride!

Mountain bikers will tolerate that sort of thing but on a road bike? Hmm...



Who started talking about brakes, anyway?