Indeed, the only good thing about cantis is that you can put Vs in the same bosses.
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Indeed, the only good thing about cantis is that you can put Vs in the same bosses.
Smokin Joe
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It's not only me, then. I think disc brakes make a bike look much better.
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I cannot remember what blocks I had on my old Weinmanns of yesteryear and can't remember if I did or didn't toe them in, tbh.
But, more recently, I certainly do remember having to toe-in Ashima & SwissStop blocks to kill off some dreadful howling.
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
I've never had an issue with rim brakes howling, and I've never ridden with anyone who did either.
Disc brakes howling seems commonplace, however, and generally highly intractable.
As I wrote above, the absolute insistence that one type of brake is "better" regardless of the rather obvious pros and cons of them is remarkable.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Having commented on the number of hair raising and complicated disc brake stories on CC, and the absence of similar rim brake stories, I have just realised that I was the source of a complicated rim brake saga a while back. It would be remiss of me to mention this fact.
(I fitted some calipers with reach that was fractionally too short. They were fine with new blocks, but as the blocks wore the angle changed and the block started to make contact with the tyre wall, resulting in a blowout.)
(I fitted some calipers with reach that was fractionally too short. They were fine with new blocks, but as the blocks wore the angle changed and the block started to make contact with the tyre wall, resulting in a blowout.)
presta
Legendary Member
How many miles? How many bikes? I've worn out a rear rim in 21,400 miles, and a front in 28,800, but if those mileages were shared between a lot of different bikes I wouldn't have seen any of the rims wear out.Despite many thousands of miles on many bikes over many years, I've only ever had one rim wear though.
You'll lose braking when those pads are worn enough to touch each other.first bit of the puzzle solved, it is 180 front, 160 rear
he had picked up a new 160 and you can see from the fit, its a bit short - been out on it and says its working fine, but will get a 180 sometime next weekeven I wouldn't ride that, it could do something unexpected and suddenly lock up
How long do discs typically last ? the one that failed was new last may (9 months) and was down to 1.1 - 1.3 thickness when it collapsed
he will do a big mileage (never counts so no idea mileage) and i'm sure he will race everyone on the commute, he's super fit super powerful, so probably a lot of hard braking, and i doubt there will be much in the way of maintenance or cleaning
apparently the pads were good, i wondered if they had been down to the rivets (i doubt they use rivets but i like than phrase)
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I'm sure that shiny section shows its been out and tested
The quick and easy way is to hold the pads in the correct position on the rim whilst you clamp them in the cantilever, then slacken off the cable adjuster for rim clearance afterwards. I set toe-in using shims taped to the rim.
Once mine are set, the squeal's usually silenced long enough to last until the next service. A better solution than putting oil on them, like one woman told me to do.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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Trip to specsavers for you !
Smokin Joe
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Done that, which is how I can see discs look great.
Isn't it about time you had them cataracts seen to?
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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Done that, which is how I can see discs look great.
Isn't it about time you had them cataracts seen to?
You got the rose tinted specs then ! LOL
Alex321
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You mean he has a different perception of the entirely subjective concept of what looks better than you do
Personally, I wouldn't particularly say they look better but bikes without to look a bit odd to me nowadays.
And I have never understood what it is that makes many people think they look ugly. But it is often difficult to understand somebody else's perception of what looks good or ugly.
OP
OP
Marchrider
Über Member
can't say I have any opinion of what my own bike looks like, don't think I have ever looked at another bike and thought I wish mine looked like that. Its a push bike! I'm like that with cars too, have never really quite got what all the fuss is about.
Would quite like the stopping power of discs, but I get bye just fine with rims
Is it working good enough to ride is my only care when it comes to my bike - always something wrong with it
Would quite like the stopping power of discs, but I get bye just fine with rims
Is it working good enough to ride is my only care when it comes to my bike - always something wrong with it
Smokin Joe
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I loved bikes as much as I loved cycling, and how pretty I thought a bike looked was important to me. Seeing a good looking bike hanging in the garage used to inspire me to get out and ride it. Looking at some ugly matt black heap would have had the opposite effect. I was like that with motorcycles too.
We're all different, I guess.
We're all different, I guess.
lazybloke
Today i follow the flying spaghetti monster
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The disc in the first post definitely doesn't look better than rim brakes...
Unless you want to craft a shuriken?
Unless you want to craft a shuriken?
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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I think you might have some brake dust (from your rim brakes) in your eyes.
Ming the Merciless
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