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If you consider converting your bike, make sure that your bikes brakes are good. Mass will increase and you’ll generally ride faster. There’s a reason most soli
by Xylakant 6y ago
If you consider converting your bike, make sure that your bikes brakes are good. Mass will increase and you’ll generally ride faster. There’s a reason most solid e-bikes use disk brakes.
- matsemann 6y agoIn most countries e-bikes are limited to 250W and 25km/h, so considerably slower than what I do on my road bike with rim brakes. But your point still stands about weight. And if the e-bike is replacing other commuting, the weather will not always be nice which is another reason to use good disk brakes.
- Xylakant 6y agoMany modern road bikes offer disk brakes, too. I certainly wish for having them on mine, but I’d need a new frame and I like my current one. (the power limit is on average, btw, not peak power delivery, but that’s a nitpick)
- ChuckNorris89 6y agoTake care though, hydraulic disc brakes doesn't always mean more stopping power. I found budget ebikes are mostly fitted with really cheap disk brakes that felt spongy and lacked safe stopping power. Good cable rim brakes are always better than cheapo hydraulic disc brakes.
- matsemann 6y agoYeah, I skipped on getting expensive Ultegra or extra light carbon frame, as I feel that don't really impact performance much. But I will definitely go for disk brakes next time. It's just smoother, and doesn't strain the hands as much when going down steep mountains. Even better performance as I with a disk brake bike dare to go faster because I know I can easily slow down before. You are probably also right about the power, but from my workout yesterday my avg was 242 watts, and peak 686 w. So I still think it's about the same 8)