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> Disc brakes work better than rim brakes They really do though. Hydraulic disk breaks have way more stopping power, higher resistance to wet and dirt, don't w
by theelous3 5y ago
> Disc brakes work better than rim brakes
They really do though. Hydraulic disk breaks have way more stopping power, higher resistance to wet and dirt, don't weaken with each use, and are both lower maintenance in the long and short term, and easier to service and get correct.
It's not out of ignorance the bike uses who need brakes the most 100% use disks (mountain biking).
The argument made is that "rim breaks are disk brakes". This is true in the same sense that topologically humans are donut shaped. It ignores all subtilty. Wheels flex in turns where your disks do not, etc etc forever.
- jacquesm 5y agoAnd calipers on disc brakes have a lot more grip on the disc than the rubber brake shoes on rim brakes, which - especially when wet - can be quite useless.
- jmilloy 5y agoI think the myth is "all disc brakes are always better than all rim brakes". There are definitely reasons it y situations to prefer disc brakes, especially hydraulic, but also reasons to prefer rim brakes.
- theelous3 5y ago> but also reasons to prefer rim brakes Like? I honestly can't think of any. They don't save enough on weight to be worth the hassle for all but the tour de france. They don't improve areo. Why?