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What about cable over fluid disc brakes for a commute bicycle?
by mymythisisthis 5y ago
What about cable over fluid disc brakes for a commute bicycle?
- rleigh 5y agoOnce you've used hydraulics, you never want to go back to cable. They are so much better on all counts that the tiny weight gain pales into insignificance.
- sliken 5y agoI personally think that mountain bikes with slicks make for a great commuting bike. Fast, stable, low maintenance, and shrug off curbs, steps, and potholes. They also tend to be (on average) more upright for better visibility of the road. Also the brakes are available in the up right position, unlike some road bikes. Never know when a car is going to want the piece of road you are on, it's nice to be able to hop onto a curb. Also MTB's generally accommodate the widest tires, except for fat tire bikes and generally wider tires can be very helpful when commuting for comfort and making things like a random rock or walnut much less exciting when you hit them. Commuting with rim brakes inevitably destroys the rims, try commuting for 3-5 years then closely inspect your rims, little micro cracks are not uncommon, and will get worse right up until you have a rim failure. It's also really nice if you do hit something hard enough to knock a wheel out of true, that you still have two working brakes.