Fabian
Well-Known Member
Disk brakes covers just about every scenario, and for the few scenarios that are not covered, the bike would most likely be doing cart wheels down the road, and as we all know, even disk brakes don't work if the wheels are in the air and cruising along at altitude.
Facts are that rim brakes don't work at all when the rim and pads are wet - going slow makes little difference, and lets be realistic: when it's raining, people on motorized bicycles tend to speed up (trying to get home as quickly as possible) to avoid getting totally drowned, thereby making rim brakes even more lethal.
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we do sometimes hit potholes when we are not able to avoid them, and those potholes tend to be the worst kind because they're the type you are desperately trying to avoid but can't.
Basic facts:
Cars have disk brakes
Most motorbikes have disk brakes (for good reason)
Aeroplanes have disk brakes (sometimes lots and lots of them)
and even the Space Shuttle and Indian Taxis have disk brakes.
are we seeing a trend that could be relevant to disk brakes being the better solution?
Facts are that rim brakes don't work at all when the rim and pads are wet - going slow makes little difference, and lets be realistic: when it's raining, people on motorized bicycles tend to speed up (trying to get home as quickly as possible) to avoid getting totally drowned, thereby making rim brakes even more lethal.
and
we do sometimes hit potholes when we are not able to avoid them, and those potholes tend to be the worst kind because they're the type you are desperately trying to avoid but can't.
Basic facts:
Cars have disk brakes
Most motorbikes have disk brakes (for good reason)
Aeroplanes have disk brakes (sometimes lots and lots of them)
and even the Space Shuttle and Indian Taxis have disk brakes.
are we seeing a trend that could be relevant to disk brakes being the better solution?