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oooooof, borrox ... doncha hate it whaen that happens
02GF74 - 6/9/10 at 09:27 AM

you spend ages making one ...

only to find out you could have bought one for £ 12!!!



and it's the right colour tooo!!!!


oh welll .......

[Edited on 6/9/10 by 02GF74]

mcerd1 - 6/9/10 at 09:36 AM

but were is the fun in that

(besides look at the big sloppy slotted holes in the off the shelf one)

l0rd - 6/9/10 at 09:42 AM

Yours look nicer

nick205 - 6/9/10 at 10:08 AM

Odds are your own own fits and aligns better as you made it to measure. The OTS item would almost certainly needed fettling anyway which is always very irratating when you've spent money to save time/effort

whitestu - 6/9/10 at 10:36 AM

Are disk brakes really worth it on a bike?

scootz - 6/9/10 at 10:38 AM

quote:
Originally posted by whitestu
Are disk brakes really worth it on a bike?


Probably as worthwhile as aero-mods on a Se7en, but they are cool!

02GF74 - 6/9/10 at 11:08 AM

quote:
Originally posted by whitestu
Are disk brakes really worth it on a bike?


oooh yes. they stop far better for less effort in all conditions, are unaffected by a bent rim plus do not get ground away when cycling in mud, something the UK could export to the third world in abundance. The CoG is lower as well as being able to run a lighter rim due to no side walls and no danger of inner tube melting due to rim getting very hot.

drawback is cost, some extra weight plus hassle of bleeding.... and the ickle brake pads are really cute.

it is the future.

nick205 - 6/9/10 at 11:30 AM

Now I always thought the old pedal back brake system was the future

Either that or the soles of your trainers....come to think of it, didn't you have a re-soling issue recently?

mcerd1 - 6/9/10 at 11:52 AM

quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
drawback is cost, some extra weight plus hassle of bleeding.... and the ickle brake pads are really cute.


you get cable ones if you want cheap nasty ones that look the part (not sure how effective they are though)

stevebubs - 6/9/10 at 01:43 PM

Mine are cable (Cape Wrath).

I rode both the block and disk brakes version of the same bike, and there was no comparison - the disks were far far far nicer to use.

andylancaster3000 - 6/9/10 at 02:15 PM

Have to second that. Discs,hydraulic ones anyway, are fantastic. Dependable, fantastic braking in all nasty wet, gritty conditions. I won't be going back to rim brakes in a hurry.

Having said that, I'm having problems with some old Hayes ones at the moment. Time for another thread...

[Edited on 6/9/10 by andylancaster3000]

RAYLEE29 - 6/9/10 at 05:30 PM

Hi, I have old formula cable discs on my old jamis and theyre still great after years of occasional use
Ray