gethinceri barely uses the brakes anyway Brogan !! I have a disc brake bike and a rim brake bike, and not had an issue with either. Took the rim brake bike to Italy, and no issues on the descents, and I am a coward going downhill!!
From what I've read, rim brakes are better for long, sustained braking as the rims are able to dissipate the heat better than small discs (which have been known to fail due to the heat build up).
There are of course other advantages and disadvantages for both systems.
Great work Brogan.
I went for rim brakes as I donβt think theyβre necessary for a competent rider on a road bike, and they look shite, and Iβve got loads of wheels that are suitable.
I just read the first post in this thread.
Things have changed slightly: View attachment 13783
This one is worth more than the one I referred to in the original post!
Going back to Brogan's post with the wooden pedals, wouldn't toe straps be a better option? Not quite as effective as cleats but you can at least wear trainers with them.
Toe straps are a sort of half way house and nowhere near as good as cleats FB
You can get what are called "campus" pedals which have clips for cleats on one side and platforms on the other, but they're a compromise I didn't want to make.
I can clip my home made platforms in and out in a second so it's a good solution for me.
On an unrelated note, I just got caught in one of the typical torrential thunderstorms here - about 20 minutes from home.
I'm not exaggerating when I say that my feet were fully submerged in water in some of the more severely flooded areas - it was almost up to the wheel hub in places.
I now have a very dirty, gritty, sandy bike which is going to need a complete strip down and rebuild tomorrow - it's not sounding good at all.
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