tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post6578602285237914084..comments2024-03-28T11:56:48.304-04:00Comments on The Retrogrouch: Death Knell for Rim Brakes?Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-27295745105104073862015-04-28T11:07:42.756-04:002015-04-28T11:07:42.756-04:00This is 100% about selling more new bikes.
"Y...This is 100% about selling more new bikes.<br />"Your old bike is obsolete. Buy a newer, safer one."<br />While I agree that this is true for cars, I just don't see it in bikes.<br />I was thinking about a new bike to complement my 1974 Campy steel frame bike.<br />I think I will wait for the dust to settle.Dave Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07355264650239868491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-12528490379299965662015-04-27T18:09:30.879-04:002015-04-27T18:09:30.879-04:00On the other hand... disc brakes call for wheels w...On the other hand... disc brakes call for wheels with a full complement of spokes, not the low-count wheels so popular today. And full-complement wheels lend themselves more readily to hand-building (and rim replacement when you dent or bend one).<br /><br />Moreover, you *don't* wear down the sidewalls of the rim on a disc-brake wheel; instead you wear down the rotor, which can be comparitively easy and cheap to replace. So, since the wheel will be together for a long time, it still behooves you to get a good hub.<br /><br />P.S: Here on the wet, gritty roads of the Pacific Northwest, we can wear through rims in just a year or two. Disc brakes can be a godsend.Bill Walters, scout beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04866676866224580771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-25659404737269055142015-04-27T17:37:37.571-04:002015-04-27T17:37:37.571-04:00That's another good point. I agree with you --...That's another good point. I agree with you -- the trend away from hand-built wheels and towards pre-built and "boutique" wheels is already happening, and disc brakes will probably accelerate it. I'll be building a pair of wheels pretty soon (if I can get a break from tests and grading) and I'll document it here on the blog.Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-62474943555564834862015-04-27T14:47:31.684-04:002015-04-27T14:47:31.684-04:00Disc brakes will make cycling "more attractiv...Disc brakes will make cycling "more attractive" for "broacasters." Having been a journalist and worked in public relations, I've heard more than a few preposterous statement, but few more so than that. <br /><br />You mention some of the ways in which the switch to disc brakes will be good for manufacturers and marketers. Here's another: widespread use of disc brakes will accelerate the move away from wheels built by hand from individual rims, hubs and spokes to pre-manufactured wheels. <br /><br />Use rim brakes long enough and you'll wear out the rim sidewalls. If you have a nice hub--like Campagnolo, Mavic, Phil Wood or Dura Ace--you can re-lace it with a new rim. As more riders adopt disc brakes, manufacturers and retailers will have less reason to offer rims. Fewer shops will offer wheel-building services (I already see this trend) and even fewer will have people who actually know how to build a good wheel. When you go to those shops--or some online retailers---looking for a replacement rim, they'll tell you to buy a new wheel--or bike. Never mind that you have a hub that's will last far longer than any of the wheels that will be available.Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.com