>>1515590>Disc wheels are considerably heavier than the equivalent rim brake wheelswhat matters in wheels isnt overall weight but rotational weight you mormon, weight near the hub amounts for nil compared to the weight of the hoop half a meter away from the axis
>defending the ideathe exact opposite, notice that i called them shamano because those wankers (and their associates) strangle progress and slap insane margins on components for the last 20+ years, all because they have no real competition
>$20 for new pads is a huge expensepeak consoomerism
>he won't destroy his carbon rims on a potholei have eyes
>too incompetent to adjust a fucking brake caliperyeah, you sound more and more like carbie boomers here mate, but at least carbiefags want things like in the olden days because they were cooler back then and not beause new thing bad
i can spend readjusting the caliper after every pad change, sure
but i also could spend that time you know, riding the fucking bike
>>1515591it's not 1999 anymore, nowadays you can get something competent-ish even from them
it'll still be strictly worse than a proper bike but it won't fall apart under you and will actually stop even on the shitty knobbies they always come on
i will now bow out from arguing with a dumb frogposter and let the thread that seems to have found its footing continue
>>1515592disc brake pads have much harder, car-like compound, but they also move much less than rim brakes (we in the trade call that mechanical advantage), so you feel much smaller wear. spyres are those cool mechanical dual-pull ones? give the cable tension screw a twist or two. hydraulics do that automagically.
>>1515611hydro roadie hoods suck because they keep making the same mistake and don't make the master cylinder the main stressed member, so you get bulkier hoods as a result. plus there's obviously less choice too. as a surrogate solution there are hybrid cable-hydro brakes with master cylinder at the caliper itself.
