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Newsgroups: uk.rec.cycling
From: Peter Clinch <p.j.cli...@dundee.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:01:18 +0000
Local: Fri 10 Nov 2006 14:01
Subject: Re: Another newbie question... (was: Why are expensive bikes better than cheap ones?)
sothach wrote: I've heard good things said of (IIRC) Hope's. > I've only seen the Shimano Deore ones on a cross bike I borrowed once. > Who makes decent ones? > I think the whole idea is barse ackwards, and hydrualic rims brakes But no rim wear, so especially if you're on grit and sand you don't > make a lot more sense: more leverage, more 'modulation', longer pad > life & easier pad change, free choice of wheels, less load on spokes, > and off-road: clearance for rocky stream beds & less prone to > branch-ingestion damage (for the last two: DAMHIKIJKOK) destroy your wheels by the act of using the brakes, and the rotor isn't as prone to a damn good soaking in rather low friction fluids. Only the rim wear is an argument on the road, but that's still an argument. Pete (who uses HS-33s). You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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