Dannnnn wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:58 am
That pretty much sums up my experience too (one rim and one disc).
I'll add in that rim brake bikes also look better (imo)
I got "stuck" with a disc bike because I wanted a new tarmac and Spesh no longer make rim brake frames.
I find rims very old school and having used them for more than 20 yrs I find disks cool.
The only rim bike bike I'll find cool would be an aero bike which allows 28mm wheels and has hidden rim brakes calipers like some of the TT bikes in the tour de France.
However, for me to really love rim brakes they'll have to do something like add a strip of high wearing material like graphene for the braking surface and create thermal insulation so the inner tubes don't blow up from the heat from continuous braking.
Disks solve some of the problems but create a hosts of others. Uneven brake mounts, too many brake standards, center lock vs 6 bolts etc etc.
What's driving me nuts however, is how rudimentary the systems are. No adjustment bolts to help w the spacing between the rotors n calipers, warping prone steel/alu rotors etc.
At least Rotor were brave enough to try a fully self contained hydro system.
Complexity + poor qc isn't what I want to be paying for.
Strangely I think Chinese frames makes like ican, wheelspace are making better bikes than the likes of some of the bigger brands out there.