Disc brakes or not ?
A colleague of mine is looking to get into Triathlon and is pondering her first road bike purchase. She’s going for a Liv which I think will suit her perfectly as she quite petite. She is thinking about disc brakes and while in the past I would’ve advised against I now know disc brakes are allowed in BTF races since Jan 2018. She is pretty light so don’t think the minimal extra weight of them would be a bother and I know from my commuter bike disc brakes are very good. Can anyone think of any reason not to advise she shells out £150 more for the disc option ?
Thanks for your thoughts
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Permalink Reply by Tony on
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No reason at all to be honest.
Have got disc brakes on a cyclocross bike and they stop much better in the wet (than quite expensive Campag Record brakes on my road bike), their modulation is more predictable and frankly I feel more confident going downhill with the disc brakes (although that might be a psychological effect).
If I was buying a new road bike I’d go for disc brakes now.
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Permalink Reply by Matt Curry on
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I know some of the older model bikes come with a hydraulic set mounted on the handle bars...although this won't be an issue when you first start out it may become problematic when you want to add aero bars in the future.
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Permalink Reply by Francesco S on
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So...
Most of my bikes have disc brakes and they have pro and cons.
I am big fan of disc brakes, you brake much better, they are easier to modulate and the braking point in not on top of the wheel but on the center so when you brake the bike slows down in a much more composite way.
You can go faster and brake much later, if you like speed go for it.
Now drawbacks.
There are 2 main types of disc brakes Hydraulic and Mechanic.
The second ones are simpler but you don't get the same modulability.
The first ones are the most advanced, and works like a car disk brake
. And this is when come the drawback. They are more expensive, but it is not the price of the bike itself all the part cost more and fix and regulate require expert hands and if you brake something, e.g.I broke a shifter and I had to buy half of the groupset as they did not sell just the shifter).
Overall a disk brake is more fun to ride, safer. But it does require a more expensive maintenance (Mainly for the Hydraulic tbh)
Also, I took my bike to a couple of places to service my rear brake and none could fix it properly so far (None of those shops is affiliated with the club).
Overall in wet conditions and hilly courses I will go 100% for disk brake, although I ride roughly 10,000 km per year if it was more a flat, dry and occasional riding I am not 100% sure.
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Permalink Reply by Tobias Mittelstaedt on
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Did you have a look at these:
http://road.cc/content/tech-news/221982-canyon-launches-women-speci...
If she is petite smaller wheels have a big advantage as the wheels are better proportioned in comparison with the frame. Looks like they have a good range of prices too - if I were a small woman (or man) I wouldn’t buy 700c anymore... ;)
(smaller wheels are lighter, too)
Concerning the initial question: Canyon clearly made that decision towards disc brakes, and I agree: especially if your hands / fingers aren’t that strong disk brakes have a big advantage on long and/or steep descents and long days in the saddle...
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