Rim brakes in mountainous regions

Comparing the cable-operated

Comparing the cable-operated disc brakes I now use with the rim brakes I had previously used for many years I prefer the discs because

1) Spare pads are easier to pack away somewhere (they are smaller)

2) The wheel rims don’t wear out

3) When it rains I don’t have to wait a complete revolution of the wheel for the brakes to suddenly decide to work

4) If I do get a slight kink in the rim it doesn’t affect my brakes

5) I find the disc brakes easier to set up and adjust with just one hand (no thrid hand tool or bits of card)

BarryBianchi wrote:

BarryBianchi wrote:

It’s probably only helmet and lycra wearing poofs that feel the need to use brakes on mountain descents.  On the rare occasions when I feel the need to slow down (generally only for sponsorship commitments or interactons with podium girrrrls) I just grab the rims with my fingers.

How’s that?

Rims with your fingers?

Pah, I pinch the chainring with my balls.

It’s probably only helmet and

It’s probably only helmet and lycra wearing poofs that feel the need to use brakes on mountain descents.  On the rare occasions when I feel the need to slow down (generally only for sponsorship commitments or interactons with podium girrrrls) I just grab the rims with my fingers.

How’s that?

timb27 wrote:

Rapha Nadal wrote:

BehindTheBikesheds wrote:

Rapha Nadal wrote:

BehindTheBikesheds wrote:

Rapha Nadal wrote:

BehindTheBikesheds wrote:

cyclisto wrote:

Once during touring, I descended a 1000m of steep downhill under heavy rain with rim brakes. When I reached the flats my brifters were stopping at my drop bars as there was excessive brake pad wear. I would definitely feel safer with disks but should you stick to rim brakes, don’t forget to take enough replacement brake pads!

In August I serviced/supported my friends who did the RAID Alpine, this involved climbing over 58,000ft in 6 days and even more descending, a lot of it high speed with loads of chicanes, off the col de L’iseran it was snowing on the way up and over the top, sleeted then rain for the rest of the way. 3000ft down, they all had rim brakes and only one of them fubar’d their brakes (on another day) but wasn’t due to burning all the way through them.

Let’s file this under the “never happened” stories section.

You’re so full of shit, so you’re saying I’m lying and that my friends are lying and either didn’t do the raid alpine or you’re saying they went through loads of brake pads and I didn’t notice once whilst packing their bikes, wheeling them into various conference rooms, out-houses and whilst helping to make sure they were up to spec each day. I’d even suggested in our pre-tour discussions to bring spare pads in case they were needed.

But yeah, you must have being there too so that you can assure us of your fantasy that it “never happened”

The pic below on the 12th August also never happened.

Do one twat!

In all fairness, you’re so obsessed with your own blinkered & narrow minded view of the world that it’s highly likely that you missed the worn out brake blocks. You fucking fifth rate troll.

Hahaha, it was YOU who called me out as a liar you fucking slimey pile of shit, and then I slammed the door shut on you.

But c’mon big man, if you want to get it on sowe can discuss the niceites of you calling me a liar, i’ll fucking crush you like a grape loud mothed twat!

I’m on the CUK forum, you can message me there and let’s get this sorted, any time, any place. But you won’t because you’re loud mothed cowardly cunt troll who accuses people of lying without a scrap of evidence then gets all keyboard warrior when outed as talking shite.

I’ll be waiting for you twat!

Like shooting fish in a barrel.  Sweet Jesus, you’re an idiot.  I hope that you don’t have kids or any access to them if you do.  “loud mothed twat”, just as an FYI: moths are generally near silent.

 

As an aside, you do strike me as the kind of individual who would derive great pleasure from shooting *actual* fish in an *actual* barrel (probably laughing the whole while at how clever and hilarious you are). 

It’s not really my kind thing but don’t let me stop you having fun doing it.

Rapha Nadal wrote:

BehindTheBikesheds wrote:

Rapha Nadal wrote:

BehindTheBikesheds wrote:

Rapha Nadal wrote:

BehindTheBikesheds wrote:

cyclisto wrote:

Once during touring, I descended a 1000m of steep downhill under heavy rain with rim brakes. When I reached the flats my brifters were stopping at my drop bars as there was excessive brake pad wear. I would definitely feel safer with disks but should you stick to rim brakes, don’t forget to take enough replacement brake pads!

In August I serviced/supported my friends who did the RAID Alpine, this involved climbing over 58,000ft in 6 days and even more descending, a lot of it high speed with loads of chicanes, off the col de L’iseran it was snowing on the way up and over the top, sleeted then rain for the rest of the way. 3000ft down, they all had rim brakes and only one of them fubar’d their brakes (on another day) but wasn’t due to burning all the way through them.

Let’s file this under the “never happened” stories section.

You’re so full of shit, so you’re saying I’m lying and that my friends are lying and either didn’t do the raid alpine or you’re saying they went through loads of brake pads and I didn’t notice once whilst packing their bikes, wheeling them into various conference rooms, out-houses and whilst helping to make sure they were up to spec each day. I’d even suggested in our pre-tour discussions to bring spare pads in case they were needed.

But yeah, you must have being there too so that you can assure us of your fantasy that it “never happened”

The pic below on the 12th August also never happened.

Do one twat!

In all fairness, you’re so obsessed with your own blinkered & narrow minded view of the world that it’s highly likely that you missed the worn out brake blocks. You fucking fifth rate troll.

Hahaha, it was YOU who called me out as a liar you fucking slimey pile of shit, and then I slammed the door shut on you.

But c’mon big man, if you want to get it on sowe can discuss the niceites of you calling me a liar, i’ll fucking crush you like a grape loud mothed twat!

I’m on the CUK forum, you can message me there and let’s get this sorted, any time, any place. But you won’t because you’re loud mothed cowardly cunt troll who accuses people of lying without a scrap of evidence then gets all keyboard warrior when outed as talking shite.

I’ll be waiting for you twat!

Like shooting fish in a barrel.  Sweet Jesus, you’re an idiot.  I hope that you don’t have kids or any access to them if you do.  “loud mothed twat”, just as an FYI: moths are generally near silent.

As an aside, you do strike me as the kind of individual who would derive great pleasure from shooting *actual* fish in an *actual* barrel (probably laughing the whole while at how clever and hilarious you are). 

BehindTheBikesheds wrote:

Helmut D. Bate wrote:

Good work, you two.

it’s a private argument over some cretin calling me a liar, mind your own.

All you need is love, ba ba ba ba baaaa…

To be fair if you yell at people in public, you can’t be too surprised when bystanders chip in. Not sure what he (I’d lay money you’re both male), considers so unbelievable about your original post but you’re unlikely to make much progress with the old ‘I’m gonna punch your lights out’ comedy routine. Best to smile sweetly and go for a ride I’d suggest. Hugs! X

Helmut D. Bate wrote:

Helmut D. Bate wrote:

Good work, you two.

it’s a private argument over some cretin calling me a liar, mind your own.