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Is the Rim Brake dead?

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  • October 29, 2018 at 6:42 pm #29088
    RafatheRed

    Hi All,

                Im still looking for a new bike and according to the boss at my LBS the rim brake would be a bad choice as everyone are now going disc and the rim is going to be a thing of the past. Is he right? or is he pushing for a higher priced bike sell?I have a Cube Attain SL with rims which i hoping to sell to raise funds for a new bike.

    Im looking at the DOMANE AL5 (Rim Brake) and the Giant CONTEND SL DISC.

     

    thanks

     

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  • October 29, 2018 at 8:04 pm #930387
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    Paul7189

    You’re opening a can of worms

    You’re opening a can of worms here but I would never buy a bike with rim brakes. Cant believe its took so long to become as commonplace as it is on road bikes. 

     

    And now the really unpopular oppinion – They look MUCH better on road bikes….

    October 29, 2018 at 7:46 pm #930385
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    freetime101

    Pros and cons to both but the
    Pros and cons to both but the rim brake is far from dead – it’ll be phased out of top end groupsets long before they can be thought of as anywhere near dead…

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