Tamyka Bell said:thefathippy said:
Tamyka Bell said:
Very little trail in SEQ requires discs. Even I, as the
ultimate MTB gumby, know this. Oh, unless you ride in the
mud. Lotte and I get pretty sh!tty at people who ride when
it's just been raining, as it really tears up the trails.
Then MTBers start getting hassled by the environmental
groups, we lose trail access to favourite areas, etc. We
once went riding in Daisy one week after it stopped raining,
and it was still a quagmire, and we won't do that again.
T
That depends on where you ride. I was riding in light rain (after heavy
rain) saw several other riders (OK, the same guy several times on the
same loop), yet there was no more evidence the track had been ridden
than normal. This track's ideal for rain - sandstone based with lots of
leaf litter. No mud at all. Other tracks I ride I wouldn't go near in
the rain, because of the problems you describe.
Yeah, hence my example of Daisy. There is no sandstone. Gap
Ck drains pretty well and most of it is okay a few hours
later.
Quoted message said:I guess you could say that no riding *requires* discs, but they're
still better in more conditions. Ever ridden with no brakes because
your front wheel was so out of true the pads kept jamming the rim? Not
a problem with discs, as long as the wheel still turns in the
forks/frame (might be wobbly, but still rideable). What about when you
head out for a dry ride, and it rains on the ride home (I usually ride
to and from trackheads)? Discs are more reliable in rain.
I don't ride to and from tracks because where I now live, it
takes me about 60-90 minutes to get there. But if I was on a
road bike, I wouldn't have discs, so I don't see any need to
put them on the MTB. No, I have never ridden with no brakes
because my front wheel was that out of true. If they were
that out of true, I would true them. (More accurately, I'd
get Paulie or Steven to true them 😉 )
;^) but what if that they taco on a ride? I've seen a wheel so bad we
had to belt it on the ground to get it back to wobbly, and the owner
was still able to ride out, with brakes. With Vs, he'd have ridden and
walked out - and we were coming to the downhill section, so he really
needed brakes.
Quoted message said:I think too many people just trust their discs, don't really
know much about them, just assume they are better. Saw a
woman at Daisy, putting her bike back on the car without
riding, because her disc brake pad had fallen off at some
point, just from sitting in the garage untouched for so
long. Ain't seen that happen with a V.
Ain't seen that happen either - fell out just sitting there? Sounds a
bit hard to believe, frankly - I'm not doubting what you saw, but her
explanation. My pads are usually hard to remove deliberately, let alone
have them fall out accidentally. I'd blame poor maintenance, which can
happen with Vs as well. I think the biggest risk is not checking how
worn the pads are - Vs and cantis are much better in that respect.
Quoted message said:However, if I lived somewhere that it rained all the time, I
would probably share your opinion. Here, if it rains, I wait
a couple of days until it is dry and warm again. Wet is for
running.
hehe - it certainly doesn't rain all the time near me (on edge of
Warragamba catchment, which always misses out!), but I like the
simplicity, power, modulation, saftey when it does rain, and ability to
ride with wheels that have gone out of true during a ride. I guess that
now I have stronger wheels, out of true is less of an issue - it used
to be a major problem for me, given my lack of finesse. That said, I
have arrived home and discovered a wobbly rear wheel from a broken
spoke - which I hadn't even noticed while riding. With Vs, it's pretty
obvious when your wheel gets the wobbles.
Tony F
who has Vs and discs on different bikes, and will soon have a combo on
two bikes.
