I have a feeling this subject has been addressed before. I looked up an opinion about disc brakes, and the only disadvantage there appeared to be was cost and added weight. My question is can a rider fix the brakes or replace the "pads" just as easily as on rim brakes. My pads needs to be replaced every three months or so.I ride in a rather hilly area, and that leads to a lot of worn out brakes. I am looking at a new bike in the 429 to 489 range. The difference between the two appears to be that the 489 one has disc brakes. I would think the brakes would be worth the extra cost, I just wonder if the disc brakes cause more strain on the brain when it comes time to fix them.
On Jun 22, 8:13 pm, "[email hidden]" <[email hidden]>
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I have a feeling this subject has been addressed before. I looked up an opinion about disc brakes, and the only disadvantage there appeared to be was cost and added weight. My question is can a rider fix the brakes or replace the "pads" just as easily as on rim brakes. My pads needs to be replaced every three months or so.I ride in a rather hilly area, and that leads to a lot of worn out brakes. I am looking at a new bike in the 429 to 489 range. The difference between the two appears to be that the 489 one has disc brakes. I would think the brakes would be worth the extra cost, I just wonder if the disc brakes cause more strain on the brain when it comes time to fix them.
At that price point I'd rather have cheap vee brakes than cheap discs-- but you ride and decide which feels better. Cable discs can be wildly different in ease of adjusting and replacing the pads. Some, like Avids, are super nice, and stuff like the old Deore were/are a royal PITA. If it were my bike around here, which is usually pretty dry, I'd go vees with salmon Eagle 2s. Black is fine too. Rim wear with Kool- Stops is minimal. Make sure you've got room for the Eagle 2, btw, it's a pretty thick pad.
