Disk brakes

Zaaza said:

I bought a new bike with disk brakes on the front.. but they small disk was
not straight and I had to take it back.

I've been told by someone that these cause a lot of problems, and by another
person that they're ok.

I don't need any fancy brakes for riding around town.

Should I try to get the bike shop to give me a bike with normal brakes?

Thanks

I have disc brakes on a hybrid. They are good brakes. Don't worry about
them. They are better for stopping in wet weather. I have over 3200
miles on mine with no problems at all.

Ken
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I bought a boxed bike with disks recently. The rotors were warped by a
mm. I adjusted them with a straight edge and a little encouragement
from the heel of my hand. No big deal.

I love them on my town bike as once set up, they're fantastic and
reliable, especially when it rains. Sure, rim brakes are fine too, but
sounds like you just need the rotor straightened--a five minute job.

Thanks for the tip.

Its not the most expensive bike, a Raleigh, middle cost, and one guy in the
shop said he had many people complaining about them.

But maybe he was wrong...

thanks

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Quoted message said:

I bought a boxed bike with disks recently. The rotors were warped by a
mm. I adjusted them with a straight edge and a little encouragement
from the heel of my hand. No big deal.

I love them on my town bike as once set up, they're fantastic and
reliable, especially when it rains. Sure, rim brakes are fine too, but
sounds like you just need the rotor straightened--a five minute job.

Zaaza said:

Thanks for the tip.

Its not the most expensive bike, a Raleigh, middle cost, and one guy in the
shop said he had many people complaining about them.

But maybe he was wrong...

thanks

Complaining about the Raleigh? If it's one of their hybrids, it's a good
bike for what it was designed for. My c200 although heavy, has given me
no 'real' problems in 3200 miles.

Ken
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New cycling jersey: $49
new cycling shorts: $39
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Quoted message said:

I have disc brakes on a hybrid. They are good brakes. Don't worry about
them. They are better for stopping in wet weather. I have over 3200 miles
on mine with no problems at all.

Ken

squeal? One of mine squeals and I can't seem to get it to stop!

Pat in TX said:

Quoted message said:

I have disc brakes on a hybrid. They are good brakes. Don't worry about
them. They are better for stopping in wet weather. I have over 3200 miles
on mine with no problems at all.

Ken

squeal? One of mine squeals and I can't seem to get it to stop!

Every once in a while my front will let out a tiny little squeal, but
not very often and not enough for me to worry about.

Ken
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Ken C. M. said:

Every once in a while my front will let out a tiny little squeal, but
not very often and not enough for me to worry about.

Funny, with me, it's the rear (and pretty often, and usually something
to worry about).

Ohhhh.... brakes! Never mind.

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame

town is where you do need discs - keep them
<Zaaza> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I bought a new bike with disk brakes on the front.. but they small disk was
not straight and I had to take it back.

I've been told by someone that these cause a lot of problems, and by
another
person that they're ok.

I don't need any fancy brakes for riding around town.

Should I try to get the bike shop to give me a bike with normal brakes?

Thanks

The guy the shop said that cheaper disks cause many problems, but the
expensive ones don't.

Oh well.

Thanks

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Quoted message said:

town is where you do need discs - keep them
<Zaaza> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I bought a new bike with disk brakes on the front.. but they small disk
was
not straight and I had to take it back.

I've been told by someone that these cause a lot of problems, and by
another
person that they're ok.

I don't need any fancy brakes for riding around town.

Should I try to get the bike shop to give me a bike with normal brakes?

Thanks

Pat in TX said:

squeal? One of mine squeals and I can't seem to get it to stop!

Squeal is usually dust, grit or sand.

Take the wheel off and run a piece of clean rag between the pads and wipe the disk over.
Worst case it can be sand behind the pads. Carefully pop them out and more clean rag. For cars they have a goo that goes on the back of the pads to exclude dust but bike should never get that bad.

Over 10,000 km on hydraulic Shimano 525 disks and not a problem. Still on original pads.

Cheers
Hugh

Zaaza said:

The guy the shop said that cheaper disks cause many problems, but the
expensive ones don't.

Oh well.

Thanks

Well what kind of discs' are on there? Mine are Hayes cable discs' and
they work great, no problems at all.

Ken
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new cycling shorts: $39
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In article <[email hidden]>, HughMann

() said:

Over 10,000 km on hydraulic Shimano 525 disks and not a problem. Still
on original pads.

Blimey, what are they made of? I'm lucky to get 1500 (urban) km out of
a set of Hopes (though the Hopes on the trike are still OK after 7000).

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If you are choking on an ice cube, simply pour a jug of boiling water
down your throat and presto! The blockage is almost instantly removed.

Zaaza said:

I bought a new bike with disk brakes on the front.. but they small disk was
not straight and I had to take it back.

I've been told by someone that these cause a lot of problems, and by another
person that they're ok.

I don't need any fancy brakes for riding around town.

Should I try to get the bike shop to give me a bike with normal brakes?

Thanks

Disks are good, at least on the front.
Unlike rim brakes, disks lose very little of their stopping power when
wet (like,,, in the rain). Is being able to stop well in the rain
important around town?
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