I finally got sick of squealing brakes that don't work. I pulled off my rim brakes and installed a Avid Ballbearing 7 on the front.
It is great!
All the reviews were very positive and I didn't have to change the brake lever. Stopping power is awsome.
Count me as a convert to disk brakes.
Now I just need to get a mount welded on the rear.
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New brakes are great!
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Treadly said:
I finally got sick of squealing brakes that don't work. I pulled off my
rim brakes and installed a 'Avid Ballbearing 7'Theoretically the maximunm stopping force is between the tyre and the road.
In the wet disk brakes may be better but in the dry the physics say the
force of a vbrake, caliper or disk gripping on the wheel is greater than
the force of the tyre on the road.dewatf.
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quote='dewatf'On Thu said:
I finally got sick of squealing brakes that don't work. I pulled off my
rim brakes and installed a 'Avid Ballbearing 7'Theoretically the maximunm stopping force is between the tyre and the road.
In the wet disk brakes may be better but in the dry the physics say the
force of a vbrake, caliper or disk gripping on the wheel is greater than
the force of the tyre on the road.dewatf.[/QUOTE] And what do the physics say about squealing brakes and worn rims?
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Treadly said:
I finally got sick of squealing brakes that don't work. I pulled off my
rim brakes and installed a 'Avid Ballbearing 7'Theoretically the maximunm stopping force is between the tyre and the
road.
In the wet disk brakes may be better but in the dry the physics say the
force of a vbrake, caliper or disk gripping on the wheel is greater than
the force of the tyre on the road.dewatf.
I wish that was true for my front brake. I really should fit those
Kool-Stops I bought a while ago...
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