brakes!

Mr Panda · Aug 23, 2009

Ground down another set of rim brake pads today (admittedly they were a bit clapped out after Arran :roll: ) Accompanied by awful aluminium grinding noise, first from front, then rear wheels

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So started arguing with myself whether to keep my only disc brake bike (currently advertised for sale), or get a front disc, or get disc bosses welded onto the Explosif frame :shock: :shock:

I'm sure these ones have only lasted 300miles or so, mainly off road in hilly terrain :cry:

So what do you do - rims, disc or mixture?

Some pics of a rainy day at the beach.....

fingers · Aug 23, 2009

Bulk buy brake blocks

jango · Aug 23, 2009

I'm sure these ones have only lasted 300miles or so, mainly off road in hilly terrain

300 miles :shock: ....we are talking rim brakes here aren't we? What are you complaining about........mine generally last a day in the Peaks or Afan if it's wet.......I must be braking too much :roll:

My disc pads on the other hand seem to last forever.....but where's the fun in that :twisted:

dyna-ti · Aug 24, 2009

I've had discs,sold up then rebuilt and went to V's
I'd go with discs every time,which im trying to refit now

lewis1641 · Aug 24, 2009

If you build a retro bike to be a retro bike then it should have rim brakes, and cantis at that. If you are building a bike to do a particular job and it just so happens that the frame is retro then go for it.

kaiser · Aug 24, 2009

Go for a mix, get yourself a P2 with disc tab and fit an Avid or Shimano cable operated calliper. You can them keep the levers you had. In fact I have a front Bonty centrelock wheel you can have for cheap.

tintin40 · Aug 24, 2009

magura rim are the best

velomaniac · Aug 24, 2009

You did not mention other retro fit alternatives ie Drum Brakes or Roller brakes which would be my choice and after my recent pentlands meet are definitely going to be fitted to a bike soon.

Rollers are maybe not Vee or Disc level in terms of stopping but are at least canti level which is acceptably retro

Augustus · Aug 24, 2009

which beach is it? Think I saw that ship in London last week.

letmetalktomark · Aug 24, 2009

Simple.

Fit canti brakes*.

Mine hardly touch the rim and when they do there is no power behind them :roll:

Problem solved. Pads last forever.

*This should not be carried out under any circumstances.

brakes!

what offroad brakes do you prefer on a retrobike?

rim

disc

mix of rim and disc

Mr Panda

fingers

Senior Retro Guru

jango

Senior Retro Guru

dyna-ti

lewis1641

kaiser

tintin40

velomaniac

Augustus

letmetalktomark

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