disc vs canti vs Vs vs magura

[feetabix]

Discs are better in every respect.....cantis have their place in retro land but things have moved on for a reason....There is something timeless about the sound of squealing brakes in the woods though!....

 

[Scarfacexxx08]

We didn't complain about them back then - we just planned our stopping earlie

I did, I hated them with a passion. Was a lot happier when V's came out and even more when discs came out too. With a good disc brake set up they won't be too heavy you'll have better braking there for more control. The quicker you can stop, the faster you can go.

 

[Giel]

thanks for the good replies everyone. I half expected to get flamed for altering a roberts, glad to see that ain't the case.

On your Roberts?
The Horsehoe seat stays will eliminate any frame flex

Mine is a bit odd: it has the DB front triangle and a rear from a White Spider (added for more comfort apparently), but still, the current combination of HS33 with ceramics gives loads of stopping power.

However, as it is looking increasingly tired, the need for a respray gives a good opportunity to go all out, hydraulic discs it will be. The retro-modded Yo-Eddy of Sihtlord (I think) will probably serve as inspiration. I particularly liked on that bike the cleanliness of the back end without canti studs.

Would like to keep the RC30s at the front; tempted to see if they can have a disk tab added without unduly stressing the fork legs (thoughts anyone?)

Now off to find a local framebuilder that can do all this and add some crud catcher mounting points to the down tube while we're at it!

Ha, the excitement of new plans Keep your eyes on the <1997 section for more soon

Cheers, Giel

 

[Elev12k]

I am very happy with the 'f*ck off' setup on my Yo. You're free to try Giel.

Anyhow, if you looking for an excuse for a refinishing of your Roberts why not give discs a try.

 

[taffy]

Outright Discs are more powerfull end of. (assuming all brakes are set up well)
Vs then Cantis (maguras always seemed a bit meh when ever i tried them) But a well set canti with a servo wave or Dia Compe power control lever is still a good stopper

....There is something timeless about the sound of squealing brakes in the woods though!....

Disc can squeal like a good un too

 

[tintin40]

the title is missing Roller-cam.

I like Magura excellent stoppers. Canti's are very good stoppers i like them too.
Disc's are over kill for a mtb (unless a pro down hiller)
V are just the industry finding some thing new for the masses to buy.

 

[Elev12k]

the title is missing Roller-cam.

I like Magura excellent stoppers. Canti's are very good stoppers i like them too.
Disc's are over kill for a mtb (unless a pro down hiller)
V are just the industry finding some thing new for the masses to buy.

I do not know on that later. I think for many people cantis prooved to be too difficult/complicated to set up, leading to disappointing performance in their eyes. I think V's are somewhat more foolproof in their setup.

 

[feetabix]

i have just done up a 91 stumpy that came with a preset straddle wire......i binned it for the more traditional straddle plus hanger set up....with them on the bike the line between canti boss/cable bolt on the canti/other end of straddle cable had about 25 degrees of angle in the centre.......its little wonder they were set up wrong using these, a basic physics lesson in levers and fulcrums would show them up.....tin tin, i agree discs get the job done plus a bit, but given we now have the ability to lock either brake with one finger with modulation in the middle, what is not to like?.....

 

[kaiser]

Since this is the 'retro mtb' section I'll go for canti's. The best looking brakes are canti's and canti levers. V's are cheap and easy to set up, but there are very few pretty ones. Maguras should still hold their head up in the retro crowd, gloriously overcomplicated but all the retro better for it, early discs can hop on the Magura bandwagon

 

[Andy R]

Disc's are over kill for a mtb (unless a pro down hiller).

Just not true - what about people who want reliable, well modulated braking in the worst winter conditions (6" deep mud and crap) or who want to negotiate ultra steep downhill switchbacks where the rims are continually wet from the grass and the penalty for overshooting a corner would be, at best, a trip to A&E ?

Come for a weeks riding over here and I'll show you plenty of places where even HS-33's are a poor substitute for good disc brakes,
And I'm no pro down-hiller, just some old has-been.