Bos Posted May 5, 2009 Share YOU ARE A BUNCH OF HARD HEADED OLD FARTS!!! V"S WERE MADE LAST CENTURYTHEY WERE BETTER THAN CANTILEVER"STHEY ARE AT BEST "LIGHTER" AND DONT EVEN MAKE GREAT PAPERWEIGHTS THEY ARE AT WORST WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TURN TO VIOLENCE HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted May 5, 2009 Share I want to buy my son a Merida matts 40. But I'm not sure if I should take the V-brakes (shimano) or the cable Discs (tektro). Which is better? Get the disk option but ask the bike shop to upgrade them to hydraulic at the same time (i.e. trade in the new cable disks), tell them nicely that you will only buy the bike if they can do the upgrade at a reasonable price. I still got V's on both my mtb's and they work just fine, but.... jeez every time i have to change pads i start seeing red.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt Earp Posted May 5, 2009 Share Scotty, I am assuming you are referring to the two Kenyans. It wasn't the V-brakes that propelled them to top 10 it was the leeegs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoLefty!! Posted May 5, 2009 Share Oh how the discussion twists and twirls: Brakes in order of preference due to Stoppingpower; - Hydraulic Rim brakes- HYdraulic Disc brakes- Vbrakes made by Shimano from Deore LX to XTR or Avid Single digit types- Vbrakes by everybody else- Cable disc brakes by Avid- Cable disc brakes by every body else For teh reasons I gave earlier,cable disc brakes are rubbish, try and steer clear of them. Most entry level bikes sold with V-brakes, will have disc brake compatible wheels thrown in as part of the package. It's a marketing edge that all manufacturers have taken up so the upgrade is easy.If the bike does not have these then it is probably cheaper than a set of disc brakes anyway so a new bike would be the way to go. If we talk about the suitability of disc brakes we only talk about hydraulic disc brakes.the mechanical advantage of cable discs is inferior to v-brakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted May 5, 2009 Share Scotty my old mate ' date=' racing partner , master of the universe bla bla bla how do you expect anybody to take you seriously dude ? The man that thinks tubes are better than white bread , needs medical attention before race starts , drives a DC Colt and drinks 4 beers before a race .[/quote'] Howdy DR been Hub scarce recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtrider Posted May 5, 2009 Share Brakes in order of preference due to Stoppingpower; Hydro Disks Mech Disks MTB shoe into rear wheel MTB shoe into front wheel Any other means of stopping . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtrider Posted May 5, 2009 Share Scotty I don't say a lot because there is not a lot to say these days but when a man of your wishdom makes a comment it prompts me to add something as well . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted May 5, 2009 Share Scotty' date=' I am assuming you are referring to the two Kenyans. It wasn't the V-brakes that propelled them to top 10 it was the leeegs [/quote'] That's them, V brakes saw them through the epic the legs were a bonus. scotty2009-05-05 03:42:14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagwil Posted May 5, 2009 Share Stop waffling and just go for hydraulic disc brakes. Hayes preferably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted May 5, 2009 Share Brakes in order of preference due to Stoppingpower; Hydro Disks Mech Disks MTB shoe into rear wheel MTB shoe into front wheel Any other means of stopping . Did you mean :- Hydro Disks Mech Disks MTB shoe into rear wheel MTB shoe into front wheel Any other means of stopping V-Brakes (irrespective of the pads) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted May 5, 2009 Share Scotty my old mate ' date=' racing partner , master of the universe bla bla bla how do you expect anybody to take you seriously dude ? The man that thinks tubes are better than white bread , needs medical attention before race starts , drives a DC Colt and drinks 4 beers before a race .[/quote'] i'd believe a man like that! east rand rocks! Take note DR that's a wise statement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt Earp Posted May 5, 2009 Share Scotty' date=' I am assuming you are referring to the two Kenyans. It wasn't the V-brakes that propelled them to top 10 it was the leeegs [/quote'] That's them, V brakes saw them?through the epic the legs were a bonus. If I am not mistaken I think it was the Epic we had all that rain on day 1, even branches helped us stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat tu lance 1 Posted May 5, 2009 Share Go with the cable discs not the best I admit but a step in the right direction. Like a couple of other people have said at least your future upgrades will not be too limited and a move to hydraulics will not be as painful on the pocket as it could be if you had to buy a disc compatible wheel set. The only gripe I had with them was that they squealed a lot and pretty much annoyed anybody that was riding with me. Sorry Summit...Flat tu lance 12009-05-05 12:59:21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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