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TimMontague · 2010-12-15 15:14:42

Ah yes, disc brakes would explain it.

jacquesm | karma 227883 | avg karma 3.76 · | 2021-11-15 07:25:15

Two words: disc brakes.

sam_lowry_ | karma 3132 | avg karma 2.16 · | 2021-06-15 10:19:49+00:00

Mechanical disk brakes, I mean.

samatman | karma 17828 | avg karma 2.76 · | 2024-02-12 17:15:34

It is "disc" related, the discs in question are the brake discs.

smallerfish | karma 2751 | avg karma 3.69 · | 2024-03-13 03:06:50

Brakes. Different thing

TremendousJudge | karma 2596 | avg karma 2.25 · | 2021-11-15 09:53:40

I'm pretty sure that they don't run disc brakes because they are too heavy

barbazoo | karma 7012 | avg karma 2.4 · | 2023-08-08 11:39:18

I find it odd that it's called a "disk" brake but the one part that most resembles a disk is called a "rotor".

timc3 | karma 853 | avg karma 1.55 · | 2024-04-28 00:33:46

Rotor == brake disc

yuuu | karma 202 | avg karma 1.71 · | 2022-08-05 14:16:16

brakes

Invictus0 | karma 1412 | avg karma 0.86 · | 2023-09-02 08:00:44

brakes

Viper007Bond | karma 587 | avg karma 2.35 · | 2018-03-31 02:20:49+00:00

That would make a hell of a racket. They more likely boiled their brake fluid or something, possibly due to a stuck caliper.

drivers99 | karma 1918 | avg karma 2.32 · | 2023-09-29 17:58:45

brakes*

gok | karma 12320 | avg karma 6.11 · | 2018-09-01 02:16:32+00:00

I mean more like... brakes.

sopooneo | karma 2549 | avg karma 2.2 · | 2013-07-16 12:18:54

Does anyone on here have engineering knowledge related to bicycle disc brakes? It seems like they would have a harder time stopping the bike as the friction surface is closer to the hub and thus has less mechanical advantage. So what's the appeal? Because clearly a lot of bikes have them now.

mindcrime | karma 37388 | avg karma 2.98 · | 2019-10-03 19:40:54+00:00

I had not heard that one. I always thought the main argument against disc brakes on road bikes was they they aren't good for long descents where you're riding the brake for long periods of time... due to heat fade or whatever.

Of course both things could be true...

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carapace | karma 9859 | avg karma 1.41 · | 2018-05-27 13:36:35

*brakes

thepasswordis | karma 6404 | avg karma 6.38 · | 2023-02-25 21:36:50

This is a great comment, however I just want to add some context. Brakes likely had nothing to do with this incident. The problem was a worn/damaged axle bearings.

hotpotamus | karma 3714 | avg karma 1.32 · | 2022-05-18 16:34:38

Yes, I mean brakes.

jacquesm | karma 227883 | avg karma 3.76 · | 2022-01-16 11:02:31

That makes for some interesting reading, thank you for the pointer. That 1 mm thick brake disc is probably a record.

legulere | karma 6474 | avg karma 2.35 · | 2019-07-04 00:31:47

Disc brakes were also banned for pretty long.