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From: James <james.e.steward@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Grant Peterson's Thoughts on Disc Brakes
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2024 11:39:23 +1000
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On 26/9/24 06:20, AMuzi wrote:
> On 9/25/2024 2:58 PM, sms wrote:
>> <https://bikeretrogrouch.blogspot.com/2016/06/gps-thoughts- 
>> on-disc-brakes.html>
>>
>> If I could summarize Petersen's view on disc brakes, it is that 
>> there's nothing exactly wrong with them, but they aren't the vast and 
>> remarkable improvement over good rim brakes that the industry has been 
>> pushing for the last few years. In other words, they don't make bikes 
>> with rim brakes obsolete, and shouldn't.
>>

<snip>

>>
>> In the end of Petersen's blug post, he concludes by saying "Don't dis 
>> the rim brake. It's beautiful and it works, and today's rim brakes are 
>> better than ever."
>>
>> Couldn't agree more.
> 
> I'm OK with most of that.
> 
> But braking force against the hub is the same, AEBE.  Any increase is at 
> the margin, when a disc generates more braking force than a rim brake- a 
> rare event given rear wheel lift.
> 
> (less fade, less loss from wet/mud etc are not reflected in force at the 
> hub)
> 


Was there mention that disc brakes don't wear out rims?  Having worn out 
a few pairs of rims from braking, I like that the rims on my gravel bike 
are unspoiled after 14,000 km so far.

-- 
JS