Re: Disc's without power

cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com> wrote:

On Thu May 1 15:20:05 2025 Roger Merriman  wrote:

 
I?m slightly surprised he admitted he was taking it to the shop! I
personally go for the how often am I likely to use said tools, can I
reasonably do it? My ability to fix stuff is rather limited now as the
brain doesn?t work the way it used to.
 
And the bike shop is a 5 min walk away and being a shop that does repairs
as their focus, it?s hardly expensive.

 
 
 
 
Do you own a disc brake bike? The full set of tools for working on them
from Park Tool is pretty damn expensive.
 

I do and have done for decades MTBer remember we’ve used disks for quite a
bit longer than roadies.

https://www.amazon.com/Park-Tool-Brake-Mount-Facing/dp/B014LC7546/ref=asc_df_B014LC7546?tag=bngsmtphsnus-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=79852149837928&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583451676423827&psc=1
 
That is only half the tools that they sell for disc brakes.
 
So you think that because I have ONE flat mount disc brake bike that I am
going to spend over $400 for surfacing tools?

In unsurprising news I agree with Andrew that disk brakes are air in the
system or contaminated pads, mostly they just work for years.

 
And my rim brake DeRosa Aluminum main triangle and the Disc Brake DeRosa
Idol full carbon are exactly the same weight. So why would I even want to
have a dic brake bike except as a test to see if flat surface mount disc
bike is any better than the older offset disc brakes? The Merak has
carbon wheels and stops a LOT better than the disc. The extra weight of
the discs and the constant maintenance show me that they are only for
pros and you might notice that manufacturers suddenly are building rim
brake bikes again. Do you suppose that there may be a reason for that?
 
Also, carbon fiber bikes were used BECAUSE they are light and not because
they ride well. Tom Ritchey was interviewed and said that even 1 1/8th
steering tubes screws up the comfort of a bike.
 
Apparently I filed to be a tester for the Beta software so MY software is
different than the stop software with some sort of error in the Average
Speed calculation. I know the Beta software is correct because I timed it on a watch.

Beta software appears is also for the 830 not being updated as well the 830
is a generation behind likely to be two this year ish as the 850 is due.

But either way beta or not, had updates in years.

 
I am a real EE unlike Flunky so stop pretending that Flunky saying
something means anything at all
 

Going back to other claims doesn’t strengthen your argument!

Roger Merriman