Shimano Di2 hydraulic road disc brakes spotted
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Shimano Di2 hydraulic road disc brakes spotted
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Re: Shimano Di2 hydraulic road disc brakes spotted
Postby rpmspinman » Thu Feb 21, 2013 2:27 pm
I got Hydraulic disc brakes on my Hybrid and they are brilliant. So, for this technology to come to these bikes WITH Di2 groupsets is awesome.
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Re: Shimano Di2 hydraulic road disc brakes spotted
Postby herzog » Thu Feb 21, 2013 3:03 pm
Bring it on.
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Re: Shimano Di2 hydraulic road disc brakes spotted
Postby clackers » Thu Feb 21, 2013 3:53 pm
Same here, spinman, and cable discs on a steel CX bike - excellent stuff. But weight weenies will be vomiting.rpmspinman wrote:
I got Hydraulic disc brakes on my Hybrid and they are brilliant. .
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Postby Kwaichang » Thu Feb 21, 2013 4:55 pm
Definitely something different!
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Re: Shimano Di2 hydraulic road disc brakes spotted
Postby kunalraiker » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:52 pm
clackers wrote:Same here, spinman, and cable discs on a steel CX bike - excellent stuff. But weight weenies will be vomiting.rpmspinman wrote:
I got Hydraulic disc brakes on my Hybrid and they are brilliant. .
They will be heavier, much heavier really as compared to my cable brakes.
What's the point, given the cable brakes are excellent at stopping.
Discs don't even look good on a road bike, something to be seen only on MTB's and Hybrid.
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Re: Shimano Di2 hydraulic road disc brakes spotted
Postby MichaelB » Thu Feb 21, 2013 10:17 pm
Yep right, you know what you are talking about.kunalraiker wrote: They will be heavier, much heavier really as compared to my cable brakes.
What's the point, given the cable brakes are excellent at stopping.
Discs don't even look good on a road bike, something to be seen only on MTB's and Hybrid.
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What rubbish.
When you have actually ridden a road bike with discs, then you can make statements like above.
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Postby Crittski » Thu Feb 21, 2013 10:21 pm
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Re: Shimano Di2 hydraulic road disc brakes spotted
Postby Mulger bill » Thu Feb 21, 2013 10:24 pm
Come out with me when it's bucketing down: Your roadie, my Avid BB7r'd commuter. Side by side at 30km/h. You call the stop. I've got a small piece of yellow plastic to say that I'll hit zero velocity before you do.kunalraiker wrote:What's the point, given the cable brakes are excellent at stopping.
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Re: Shimano Di2 hydraulic road disc brakes spotted
Postby kunalraiker » Thu Feb 21, 2013 10:26 pm
Mulger bill wrote:Come out with me when it's bucketing down: Your roadie, my Avid BB7r'd commuter. Side by side at 30km/h. You call the stop. I've got a fiver to say that I'll hit zero velocity before you do.kunalraiker wrote:What's the point, given the cable brakes are excellent at stopping.
You probably would, but happy not to carry all that weight as long as I have a safe stop.
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Re: Shimano Di2 hydraulic road disc brakes spotted
Postby kunalraiker » Thu Feb 21, 2013 10:27 pm
MichaelB wrote:Yep right, you know what you are talking about.kunalraiker wrote: They will be heavier, much heavier really as compared to my cable brakes.
What's the point, given the cable brakes are excellent at stopping.
Discs don't even look good on a road bike, something to be seen only on MTB's and Hybrid.
Not a fast light Road Machine
What rubbish.
When you have actually ridden a road bike with discs, then you can make statements like above.
2. Points made
First- Weight
Second- Cosmetic-Looks
None of these have anything to do with trying a road bike with Disc.
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Re: Shimano Di2 hydraulic road disc brakes spotted
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Re: Shimano Di2 hydraulic road disc brakes spotted
Postby Nobody » Thu Feb 21, 2013 10:30 pm
Poor WWs.clackers wrote:But weight weenies will be vomiting.
+1Mulger bill wrote:The extra distance it'll take you in the wet might make ALL the difference to whether it's a safe stop.
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Re: Shimano Di2 hydraulic road disc brakes spotted
Postby Nobody » Thu Feb 21, 2013 11:01 pm
Weight is overrated in the real world. Aero is more of a problem but I doubt any of us could ride a bike fast enough on the flat to notice the difference (all other thing being equal).kunalraiker wrote:They will be heavier, much heavier really as compared to my cable brakes.
They might be for you in the dry, but caliper rim brakes haven't had great braking performance for me when operated from the hoods. You probably don't ride in the wet, so none of this applies to you anyway.kunalraiker wrote:What's the point, given the cable brakes are excellent at stopping.
Subjective. I slightly prefer the look of discs when done well. This will probably grow on me more in the future. But I'm too pragmatic to highly value looks anyway.kunalraiker wrote:Discs don't even look good on a road bike, something to be seen only on MTB's and Hybrid.
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Re: Shimano Di2 hydraulic road disc brakes spotted
Postby il padrone » Thu Feb 21, 2013 11:43 pm
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Re: Shimano Di2 hydraulic road disc brakes spotted
Postby Nobody » Thu Feb 21, 2013 11:57 pm
Sure it does. You'll be able to modulate better with the hydros to start the wheel spinning again without losing much braking distance. And since with hydros you have more modulation in the first place, you are less likely to lock to begin with. There is a reason why cars, motorcycles and MTBs have had them for years. In years to come we might even see road bike ABS.il padrone wrote:Once those skinny little tyres are sliding in the wet it doesn't matter much whether you have rim brakes, discs, cable or hydro
Below is the road.cc version of the article. More comments than the BikeRadar version.
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Re: Shimano Di2 hydraulic road disc brakes spotted
Postby Xplora » Fri Feb 22, 2013 12:18 am
Close the thread. Endgame sequence finalised.Nobody wrote: You probably don't ride in the wet, so none of this applies to you anyway.
For those of us HARDMEN who still get their kit on in the wet, discs are a winner. Honestly, I would invest in Zipps knowing that I won't wear out a brake track. Can't do that with regular brakes.
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Re: Shimano Di2 hydraulic road disc brakes spotted
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