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twobiscuits

@twobiscuits@graz.social

Irish bloke living in Graz. An obsessive interest in bicycles and cycling will be apparent. Early Gen X. Sitzschaden. Begeisterter Pilates- und Physiopatient. Naturwissenschafter. Übersetzer. Radfahrlehrer. Integrationsüberschuss. So long in Graz that all the pubs I knew at first have closed. Toots in English or German.

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tk, do cycling
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Whether or not disc brakes are “better” than rim brakes, disc brakes definitely require less skill to use effectively in more conditions.

@cycling @mastobikes

twobiscuits,
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@nothingfuture @mhoye @tk @cycling @mastobikes I've never really felt limited by my canti and centrepull brakes. V-brakes tend to be too grabby for my taste.

Adjusting the cantis I found that there's such a thing as too much and too little mechanical advantage. And in between, there's a sweet spot. Discs apparently have much more mechanical advantage, at the cost of having a tiny range of travel of the pads. Which makes them tricky to adjust, in their own way. >

twobiscuits,
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@nothingfuture @mhoye @tk @cycling @mastobikes What limits me eg from going faster on descents is not a lack of braking power but hesitating to put myself in situations where I'd have to brake hard. How I'm sitting on the bike & how much I'm at one with steering it and finding the right line has more potential for improvement, I think.

If it was really long descents or really really long rides, I guess discs would make it easier on my hands. <>

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