SRIC Mountain Bike Crew!
Originally Posted by R4ND0M_AX3
Does a disc brake setup make up for the lost leverage when you move the friction point from the rim to a smaller diameter disc?
plus aluminum was never a good idea for a braking surface...over long periods of time you can actuall wear thin spots in the rim (extreme conditions or neglect)...leading to rim failure.
so do i spend the $90 on the brakes and new levers (price after tax & fright)?
my dilema is how do i justify it...
or do i just throw it on a credit card and try and see if it 'floats' by the wife's eagle eye on the statement? (this, BTW, is a BAD idea!)
there HAS to be a way to get these ordered by today...hhmmpfh...
i wish i had some cash on my paypal account that i could just transfer over...but i haven't sold anything on ebay lately (although i have TONS of stuff i need to list).
my dilema is how do i justify it...
or do i just throw it on a credit card and try and see if it 'floats' by the wife's eagle eye on the statement? (this, BTW, is a BAD idea!)
there HAS to be a way to get these ordered by today...hhmmpfh...
i wish i had some cash on my paypal account that i could just transfer over...but i haven't sold anything on ebay lately (although i have TONS of stuff i need to list).
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Originally Posted by pozzi
so do i spend the $90 on the brakes and new levers (price after tax & fright)?
my dilema is how do i justify it...
or do i just throw it on a credit card and try and see if it 'floats' by the wife's eagle eye on the statement? (this, BTW, is a BAD idea!)
there HAS to be a way to get these ordered by today...hhmmpfh...
i wish i had some cash on my paypal account that i could just transfer over...but i haven't sold anything on ebay lately (although i have TONS of stuff i need to list).
my dilema is how do i justify it...
or do i just throw it on a credit card and try and see if it 'floats' by the wife's eagle eye on the statement? (this, BTW, is a BAD idea!)
there HAS to be a way to get these ordered by today...hhmmpfh...
i wish i had some cash on my paypal account that i could just transfer over...but i haven't sold anything on ebay lately (although i have TONS of stuff i need to list).
i'll put it in my will!
dibs go to matt.
honestly, i'm gonna order them i think and just pull the money out of our savings and replace it when i make the deposit next...it's half my new raise, so i am looking at it as a little gift to myself for the raise.
then next couple paychecks i will put aside some extra for a wheelset.
if she gives me greif, i'll bring up the fact that i went over $100 on her budget for gifts for her this year.
dibs go to matt.
honestly, i'm gonna order them i think and just pull the money out of our savings and replace it when i make the deposit next...it's half my new raise, so i am looking at it as a little gift to myself for the raise.
then next couple paychecks i will put aside some extra for a wheelset.
if she gives me greif, i'll bring up the fact that i went over $100 on her budget for gifts for her this year.
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Originally Posted by pozzi
45 in sac means 42 in the hills...add in the canyon and the river you're looking at pockets of the mid to upper 30's!
believe me, my house is in a canyon and there is a creek between our house and the road...
it is always 5-10 degrees cooler at our house than it is in the rest of the town cus of the creek and the deep canyon.
but i'm still down!
thinking of getting some disc brakes...trying right now to figure out how to justify them to the wifey...
they're only $29ea end on a one day Christmas sale at Jenson!
and they're 8" rotors...they're still cable but no more rim brakes!
means i have to pick up a set of disc wheelset too, but they have a decent set for like $89.
and i do need a new wheel set...
believe me, my house is in a canyon and there is a creek between our house and the road...
it is always 5-10 degrees cooler at our house than it is in the rest of the town cus of the creek and the deep canyon.
but i'm still down!
thinking of getting some disc brakes...trying right now to figure out how to justify them to the wifey...
they're only $29ea end on a one day Christmas sale at Jenson!
and they're 8" rotors...they're still cable but no more rim brakes!
means i have to pick up a set of disc wheelset too, but they have a decent set for like $89.
and i do need a new wheel set...
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Originally Posted by T-Will
Do they make anti-lock disc brakes for bikes? 
hey gents, i won't be making it tomorrow.
i ended up working today with a freind plastering (made teh cash to order the disc brakes)and i'm whiped!
i also haven't seen the wife much, so i am gonna stay in tomorrow.
have fun!
i'll try to make it again in the future.
i ended up working today with a freind plastering (made teh cash to order the disc brakes
)and i'm whiped!i also haven't seen the wife much, so i am gonna stay in tomorrow.
have fun!
i'll try to make it again in the future.
