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Old 25-05-2015, 06:46 PM   #1757
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Default Re: New to cycling

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Originally Posted by SgtBourne View Post
You're lucky it didn't happen on a fast descent!!!

I'm still not sold on the disc brake thing..

Sure, for a commuter, 100%, cos there is nothing worse than it raining heavily, and you go to grab the brakes and just keep on going...

Does mean you'll need new wheels, or just have the 1 set, but that's just first world problems at its finest I guess.
Well if you are a fast descender like I am you will be happier knowing you have killer brakes to pull u up. I like to go full pelt down hills myself and just find the rim brakes dont allow me to hit the later braking markers like I want.
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