Showing posts with label table. Show all posts
Showing posts with label table. Show all posts

Saturday, December 5, 2015

Brake types for bikes

Brake Types for Bikes list

brake typeexampletake noteretrofit needs
rim
Caliper (most modern ?)
V-brake (wire across top)
Cantilever (old ?)
weak in wet
disc
strong in wet
hydraulic (future standard ?) or mechanical (cheaper)

hub adapter ? (remove spokes ? new wheel ?)
fork adapter (fork adapter or new fork with disc fixings ?)
drum/roller/hubroller is shimano versionniche. needs special hub ?

heats too easy ?
good in wet ?
need hub on new wheel or remove spokes ?
need compatible fork ?
update : none yet

bike caliper brakes
Caliper bike brakes
Above is a table I am using to make sense of brake types for bikes. It could be incorrect. Currently I have 'caliper' rim brakes but thinking of switching the front to either a disc brake or hub brake for more safety. The front brakes seem the most important as I use them about 95% of the time.

Reason for table :
Trying to gather my thoughts as hard to find choices in quick view method. My understanding is 2/10. Will update table when more is known. 

My current brakes : Caliper rim brakes
Thinking of : replacing front with hub or disc.
Brake lever type on my bike : flatbar (MTB brake levers)

Reason for changing :
Rim brakes lose a lot of power in the wet. Disc and roller brakes are not affected by wet. For commuters I think at least the front brakes should be disc (or less likely ... roller).