advice on road bikes (bicycles)

[graham.hobart (Graham stevens)]

[N1 (Mirko)]

Originally Posted by dannat

Avid is Sh&^%, mechanical even worse - good shimano hydraulic with mineral oil will be no problem, at mt macedon our dirt roads get to 20%, stopping is no problem with a hydra brake -my heavy friend has a giant defy with 140mm discs -he is quicker than me & can hit 80km/hr downhill -the brakes pull him up fine

Agree BB7s are complete rubbish. And the price is just diabolical. Plus I only have them on my bike so can't really comment.
So the rotor absorbs more energy if the brake uses fluid not cables? Hmmm learn something every day

[N1 (Mirko)]

Originally Posted by dannat

graham one of the best things you can do is visit a bike forum like rotorburn & ask which bike shop in hobart provides the best service..local knowledge of this thing goes a long way

+1!

[Kunama]

I run the Avid BB7s mechanicals on one MTB and the Shimano M575 Hydraulics on the Marin NailTrail, both seem to stop me very well.

I run a 180mm rotor on the front and a 160mm on the rear. Don't really fancy going for 140mm rotors ( as in telescopes .... Aperture rulz !! )

[MattT]

Get an older Italian machine when they were still made in Italy....Willer from around 2003 with Italian components...Campy of course....what else is there???? Saddles...Rolls....another Italian component

Best bike shop in Tassie is Kevin Mcbains in Launceston, if it is still there, been 30 years since I lived down that way.

[graham.hobart (Graham stevens)]

There is a Mcbain's in Hobart - I wonder if it is related?