| Re: Road bike with discs and fender mounts?
On Feb 2, 4:48 am, "Gooserider" <Gooseri...@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
> "Tom Keats" <tkeats2...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> news:lp7vpe.pbd.ln@bud.garden.local...
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> > In article <45c318ef$0$16712$4c368...@roadrunner.com>,
> > "Gooserider" <Gooseri...@mouse-potato.com> writes:
> >> Even though I'm happy with the performance of my Ultegra calipers with
> >> salmon Kool Stops, I've been thinking about buying a rain bike with
> >> discs.
> >> What are my choices?
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> > Split the difference, and obtain thee an older,
> > rigid-forked MTB with old fashioned cantilever
> > brakes for a "rain bike". And those old fashioned
> > centre-pull cantilevers are a lot easier to fit
> > fenders around, than V-brakes.
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> > Kool Stop salmons (or something like them) are
> > available for those ancient relics, too.
> > Even non-threaded-post pads.
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> > But I still like the gummy cheap-o $2 black rubber pads.
> > They wear fast, but there's a point where they're
> > oh so lovely when first worn-in.
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> > After that point, they suck. Then ya spend another $2.
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> Thanks, Tom. I would rather go with a 700c wheeled bike, so I would be
> looking at touring or cyclocross bikes. My commute is pretty long and I
> don't want to do it with a flat bar, and I don't want to muck around with
> trying to get an MTB to fit me properly with a drop bar. The reason I like
> the Kool Stops is because of their performance, but especially because of
> their lack of mess. I had to spend 20 minutes cleaning black grit off my
> rins and tires when I rode the stock pads in the rain. No thanks on that.
> :-)
I think Surley has a model that is 700c and discs...
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