Originally Posted by
Roxtar
Current brakes suck?!
You're obviously a lot younger than many of us.
You didn't ride mountain bikes with canti-brakes.
After living with cantis, we fell in love with vee-brakes.
After living with vees, we loved cable discs.
After living with cable discs, we loved the first gen hydro discs.
After living with the first gen hydro discs, we loved the better, 2nd gen, hydro discs.
And now?...
Current disc brakes are amazing. Take XTs, for instance; reliable, cheap, blind monkey easy to bleed, and will stop a train.
You have no idea how good you have it.