Today's Bike Ride

[Hanneke]

I tried mechanical discs on a cross bike and came to the conclusion that my Shimano cross specific canti's are better... Can't afford the hope converter, they are like gold dust anyway, or were last season... and retailed at about £300 :w00t:

[dominion]

Dom, are you a moderator, please? I've double posted the above thread and I'm struggling to delete this second copy. What's the technique, please?

Definately not a moderator! Click on 'Edit Post', click on delete.

[dominion]

I tried mechanical discs on a cross bike and came to the conclusion that my Shimano cross specific canti's are better... Can't afford the hope converter, they are like gold dust anyway, or were last season... and retailed at about £300 :w00t:

Only £225...

[dominion]

Done that several times; to no avail!!!

You could just edit it to say something else? Although after our ramblings we're a few pages further on now!

[wheezing donkey]

I tried mechanical discs on a cross bike and came to the conclusion that my Shimano cross specific canti's are better... Can't afford the hope converter, they are like gold dust anyway, or were last season... and retailed at about £300 :w00t:

Han, Were they Shimano or Avid? A mate has Avid BB7's on both a touring bike and an ATB, he loves them. Better than the BB5's on his short-lived Boardman 'crosser! Had a nasty experience on the 'crosser 15 months ago; the rims picked up moist snow then iced up, hence looking to get away from rim brakes for off-road and winter!

[Hanneke]

Not quite as muddy as Daz... but another great photo by our very own muddy sports photographer Dominion

[Hanneke]

It was a boardman with BB5's, no braking power whatsoever :w00t: at least with the canti's you know where you stand and they WILL stop you, on the whole...

Han, Were they Shimano or Avid? A mate has Avid BB7's on both a touring bike and an ATB, he loves them. Better than the BB5's on his short-lived Boardman 'crosser! Had a nasty experience on the 'crosser 15 months ago; the rims picked up moist snow then iced up, hence looking to get away from rim brakes for off-road and winter!

[wheezing donkey]

Definately not a moderator! Click on 'Edit Post', click on delete.

Finally cracked it! Click 'Edit Post', click 'Delete', Shade-in 'Delete Message' button ( LHS ), Click 'Delete Post' ( bottom RHS ):thumbup:

[stevefoster]

Steve, definitely cable operated Avids, just look at the closing sequence close up of the front hub.

Seen, i can spot the cable now i have me readers on:wink:

[Great Uncle Bulgaria]

AAAAhhG this is so frustrating - I can't see the pictures!!!!
No idea what the techno reaon is but posters who put thumbs on I can open up the file but otherwise its just the wretched red 'x' in a box. No idea what the mud looked like or those pesky brakes - quite spoiling my monday morning!!