I remember in the late 90's the big brake innovation was going from caliper brakes to cantlilevered and then to the "V" style (copyright Shimano) brakes. The braking force was so much better and you didn't suffer from brake fade (as much) as calipers. I remember how awesome it was when I switched out to the V's that I could literally lock up my wheels using a pinkey finger. At the time, the only other brakes that did that were those yellow Magura hydraulic rim brakes which were prohibitively expensive and pretty damn heavy.
Seems nowadays the big thing is definitely disc brakes. I'm curious, what makes them better? I know they are closer to the center of the wheel so less crap gets on them, but they are also heavier, correct?
I guess I'm wondering except for maybe downhill rider applications where you are on the brakes a lot, the V-brakes seemed to work incredibly well for me, even in the mud / rain / sleet. And they are very light. What am I missing :dunce:
Seems nowadays the big thing is definitely disc brakes. I'm curious, what makes them better? I know they are closer to the center of the wheel so less crap gets on them, but they are also heavier, correct?
I guess I'm wondering except for maybe downhill rider applications where you are on the brakes a lot, the V-brakes seemed to work incredibly well for me, even in the mud / rain / sleet. And they are very light. What am I missing :dunce: