Originally Posted by
b00gers
If youre doing riding on beaches (sidewalks?) and gentle trails...youre probably better off keep the rim brakes. They will bite harder than entry disc brakes. You want to swap over to disc when you ride in wet conditions or extreme downhill.
gotcha
i don't ride beaches that often . . .when i say beach i mean like dunes / actual waterside sand. one of our reg yearly trips is to a park where its all compacted trails through dunes and along the waters edge. no sidewalks
i was thinking swapping over to disc for when i ride in the upper peninsula, some of that can get hairy. but if you don't think it's worth it maybe i wont