One Response to “Disc or Rim Brakes”

1. 1 gwadzilla  on May 17th, 2006 at 10:08 pm

   was it the sam cunningham roller cam?
   that could lock up the rear wheel
   but not a very effective brake

   and yes
   the dark days of the U-brake
   there are some serious mud races and rides that stand strong in my memory
   it was like a shelf
   a shelf that could hold ten pounds of mud before it locks up the rear wheel

   bianchi warrantied my frame that was many years old
   sent them a many page letter expressing how this frame did not met the bianchi objectives (as stated in a catalog) it was a few points of the failure of the u-brake

   the said send us the frame

   the story continued
   they sent me a sweet bianchi frame where there was an issue with the threads on the bottom bracket
   while riding that bike they sent another warranty frame with headset, bottom bracket, and front derailer
   which I rode hard
   broke the frame and then had warrantied

   as a clydesdale I have broken a number of frames

   including my surly karate monkey
   which is now a beautiful brown
   after an effortless warranty

   I love a company that will stand behind its product

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