FYI people will buy old BQs on eBay for $4-5 per issue.
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Freaking strong with those little wheels.
What’s on there right now? Have you thought about detuning them with a V-brake road lever and standard road-pull disc brakes?
They’re BB7s paired to SRAM S500 levers. That’s actually my fav combination for non-brifter setup. Adrian’s a very skilled rider, so I have no doubts about her ability to modulate under different conditions. I wonder if they’re stronger than I’ve noticed in the past because of the small wheels, cause they’re fairly new, and because of all the sand/grit. Probably all three.
All this talk of shuttered bicycle magazines reminded me of this monstrosity that lives at my shop now.
We had a shitty Dutch baekfiets out front for like a millions years, finally sold it and then the owner brought this thing up from his house. It’s so frustrating.
BANNED
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brifter!
Has “brifteur” entered the hipster MAMIL lexicon yet?
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YEAH USE SHAKES INSTEAD LOL.
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Are smaller where’s really the factor? Rotor is spinning faster for a given ground speed but I’m not sure how that affects initial bite and modulation.
I bet the shorter front-center + fat grippy tires is also a factor.
Maybe go down to 140mm rotors?
I forgot about shakes! How could i?!
I think it’s because they grab more rotor sooner since the wheels are spinning faster given the same speed. I need some Capreo rotors. Gimme like a 100mm rotor.
what no it’s about leverage dudes
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ITS A BETTER TERM THAN BRIFTER SHARTMO. WE LIKE TO HAVE FUN HERE.
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Absolutely.
The ratio of braking surface diameter to rolling diameter of the tire is a major factor when calculating the mechanical advantage of yer brakes.
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shaques
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I think it’s the lever arm ratio between the brake disc and the tire. You have a set amount of braking torque that either gets applied to a big wheel or a small wheel, but the lever arm on a small wheel is 1/2 the size or whatever.
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you don’t have to be crazy to post here.
but it helps
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