So here's my thinking:
I have disc brakes on various bikes now including a chameleon SS and a freeride type bike and I love them. But here in colorado it is dry most of the time. My current XC SS is vbrake equipped, and mostly I am happy but on long steep descents I wish I had disc of course.
I have a inbred 29er on the way and have some hayes I could throw on it but;
Seems like discs are less of an advantage on 29ers since the lever arm of the wheel has increased. I've always had a heck of a time keeping 8" rotors true and there is a significant weight penalty.
Also it seems like v's might work better since the rim is moving slower on a 29er compared to a 26 at the same speed.
So am I missing something? I know most of you guys run discs but for a XC 29er in dry climate it doesn't seem necessary.
I have disc brakes on various bikes now including a chameleon SS and a freeride type bike and I love them. But here in colorado it is dry most of the time. My current XC SS is vbrake equipped, and mostly I am happy but on long steep descents I wish I had disc of course.
I have a inbred 29er on the way and have some hayes I could throw on it but;
Seems like discs are less of an advantage on 29ers since the lever arm of the wheel has increased. I've always had a heck of a time keeping 8" rotors true and there is a significant weight penalty.
Also it seems like v's might work better since the rim is moving slower on a 29er compared to a 26 at the same speed.
So am I missing something? I know most of you guys run discs but for a XC 29er in dry climate it doesn't seem necessary.