| | | | | Disc (-brake) Fever, Part 1
Issue No. 611 - 02/20/2014 ISSN 1536-4143  
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The TT Must Go On!
Quick Note: Just to let you know that I’ll be out of pocket Friday and most of the weekend as my wife and I are heading out of town to celebrate our anniversary. If you need to contact me for anything, I’ll get back in touch no later than Monday. – John
First off, thanks for the well-wishes from a few readers re: Atlanta’s ice storm last week. Several hundred thousand folks lost power during the storm, but RBR HQ (my home office) was, thankfully, spared.
Despite the storm, and continuing frigid weather into last weekend, the annual Tundra Time Trial scheduled for this past Saturday went off without a hitch. I ride it every year as a benchmark with my riding buddies, just to gauge where we are in relation to last year at this time.
Like most of you, based on a recent reader poll we did asking if you ever ride a TT, I’m in the group of those who seldom do. It’s just not my preferred type of riding. But I mention the Tundra because it holds a few brief tips worth sharing that can be applied not just to time trials:
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| | | Jim's Tech Talk Mechanical & Product Advice |  | | Jim Langley | | Disc (-brake) Fever, Part 1
No, not disco fever, as in John Travolta and Saturday Night Fever, but disc fever, as in disc-brake fever, the new craze for road bicycles. And for roadies wanting the latest in brake technology, or doing gravel rides, loaded touring and cyclocross. Let’s look at some pros and cons of these hip new stoppers and I’ll give you my take on them at the end.
We’ll start out today with the pros, and finish up next week with the cons and my concluding thoughts.
So that we’re on the same page, disc brakes differ from rim brakes in two major ways. The brake calipers mount low and on the side of the fork and frame on dedicated mounts, and instead of gripping the wheel rims when you squeeze the brake levers, the calipers squeeze discs that are attached to the wheel hubs. The discs are also called “rotors,” so don’t be confused if you hear that.
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