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Originally Posted by hmmhmmcamo
I probably have more questions about all the acessories than what bike to get. Once I get the bike sorted out I'll be racking your brains about this stuff.
That bike does look pretty awesome. Thanks for the suggestion. There's a Cannondale dealer close by so I'm going to check them out tonight.
I'm definitely doing this. I'll probably start about 10k away and gradually build up to the full distance.
Re: Disc brakes. Another advantage the guy told me was disc brakes are less maintenance. He mentioned that the wheel needs to be totally true to avoid rubbing the brake pads, where as the disc brakes won't be affected by a wheel that's slightly out. Does that make sense or am I just being upsold?
Thanks for your help guys.
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My take on disc brakes is that they are awesome. On my mountain bike, theyre great Mud doesnt affect them, and they have way more stopping power, but for a commuter I don't think they're necessary. However, I wish I had them on my commuter, because I live on top of a hill and when towing my tank of a kid in his chariot I can't stop. It's 60 plus pounds (chariot and kid combined) I'm towing and going down the hill, I'm in a controlled roll, but if a kid or a dog where to run out in front of me, I wouldn't be able to stop. If im just on my own, i can stop just fine on that hill. So I guess it all depeNds on your application.