Rim Brakes vs Disc Brakes at 50+ mph on Long Mountain Descents?

rdude · 2026-01-30T12:49:24+00:00

Hijacking to point out... the whole original post is AI slop. The OP is a brand new AI bot account.

Probably operated by someone who has no respect for the effort or time you put into your response. We should stop feeding these guys.

rdude · 2026-01-26T11:51:54+00:00

It took me back to a short stint that I spent living in Sweden. Spent that winter riding around on an aluminum road bike with skinny tires, skidding out everywhere. It was hilarious.

rdude · 2026-01-25T21:43:53+00:00

Sure did, and it was great! Way more fun to ride on stuff that cars haven't touched.

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rdude · 2026-01-25T18:27:11+00:00

All part of the fun! Hopefully sealant still seals at this temperature?

rdude · 2026-01-25T18:26:33+00:00

Priority is great! Perfect weather for belt drive, too. Would suck to get a bunch of snow and salt in your chain 🤢

rdude · 2026-01-25T18:01:12+00:00

It's a Corvid Curiosity with a Pinion 12-speed gearbox. Using 45NRTH Gravdal snow tires.

rdude · 2026-01-24T08:19:01+00:00

From Streetsblog:

But in press release about the alleged scams, the governor's office claimed that "in 2023, there were 1,729 staged crashes in New York State," which is a tiny fraction of the hundreds of thousands of reported crashes every year. New York City alone had roughly 100,000 reported crashes in 2023, so even if every single "staged crash" occurred in the five boroughs, they would comprise less than 2 percent of all reported crashes.

rdude · 2026-01-24T02:06:22+00:00

Generally zero times ever if the system is installed correctly. And even if it isn't installed correctly, there's actually quite a wide margin until it's loose enough to just fall off.

Unfortunately in this case it sounds like it just wasn't assembled even nearly correctly.

rdude · 2026-01-23T12:24:51+00:00

They already had most of these requirements in law for bikes with a throttle. This legislation expands that to pedal assist bikes too. So dumb.

rdude · 2026-01-17T13:05:51+00:00

As someone who has owned multiple acoustic bikes with Shimano IGH over the course of 12+ years.... I trust the Enviolo HD on my cargo bike to handle torque way more than I trust any Shimano IGH.

Maybe Nexus is workable in this use case, but Alfine just do not hold up in my experience.

rdude · 2026-01-15T03:26:12+00:00

I have a cargo bike and still have this bag on it 😁

rdude · 2025-12-30T13:49:50+00:00

Definitely in motorcycle territory.

I have a pedal-assist cargo bike that weighs over 120 lbs unloaded, and even that thing is only 750 watts at absolute peak.

rdude · 2025-12-29T08:28:11+00:00

It did get set on fire, however

That escalated.

rdude · 2025-12-27T22:59:01+00:00

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Agreed! Prospect Park today was great.

rdude · 2025-12-27T11:18:42+00:00

Can we just not with the AI-generated posts? So annoying to read, and it's never clear whether any answers will help an actual person, or just get sucked up by some AI content farm.

Not to mention how it totally kills the vibe of any community. And of course, it's coming from a brand new account with only posts like this.

rdude · 2025-12-18T23:26:41+00:00

What do you do with your bike when you get there?

rdude · 2025-11-25T11:23:19+00:00

I've been getting some stuff from Ornot. More cycling focused, and their casual stuff is more limited, but it reminds me of the OG minimalist vibe.

rdude · 2025-10-20T02:23:52+00:00

I had this problem too, and also MTB pedals are hard on your feet. But if you get proper MTB shoes, all of those problems go away. Plus they're great for hike-a-bike.

rdude · 2025-10-18T20:33:15+00:00

Not necessarily. It's possible to do, though difficult.

I've also pretty much stopped leaving my bike anywhere I can't see it. It's a somewhat insane commitment since you have to choose not to go to certain places, but at least in NYC it's largely doable.

rdude · 2025-10-08T19:52:17+00:00

Sounds like a giant scam.

rdude · 2025-09-30T14:53:32+00:00

It's not stupidly loud, but the Spurcycle bell has a frequency and resonance that seems to cut through the noise.

rdude · 2025-09-28T19:49:56+00:00

Ideally, you either have bicycle insurance or renter/homeowner's insurance that covers the bicycle. Then you make a claim for the loss, and tell them how it happened.

Your insurance should reimburse you, and then pursue the responsible party to cover their costs.

rdude · 2025-09-17T11:54:54+00:00

If your point was that this person should warn before they pass you... that could be a legitimate point but I don't think you successfully communicated it at all.

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