OK cable actuated disk brakes are great in the right circumstance with the right setup. I still have a set of old Avid cable brakes on my rigid bike. The key is getting a brake pad that is really bitey and the lever has to have a ton of leverage. What I like about the Avid's is they are very tunable. Each pad has independent adjustment and the cable has adjustment on both ends of the cable, at the lever and at the caliper.
Are they as good as hydro? Nope. Do they work well enough in the right circumstances? Yep.
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:34 a.m. - Allen Lloyd
OK cable actuated disk brakes are great in the right circumstance with the right setup. I still have a set of old Avid cable brakes on my rigid bike. The key is getting a brake pad that is really bitey and the lever has to have a ton of leverage. What I like about the Avid's is they are very tunable. Each pad has independent adjustment and the cable has adjustment on both ends of the cable, at the lever and at the caliper. Are they as good as hydro? Nope. Do they work well enough in the right circumstances? Yep.