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Expirence riding disks on group ride

April 24, 2015, 12:16 p.m.
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Joined: Nov. 22, 2002

Looking at getting a new road bike. Many of the higher end endurance bikes come with disk. Knowing the stopping power from mountain biking I have concerns with using them on a group ride. Anyone have experience here?

April 30, 2015, 9:26 a.m.
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Joined: Sept. 11, 2003

I haven't used road disk brakes, but I would assume that any decent road disk brake would have to have good modulation. There are lots of times on a road bike when you want to adjust you speed very slightly or gradually while in control (for example going into a corner at speed or down a steep hill or riding in a pack). Any product that can't modulate your braking to this degree is probably not worth installing on a serious road bike.

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