Would you buy a frame/bike with post mount brakes?

[Hilltopperny]

I have used both flat and post mount brake set ups and I could not tell any difference in the braking. I would not hesitate to pick up another post mount bike as long as the intent was to keep and ride it.

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[pdmtong]

if you were to wait another 18-24 months and ask the same question, the answer you will get is flat and TA.

we are only talking about post and QR because the shift is still happening.

rim will be around for quite awhile because it's traditional, simple and light.

[mattsurf]

The M9000 XTR Post mount Calipers on my Gravel bike are lighter and better than the BR8070 flat mount calipers on my road bike

[thermalattorney]

Originally Posted by mattsurf

The M9000 XTR Post mount Calipers on my Gravel bike are lighter and better than the BR8070 flat mount calipers on my road bike

+1 My experience with R785 vs R8070 calipers was similar. The post mount ones had larger pads and worked slightly better.

I wouldn't hesitate to buy a post mount frame. You'll have access to compatible brakes for years to come from either Shimano or SRAM. Heck the one thing that AXS didn't break compatibility with was their calipers.

[GPrince]

I'm riding thermalattorney's R785 right now. Work just fine.

And for me..price was a strong factor. I picked up a QR disc Seven Evergreen SL with nice wheels and an Enve CX fork for $1k. Can always convert the fork later.

[KVN]

There’s a lot of compromises that are made on flat mount steel frames and forks. I think i’d actually spec post mount if I was ordering custom steel. Less of an issue with carbon.

[ColnagoC59]

does post mount work any less well? if not why should i care? just asking.
thinking this is mostly aesthetics for road bike applications

[unterhausen]

Originally Posted by ColnagoC59

does post mount work any less well? if not why should i care? just asking.
thinking this is mostly aesthetics for road bike applications

I think people are worried about future availability of calipers for road post mount applications. I think the steel flat mount rear dropouts available to me are ugly, but I'm getting used to them. For whatever reason, there is very little flat mount support for builders making steel forks, which IMHO is much better than post mount in that application.

[shoota]

I've ridden a front and back QR, post-mount cyclocross bike for thousands of miles on some gnarly gravel. I can't believe I haven't died yet

[tylercheung]

I have an IS tab (even older standard) on my steel frame which kinda solves the "post mount threading" thing - a post mount adapter gets thru bolted through it.

[unterhausen]

someone sells a post mount to flat mount adapter. Doesn't work with all post mount setups, I'm sure.

[jonjones13]

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