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I like rim brakes but I also like steel frames, curved forks, leather saddles, friction shifting, mudguards, old cars and the Blues. That's the short list.
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Soul brother.
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The choice between rim and disc brakes isn't as simple choosing between calipers. Rim brakes and disc brakes exist in separate eco-systems, and each require its own different frames, forks, wheels (and usually brifters). If any one of these becomes unavailable in one of the eco-systems, the entire eco-system becomes unviable. |
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As someone who's getting a custom rim brake frame made, this thread is making me nervous.
I'm just banking on the fact that, as others have said, there will be enough demand for rim brake parts for at least a cottage industry to remain. What I'm curious about is whether or not the next generation of group sets will still come with a rim brake variant. Would hate for whatever groupset I select for this bike to be the "best" and final groupset it ever sees. |
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It's weird seeing a sub-$1000 bike with hydraulic brakes. |
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As an exclusive rim brake user, I'm not too worried. I had a hydro disk SSCX rig, but got rid of it, as I thought the setup was too fiddly for my taste. The fact is you can get new Shimano 8 speed downtube new in 2021. Talk about absolute tech. Yes, I'm sure in ten or fifteen years time, we may not be able to find all new mech rim brake groups from all three major groupset manufacturers at low, mid, and high pricepoints, but I have no doubt that the important consumables will still be available new. You'll certainly have no trouble finding what you need on the used market for decades to come (just look at the price 10 speed Campy still fetches here and on ebay).
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Suntour parts are always in stock, at the secret warehouse. |
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As a campy user I feel fairly confident that spares will be around for a long time. However if there comes a day that I have to go to hydros then I will and I will still love riding even though I will complain about the change.
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Really appreciate it! |
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Watershed for Rim Brakes
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Keep in mind, to support a rim brake groupset, the groupset OEMs need to have:
The watershed mark for rim brake bikes will be decided by Shimano. Since Shimano is the OEM group supplier for 90% of road bikes (my guess-timate). The day Shimano sees that there is no future in rim brakes and no longer offer rim brake groups, then rim brake bikes will have gone the way of the DoDo bird. You can kind of see this in the SRAM line. In years, they have not released improved caliper brakes for years (i.e., for Red Aerolink or Force). They also no longer actively market rim brake Red or Force. |
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My grand daughters both have Cleary bikes, a 26inch and 24inch and both with hydro disc brakes.
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