Tom Sherman wrote:
>>> Obviously I would assume they could if you clamp down fast enough.
>>> I ask because I bruised some rib bones this week when I stomped
>>> the front brake and *surprise* I found out later my front rim has
>>> a bubble bend in it from (I guess) a pot hole at some recent time.
>>> Made for a ****tion of the rim that just wasn't going to get past
>>> the brake pads, not while I was trying to actually use said
>>> brakes.
>>> It would seem a better setup would be one unaffected by a slightly
>>> bent rim, or so I wonder.
>>> it would have been funny if it hadn't hurt so much at the time
>> Disk brakes have more stopping power and any such 'stomp' can
>> result in a flip, not requiring any irregularities. Due to their
>> design, re***bents are immune from such a flip.
> Re***bents with PROPER weight distribution will skid the front wheel
> instead of sending the rider over the bars. Some early bad designs,
> such as the Hypercycle, would send the rider off the front under
> heavy braking, and had too little weight on the rear wheel for it to
> provide much braking.
I've seen nay re***bents with a small front wheel and cranks and
pedals forward of that wheel. These units will endo easily while the
rider remains firmly in the seat. The advantage is that the rider, if
a bit agile, will land on his feet running. The bike does not fare as
well as it overturns and scraped the road.
> I often wonder if the Hypercycle and its ilk are responsible for
> much of the negative attitudes toward re***bents by certain
> riders. Certainly, if a rider's only experience was the ill
> handling, poor climbing and poor braking Hypercycle, they would not
> look kindly on re***bents as a whole.
Long wheelbase re***bents have a slew of other problems in
maneuverability and climbing rough stuff. Disk brakes are not one of
their problems.
Jobst Brandt
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