Momentum USA Nov/Dec 2011
handmade inside the bike Top Cap Cage Mount half page ad 59 PHOTO BY TEGAN OWENS NOT SPORT NOT SPORT TRANSPORT ANT specializes in fabricating handbuilt bicycles designed for transportation and made to measure for women and men We also offer frame building classes and frame building business training visit antbikemike com for info CYCLE WORKS A R T I S T R Y I N S T E E L S I NCE 1 98 4 www bilenky com Made in U S A Excellent for bikes with no Water Bottle mounts or an extra bottle for long rides Replaces the Top Cap on threadless stems Remove the Top Cap mount with the long end forward install cage go for a ride www kingcage com Its time Custom Bicycles made with love logic and elbow grease in BC Canada www timetogetnaked com Disc Brakes WRITER ROB WYNEN I have been using disc brakes on a daily basis for about eight years For those unfamiliar with disc brakes a product that comes from the automotive industry the system combines a disc attached to the hub of the front and rear wheel and a caliper which applies pressure to the disc via traditional brake levers Instead of brake pads squeezing the rim of the wheel the brake pads squeeze the disc thereby slowing down the wheel since the disc is fastened to the wheel e advantages of a disc brake system over the traditional brake pads on the rim system are signi cant Because the rim is no longer needed as a braking surface water and road grime on the rim is no longer an issue and neither is rim wear and tear I have been riding on the same wheels for over eight years with the traditional brake system I would have to change my wheels every year Braking power is also considerably improved with the disc system and you can often say goodbye to the brake squealing and pad adjustments the pads on rims system su ers from I nd that disc brakes are relatively maintenancefree pads need to be changed once a season for daily cyclists at a cost of about 40 per wheel which is comparable with traditional brakes One choice you will need to make is whether to go with a steel cable or hydraulic cable system My recommendation is to go with the hydraulic system it costs slightly more but there is no cable stretching or cable friction in the housing of the brake cables Hydraulic systems also have a much nicer feel and are pretty much maintenance free In my opinion disc brakes are here to stay and before long you will start to see them on not only mountain and hybrid bikes but on road and city bikes as well Rob Wynen cycles rain or shine He is the current chair of the Vancouver Bicycle Advisory Committee in Vancouver BC and is running in the next municipal election as a School Board Trustee with Vision Vancouver MOMENTUMPLANET COM 59 NOV DEC 11
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