Lindsey M
I am looking for a road bike around $1000 or less. I want a lightweight one, preferably carbon fiber and/or aluminum. Disc brakes would be nice, but not required since I know they are rare to find on road bikes. Also, is it much cheaper to buy the parts for my bike and assemble it myself, considering that I would have to buy all of the tools? Any help would be much appreciated.
Answer
Visit the local bike shop, you can find an entry level road bike for less then $1,000. You won't find disk brakes on a road bike they are not needed. Buying parts and puting one together will cost 2 or 3 times as much as the whole bike.
Visit the local bike shop, you can find an entry level road bike for less then $1,000. You won't find disk brakes on a road bike they are not needed. Buying parts and puting one together will cost 2 or 3 times as much as the whole bike.
Hydraulic disc brakes vs V-brakes?
OnThe36th
Am planning to buy a durable mountain bike but will be using it for serious exercise purposes only on paved roads/trails. I am trying to decide between disc brake and V-brake --- hydraulic disc brake because it is said to have more braking power and V-brake because it is quite simple to adjust by myself if needed. Are disc brakes hard to maintain? Do they need frequent service/check from the bike shop? Please advise.
Answer
Depends how often you will go off road and in what conditions. If you are using a mountain bike mainly for road purposes, get the V brakes (then again, you should be getting a road bike).But if you do go off road say every other weekend or more, disc brakes would help you and give you peace of mind depending on what type of riding you do. If you go off road during muddy or wet conditions, go with discs. But if you are riding XC, V- brakes would be fine, discs would just give you peice of mind inthat situation. Discs are not hard to maintain, they just need to be bled every once in a while with a bleed kit, just like cables stretch. I do not think you are to concious about weight, so the main factors would be stopping power and price. In some cases you need more stopping power regardless, in some cases it is nice but you dont need it, so get the cheaper.
So:
Predominantly road-Vs unless discs cheaper
XC- Vs unless discs are cheaper or similarly priced
Agressive XC/ All Mt.- 6 inch discs
Downhill/Freeride- 8 inch discs
Depends how often you will go off road and in what conditions. If you are using a mountain bike mainly for road purposes, get the V brakes (then again, you should be getting a road bike).But if you do go off road say every other weekend or more, disc brakes would help you and give you peace of mind depending on what type of riding you do. If you go off road during muddy or wet conditions, go with discs. But if you are riding XC, V- brakes would be fine, discs would just give you peice of mind inthat situation. Discs are not hard to maintain, they just need to be bled every once in a while with a bleed kit, just like cables stretch. I do not think you are to concious about weight, so the main factors would be stopping power and price. In some cases you need more stopping power regardless, in some cases it is nice but you dont need it, so get the cheaper.
So:
Predominantly road-Vs unless discs cheaper
XC- Vs unless discs are cheaper or similarly priced
Agressive XC/ All Mt.- 6 inch discs
Downhill/Freeride- 8 inch discs
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