now i'm a fully signed up hydraulic user but why do we mtbers subcribe to using something that, after one crash could mean no brakes and an end of the ride.
i've recently got myself a cheapo battereed cable disc for a jump/street/play/commute bike even tho i figured it would likely be crap but bearing in mind its application i figured cheap would be good rather than performance. now this brake caliper is second hand, has seen some neglect and is generally a bit shabby but was dirt cheap.
however now its bedded in it atually works really bloody well. better in fact than much much more expensive hydraulics i've ridden in hte past.
so why do we go for oil filled tubes with their bleeding hastles, intricate parts and boiling oil?? is it in search of the ultimate pimp? is it marketing? weight?(can you get a light weight cable disk setup?)
i`m sure someone in the STW massif can enlighten me.
cheers,
(a very suprised) mark
