Kinesis Crosslight Pro 6

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  • ilovedirt
    ilovedirt Posts: 5,798
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    MajorMantra wrote:
    If that were true then 100% of decent mtbs wouldn't have hydro brakes. Good ones don't feel numb, they work bloody well.

    I get your point but on these issues we differ. You like new stuff, I like stuff that doesn't let me down. If my cable frays and fails, I fit another cable... if my brake line fails, then I have to go through all sorts of troubles... I am quite handy and a couple of years ago I built a stainless brake line for a Dodge Charger in the absence of the original spare, but I am still unsure whether I want that kind of trouble on a bicycle.
    MTBikers are people who are hardly ever more than 15 miles away from their car and those who use the bike for off road touring normally go back one generation or two in terms of components.
    I still remember my jaw dropping when I was quoted 150 pounds to fix my Fox Fork, which was ever so slightly scored and lose gas... it's all nice stuff, but it's stuff I gladly do without. Electronics, hydraulics, gas tight shocks... I really don't need that stuff for the kind of riding I do
    I've frayed a brake hose once, and that was because it was rubbing on my full sus frame. You would never have that issue on a roadie unless you had routed them in some insane way, there's just not enough vibration. They require less maintenance, they have a better feel than cable discs (cable discs feel really numb, horrible things in my experience). You'll have trouble boiling the fluid too, I've never managed it. You'll burn your rotors out first - which you can do with cable discs, so it makes no difference. If my shimano hydro discs have lasted a year+ on my mountain bike, especially with the way I ride, you'll have no issue on a road bike.
    Production Privee Shan

    B'Twin Triban 5
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    xdoc wrote:
    ¨Rear mudguard seems a little short¨

    Yes I cut my rear guards short, means I have 1 less set of stays and gives a more sporty look, still keeps the muck of the bike and myself. I only ever ride solo so dont have to worry about muck being thrown up on a rider following me.

    Did you just use a hacksaw? Need to do same to my front one, due to overlap.
  • earthvspace4XTuUWcX
    earthvspace4XTuUWcX Posts: 322
    @ Garry H
    I used a pair of tin snips so I could cut a curve, but a junior hacksaw would probably work as well.
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    like the green...
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    xdoc wrote:
    @ Garry H
    I used a pair of tin snips so I could cut a curve, but a junior hacksaw would probably work as well.
    Cheers. Didn't think of that.

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