Timeline for Why don't road bikes use v-brakes?
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| Oct 31, 2011 at 13:48 | comment | added | heltonbiker | Also, dual pivot don't create fork- and frame-flex while braking, as V-Brakes do (remember Brake Booster?) | |
| Jul 4, 2011 at 5:00 | comment | added | zenbike | I'm certain that weight and aerodynamics do play a part in the commercial calculation made when a frame is built. And there are some cyclocross and touring, and tandem machines that have started incorporating disc brakes. I haven't seen any that use V-brakes. But if they did, it would not be good design. | |
| Jun 12, 2011 at 20:03 | history | answered | M. Werner | CC BY-SA 3.0 |