In the first part of our mountain bike brake review, we gave a short summary about disc brake systems for mountain bikes. Disc brakes have their pros and cons. Disc brakes are not the most popular kind of brakes used in mountain bikes. One of the main reasons is because of their high price. On the other hand, when coming to rent a bike on your next vacation at Morzine, you might want to think about renting a bike with a braking system that you don’t have on your own bike. This can be a chance to experience another kind of riding (and braking).

This Blog will give a short summary on rim brakes. Most non professional bikers have rim brakes on their bikes. The tradeoff between rim brakes to disc brakes is between braking efficiency and light weight. Disc brakes are much more efficient brakes, yet rum brakes are much lighter.

Throughout the years, rim brakes have developed into many sub designs of braking systems such as V-brakes or U-brakes. The idea behind rim brakes is that, when squeezing the braking leaver on the handlebar, friction is made by pads (usually made of rubber or leather) onto the rim of the bike’s wheel and thus causing the bike to stop.

As said before, the main advantages of rim brakes are their low costs, light weight, simple maintenance and yet high power. Some of the main disadvantages using rim brakes are that they are prone to weather and track conditions much more than disc brakes. Rim brakes can get clogged up with mud or snow or can get lubricated by too much water. If you use rim brakes on your bike, you should get them checked every once in a while to make sure they are not worn down.

In conclusion, if you are about to purchase a mountain bike and are not yet professional, I would advise you to purchase rim brakes. On the other hand, for your next biking vacation in Morzine I would recommend trying something new and trying out a disc bake bike.

To get more info about bike vacations in Morzine

Share on Facebook

If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!