RIM Brakes and the future

IF somone developed a hydraulic set of rim calipers or a simple conversion.......(yes I know there have been before discs).....discuss...

I agree, for me the hydraulic bit is more important than the disc part, I always replace cable rim brakes with Maguras but integrated road shifters are too expensive for such a niche market.
You could get the Sram hydraulic road rim brakes those are the most modern version.

I agree, for me the hydraulic bit is more important than the disc part

Funny, for me it’s exactly the other way around. If I were to ever go disc, it would be mechanical.

Just seen the SRAM ones. Was more thinking of something that can go on the end of Shimano shifter hoses. There are a lot of Ti and expensive steel rim frames out there that owners never envisage replacing. Now it's Campag (my choice) or lower groups only. Still waiting to see what Cues road shifters will look like.

Bring back the days of incredibly powerful hydro rim brakes that often crushed the rim - I miss that era!

Nothing will surpass a cable pulling a set of calipers together. Simple and easy to maintain

The purity of this.

Although there's something pretty cool about hydro rim brakes... Would be cool with through-axles, too - although that would require a special frameset and hubs, which will never happen...

While we're at it, make the brakes direct mount

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Why? Cable is enough. Enjoy it while it lasts

rim brakes have no business of being on a bicycle

Was about to post an Abe Simpson "man shakes fist at cloud" whinge about rim brake groupsets dwindling. But there's new 12-sp Ultegra Di2 new for £1300 out there and Campagnolo Record/Super Record mech too, as well as Centaur/105 at more palatable prices, which means means there's a future, just not as much choice.

Doesn't help that I'm tight and will stick to ebay/forums and keeping old stuff going! Seems to have been a wild trend for some people to upgrade to new model regardless of old kit's condition (SL7 to SL8 type-chat on Weight Weenies for example) which suits me fine

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Cav had a great tantrum after trying those sram rim brakes. I think he used them only once.

disc brakes have no business of being on a bicycle

They’re pedal bikes, not motor bikes.

Also, rim brakes are disc brakes

Never respond to @amey where these things are concerned

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Jesus will be my brake.

Someone has already plugged SRAM hydro rim brakes into Shimano shifters: https://www.bikeradar.com/news/sram-di2-levers-hack/

I haven't heard a sniff about Cues drop bar kit.

Huh?

I have hydro rim brakes on my TT bike and had them years ago on my trials bike and they're shit.

Hydro disc brakes are the only brakes I will pay money for. Haven't we done this shit already in 20 other disc brake threads?

sram brakes

aren't brakes.

SRAM brakes are the only brakes that will make you travel faster when activated. That's why they were so popular in the DH scene.

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