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thinking brake economics.
would using legs to brake non-skidding, coupled with using the front brake only for the times when i *would *need to skid, make for the longest life of all parts? as far as i can tell:
brakeless (yearly): ~6 tires (i ride brakeless from time to time, this is my figure) = £120
front brake + legs:~2 tires (again ^ but with a brake..) + 6xpads + 1rim + wheelbuild = £124
so about the same really. will a front rim under heavy braking (i'm a courier...) last more than a year? will there be any additional wear on the chain and chainrings from using my legs a lot? so many variables...
i gather mdcc_tester is good at these kind of questions? ;)