Disc brakes are dead

Never thought I'd need to post here, but here we are.

Bought some SRAM Apex post-mount calipers for my flat-mount Diverge running Rival. I knew what I was doing - the callipers were a bargain and I wanted to swap out the Hope RX4 callipers for a future project. Got. Straight forward job in principle, but ran into hurdles every step of the way.

First, I had to cut the hoses as they were using Hope fixtures. The rear was excessively long and wasn't routed properly either, so this was a good opportunity to fix that.

Then I got some olive and barbs from my LBSs and they turned out to be the wrong type and didn't fit, even though the kit they had suggested they were the right size. Got that solved.

Third problem, the front hose is now a tad too short to reach the calliper as it's on the flat-to-post-mount bracket! A headache indeed but I had some hose spare.

When I came to fitting the new hose, turns out the road levers use those banjos and not the nuts you get on modern SRAM brake callipers or MTB levers

So I decided to do the rear only for now and yet another problem - the nuts that were given with the olive and barb were again, the wrong diameter!

I've officially given up and am just going to pay an LBS. Unless anyone here from East London is excited with jobs like this?

again, wrong thread 😂 you want this: https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/182184/?offset=8700#comment17241724

Not very helpful, but I think only Shimano cross MTB and road disc. I don’t believe SRAM do.

Not sure how it relates to Amey’s build thread though.

LOL. You can see what stress these brakes have caused me. At least the threads were remotely close this time!

Is this spam? Are there any rim brake bikes in this thread anymore?

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nah, other than the fixie no more rim brakes, even my brompton has discs

Perfect opportunity to buy some artisanal brakes to build a bike around?

haha, those days are behind me, into bikes but riding not buying

What about this new Ritchey frame/bike with RIM BREAKS???

Just read an article about Pogacer and how the pressure to switch to discs was so high, given the market doesn't really make rim breaks anymore.

I still have rim breaks on my Brompton and TT and cross levers on my former single speed, and they honestly feel so crap in comparison now.

3 times 'breaks' in one post that must be some sort of record

I felt horrible. I was gonna leave it at 'rims'.

2027 called saying you’re not the early adopter you once were - we need a complete decade full circle here!

Edit: I have disc brakes and EE brakes (the original artisanal ones pre Cane Creak buy out) and I can’t tell the difference… (i can - prefer the ee) this may be because I don’t actually ride bikes… whatever

What a nothing article. Did anybody think he chose to switch to disc brakes? He gets given a bike to race on, the only option from colnago was a disc brake frame... No "insight" needed

It was definitely no new news and a click-bait headline. Article stated the obvious.

into bikes but riding not buying

You just dropped five grand on one though?

e-cargo bikes are not bikes, they are just an extension of parenthood

people drop 5k on cars these day for nothing but looking good and driving to starbucks...

5k on a cargo E-bike is the better thinking person choice.

people drop 5k on e cargo bikes these days for nothing but carrying their backpack and riding to order a flat white from a speciality coffee spot...

e-cargo bikes are not bikes, they are just an extension of parenthood

Catford dad energy

real e-dads of catford account incoming

haha I could lead that movement

My terrible parenting all makes sense now; no e-cargo bike.

I thought estates and people carriers were? Mine could probably fit an e-cargo bike in the boot.

Has this been resolved yet?

you could interview for the position, maybe ?