First 100 miles on my E-Bike

Re:First 100 miles on my E-Bike by jordache on Saturday December 30, 2017 @12:15PM (#16036143)

hydraulic mostly provides improved actuation via greater modulation resolution. Think about it - It's a hydraulic system vs mechanical. No cable stretch and no friction along brake housing. However greater modulation resolution is not a major benefit in the context of ebike. The bike is heavier so you just need sufficient braking power. A larger rotor radius would help more than going from mechanical to hydraulic.

hydraulic alone doesn't provide greater braking power vs cable pulled calipers.

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Re:First 100 miles on my E-Bike by CydeWeys on Saturday December 30, 2017 @12:24PM (#16036194)

I get what you're saying, but in practice, cheap mechanical disc brakes also suffer from less braking force, whereas there aren't particularly cheap hydraulic disc brake systems, so all the hydraulic disc brakes do have better braking force in addition to greater modulation characteristics.

So to simplify the point I'm making, he needs better brakes.

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