How Do Disc Brakes Actually Work? 

I honestly really like the way disc brakes look compared to rim brakes. It projects a sense of premium quality.

Sorry but I've always thought disc brakes looked nice on bikes. Especially ones that are different color tones

Disc brakes looks really very sporty on any bicycle, let alone it gives a feeling of being premium

Just here to add another comment stating that disc break sexiness is far superior to rim breaks. Disc breaks look badass. Rim breaks look chintzy and outdated.

To me, disc brakes look way, way better than rim brakes. Just my 2c.

no, disc brakes are sexy, not ugly

You're the only person i know who said that disc brakes are ugly. Disc brakes looks beautiful in any bike.

Please dont tell me discs look worst than rim brakes🙄🙄🙄

I have 2 race bikes. Rim and disc, the disc breaking power and comfort is just suberbe compared to rim break, especially when you live in wet areas.. on top the disc bike gives you more options to use different tyre sizes... In my opinion, once you try disc brakes you do not really go back to rim..

I'm ol' skool, i only remember rim brakes, and of course the 'foot' brakes! Great for doing 'Broadies'! haha

Rim brakes peel off rim paint. If you're looking to paint your rims, disc is what you need.

Thanks for the concise and informative video! I got a huge upgrade to my old Craigslist bike that came with hydraulic disc brakes and it is good to know it is, overall, a better way to break.

how does the disc brake allow for the piston to “bite earlier”?

Luv the idea of discs BUT my custom is RimBrake - just like the simplicity of them, an oil change of them is HELL ! They're good on an MTB tho and suited to them 👍

I’m thinking about getting a bike. Do you recommend disc brakes or rim brakes? I will be riding in neighborhood on pavement. No hills. No racing. No marathons. And what is the maintenance on disc brakes?

I don't have any problem with the modulation and braking power on my rimbrake road and gravel bikes. I just had to set them up correctly. Although I have hydraulic disc brakes on my mountain bikes due to worse conditions like water and mud on the trails in the forest, which can eat up the rim fast on the rimbrake bikes.

But it's not just about how aesthetically pleasing it looks, function also matters.

I've never had one of those that's replaced onto my bike that Schwinn type one. I had an old one that is different, my old one is a la Jolla Street cruiser I've been having that bike and rode on it for 8 or more I believe but now I got an upgrade for my old bike which is I got a new bike now because my old bike wasn't working properly so that bike is now. I got a new bike call a Schwinn so it maybe pretty much of a mountain bike, it got shift gears so after I started practicing of shifting my gears of my new bike I'm starting to get hang of it now. The types of brakes I have is brake pads.

I watching this video on mute as I am forced to be part of boring motivational session (talk of another day). Yet, I am able understand every word that might have spoken in this video. Great representation/graphics on how disc brakes work; math and science behind it. Thanks!

I’m a rim brake purist - if I plow into a wall at the bottom of a wet steep descent - I want to look good doing it

Silly Questions: If I could only own just one bike, it would be a Rigid MTB. It would be used for mild trails and unpaved roads as a MTB as well as for pavement/Street riding in the City. So my questions are as follows: Can I have 2 sets of wheels, one for MTB (probably a 2.3, 2.4 tire) and the other one with 1 inch slick tires for City riding that could be easily changed from one to the other? Which braking system would be best? It seems to me that to have the two, same diameter wheels but with different rim width would not be an issue for discs as long as the space between the disc and hub is the same on both. Is there a way of spacing this? Or is this standard sizing and it can be had with the same space? Thanks!

I'm getting a twist or slight movement in my ftobt 28 inch front rim with ftont disc brake application. Thoughts on why??? QR is as tight as i can get it😧

i've never had disc brakes, but with the rim and 24/7 rain in Denmark, i just know when it's whet i have to press the brakes 10 meters earlier to slow down properly.. time to try disc's

What pushes the pads off of the disc when the brake lever is released ?

Another con would is that not all disc breaker wheels have the same size axle or disc. So in road racing a neutral series car is unlikely to be able to give you another wheel if you puncture.

Why does my brakes only have one of the two pads that moves when braking? The other one is just stationary

When i pedal on my mtb theres no noise but when i stop pedaling theres a squeaking sound like coming from the breaks anyone know why and how to fix it?

I agree with everything EXCEPT you calling them ugly lol. Never heard anyone say that, infact disc brakes makes ur bike look way cooler and expensive.

RIM BRAKES RULE!!!!!!!!!!

Discs on the road are the logical way to go with carbon tubulars

I'm noob but if I were to chose by looks it's disc brakes hands down.

I put a bit oil on disc brake.any issues..

Disc brakes are more difficult to maintain. I'm too scared to replace the pads myself, even though I consider myself quite a practical person

Idk bout that last take, i've ever only used RBs but disc brakes look way better aesthetically.

Great video, but I ask that you redraw the artwork at 0:32 showing the calipers being 0.000001 mm away from the rotor so that people know of the constant rubbing battle they will be up against.

I have disc Brakes on my GT mountain bike. I think they look cool as Hell.

Rim brakes are an excellent way of communicating that you dislike progress in favour of sentimentality for old technology.

when car tech stream down to bikes, u realise, you can still afford several used cars but not a brand new or even 2nd hand high end road bike

Who needs breaks... phhhh just have a friend follow you that throws a Stick in the spokes when you want to stop... faster stop than disk or rim!

Now that I have them on my Trek Emonda SL6 I don’t think I’d go back to rim.

How do the mechanical pull brakes work? Do the flex the disc?

Who said disk brake look ugly ? Disk brake looks great then rim brake!

disc brakes look wayyyyy better than rim brakes

Disk brakes are beautiful, rim brakes are ugly its a fact

I must admit, I hate the look of machined sidewalls. lol

The "cons" are hilarious. Do you want it to work, or do you want to cling to an antiquated technology to assuage your nostalgia?

I've had the same bike since I was 12. It cost $70. The tires have been replaced but the brakes still work just fine. The discs look cool but also look more complicated to replace.

I've always thought disc brakes looked nice

There is no need to change the whole wheel itself you could just change the hub

you forgot to say one more cons = Disc brakers are slower due to lower aero.

Disc Brakes look way better than rim brakes tbh

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Rim

I tot dis is from GCN

Discs!

Disc brakes have huge variances in performance, more so than rim brakes. A $10 V-brake will always stop you. A $10 mechanical disc brake caliper will most likely get you killed.

Cable disk breaks look good but hydraulic rim brakes blow that look out of the water

I actually think that disc brakes look better but each to their own.

Disc just has a way better functional design. A lot of upsides and not really any downsides.

I can't believe he just said rim brakes look better. No they do not. I only wish the pro athletes and organizations got onboard with discs earlier. I was surprised to know most of the high end group sets include V brakes because antiquated opinions and regulations prevented disc brake adoption. Thus, there were very few Shimano 105 options with discs in the used market, and that lead me to buying my Giant FastRoad Advanced 1. Disc brakes look way way way better than V brakes, and I literally refused to buy an expensive bike with V brakes when my crappy $350 CCM bike has discs.

I don't like the grating sound that rim brakes make when all the grit is wearing away my expensive rims.

I have 203mm rotor (^o^)

Disc brake will definitely save your life

The only way I'd use those metal breaks is if I had a motor, otherwise rim breaks that sit on the top are cheap, efficient, and there to stay

I’ll also add like everyone, that disk brakes look far better. At least the high end ones that are more aero and are made from carbon. Also, disk brakes also allow for even cheap rims to get rid of the brake track, which allows rim to be all black which alone makes the bike look soooooo much better

Another downsides are also that you can more likely get injured on them and they heat up when braking a lot down a hill

disc brake looks way better than rim brakes and the comments below proves that

It didnt show how it worked

Disc brake are never ugly. Get the mindset right

Rim brakes look cheap , it gives the bicycle same look as owning a BMW with drum brakes

Rimming sucks..

Disc brakes are only marginally better than rim brakes ( on road bikes). Not enough margin to buy new hubs, have bigger, clunkier levers and parts to go awry. If you cannot propel yourself over the bars with rim brakes then sure, buy disc brakes.

Not all disc brakes are hydraulic

Another con of rim brakes is that if you have even an insignificant dent in your rim which is basically unavoidable as your bike gets used more, then the rim brake will rub along that particular ding and you cause resistance, brake wear and sound. This problem doesnt occur with disc brakes as they are not in contact with the rim.

disc brakes look better, rim brakes look very 90s.

yeah disc breaks look way better imo

Block brakes all day long!

Disc brake on mountain bike. Don't care either way for the road.

Rim brakes literally wear out your rims disc brakes don't.

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Disc brakes look better. And u have a rim brake bike.

'inelegant hunk' did you say, it's your own opinion but it's a very stupid opinion ngl. Disc breaks look way more aesthetically pleasing and the weight it adds is pretty much unnoticeable. I was actually enjoying the video until my guy stated that disc breaks are "inelegant hunk of steel".

Rim breaks are ugly AF. Disc breaks look cool.

Your voice is so sleepy 😴

disc brakes all the way. Rim brakes were always way too inconsistent, especially in changing weather. Wet rims make for a very unsafe ride. Not to mention how quickly the brake pads wear down on rim systems. Rim brakes were good for a non-practical and non-safety era such as the one in which they were made, but now, we actually got smarter and no longer ride like neanderthals (mostly).

Need to re-record this video - you mumble quite a lot when speaking.

You can’t just buy some new wheels to convert to disc.Frame needs caliper mounts. This confirms the disappointment that videos like this are made to explain things to morons and done poorly - good ad rev tho’

Urm hello.. biggest con= disc rub?!

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Totally RIM brakes, Dude. Who wants predictable braking? No. I want the thrill of wondering if my rims are too wet as I descend. The squeal of a rim brake is also a statement. It says, “Hey. I’m a traditionalist. I’m willing to risk my life and yours just to shave 100 grams off this bike. LOOK AT ME.”