Quote Originally Posted by Grog View Post
Tried a few bikes today. The disk brakes were surprisingly useless at braking. I was actually forewarned that when they are new they don't have much power.

The geometry won and I simply got another Trek 7.2fx. It's like riding the same bike. With v-brakes.

The colour is nicer though.

Congrats! on a new bike...

DH was surprised that you didn't noticed the braking power though. He said, yes there is a burning in phase but you should be able to feel it right away. Was it hydraulic or cable brakes? With his mnt. bike, from day one, the bike shop had warned him to use only one finger to brake because it was that powerful. The burning in phase is really for you to get a feel of the brakes. To this day, he doesn't need to use much effort for the brakes to work. And the only maintence is to bleed out the hydraulic fluid every few years.