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Originally Posted by kinggo View Post
Magura is still making them. But...... from one angle they are great because they really can stop you. And then, they are so powerful that you really can't use them for serious riding because you risk broken fork and injury. Not on the first ride but.....And then for some casual riding you can use decent v-brake, The only advantage is that because of their stopping power they work much better in wet conditions than v-brake.
And they were also wearing out rims much faster than v-brake.
One big advantage with hydraulic brakes is the lack of constant adjusting, because they pretty much adjust themselves. Also they work much better when it gets freezing. Moisture in the cables will freeze the brakes completely, but this doesen't happen to hydraulic brakes. To be honest, it also affects to shifter cables, so you'll end up wit working brakes and stuck derailleurs.. I don't have hydraulic rim brakes but I have hydraulic disc brakes on two bikes (mtb+fatbike) and traditional v-brakes on my city/commuter and I love all the bikes but hate playing with the cable brakes constantly.. You know what the wise people say? The faster you go, the better brakes you will need. Unless you're going full speed, the you don't need brakes at all.
 

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