[KrayZ]

Never had a bike that was worth a flip with v-brakes. All my good bikes have been road bikes or late model mountain bikes. Never really had to fiddle with my disc brakes much.

[ruggedscotsman]

My rims never stay very true for long, and although I liked the simplicity of V-brakes, I don't miss the pulsating ABS feeling...or wondering if they will stop my muddy, clay packed wheels at the bottom of the hill.

[salvage_bikes]

I'm still using them! Cable disc brakes suck, and rim brakes are ideal for me. Cheap and effective!

I like to score my rims with sandpaper to scrub off any paint (slick stuff, why is it on a rim brake?), and make little "record grooves" for the brake shoes to bite. It helps cut squealing out, too.

Avid v-lever with twist-knob leverage adjustment (a dream come true).

My current v-brakes:

http://www.wheelies.co.uk/Images/Products/Cane-Creek-Direct-Curve-Brake-Levers-42866-Medium.jpg

http://www.bikepartsplace.com/images/med/31862168.jpg
These look weird, but they have no annoying noodle! The cable nests into the longer v-brake arm, and comes out easily. Even with the 2 finger levers, I feel like I have crunching stopping power.

[Industry_Hack]

Originally Posted by salvage_bikes

Cable disc brakes suck,

Now there's a comment that will make people question your credibility.

[HillDancer]

^ + 1.

I often read about others having to re-adjust mechanical disc brake calipers after removing a wheel, but I don't have to do that. I make sure to push the bike down over the axle spindle and keep it weighted while tightening the QR a lot.

Still have Avid Vs on the MTB which is mostly used on the road. I've had to re-center the rears more often than touching the knob on the disc's pad adjuster. Whiles Vs are much better than center pulls, side pulls, and cantis, there's a bit of guesswork at the point before lock-up for me, and I don't like the long lever travel. I don't miss them while riding the disc brake bike, but I'm sure glad they're there when going down hill with my tail higher than my head.

[salvage_bikes]

Suit yourself, but I hate them. I'd take hydraulic discs on a nicer bike, but I don't like cable discs. To me they are a pointless compromise. I don't like the feel of them, and I do like the feel and operation of my v's (predictable, instantaneous, and powerful). I like conventional hubs and rims that I can get for this bike. I like my silent clutch hub and have never seen a silent clutch hub with disc mounts.

[rynoman03]

I've never had the Disk Brakes so I guess I don't know what I am or am not missing. I think i will be upgrading my handles and such though. These avid's anyone care to explain to this noob why they are superior for V Brakes.

Ugh I guess i have Cantilever Brakes not v Brakes...

http://www.personal.psu.edu/bjd5054/blogs/flat_tyre/2008/01/rim-brake-types-for-mountain-b.html

[Industry_Hack]

Avid is the brake company. That's pretty much all they do, and they're good at it.

[Brent]

I have bikes in the house with Cable disks,V-brake(XTR) and various hydro disks in the wet nothing beats a good hydro disk in the dry I do like my v-brakes even though disks are stronger v-brakes offer better modulation in the dry and cable disk are a very poor cousin they offer better braking in the wet then v-brakes but offer very little modulation and not near the power or modulation of good hydros..

[superj]

I still have them on my conversion