I am looking at getting an 08' Giant STP as a do it all hardtail. I know there are maybe other bikes/frames that may be better suited but I need a complete right now and have a little bit of a budget to stay in (bout' $1300.00. I plan to do a bit of everything, urban, FR, DJ and some trail. Gonna get the large frame for the little bit of extra room. Hopefully the bike will be a good choice. So my question is with brakes, do hydro cables ever get snagged and possibly rip off leaving no brake? This is what I have been thinking about. The STP will come with mech disks and I thought I might upgrade those eventually with Jagwires and BB7's, or some hydro's, juicy 5 or comparables. So do you worry at all or have you had any failures due to lines that got snagged on something or rippied off with your hydro brakes. Seems like it would be alot easier and less cost to just fix a cable, the cable will stretch before breaking whereas the hydro line will rip away.
Any comments on the pro's and con's of mech versus hydro disks would be good to hear too.
thanks
Any comments on the pro's and con's of mech versus hydro disks would be good to hear too.
thanks