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Forum: Road Cycling

02-26-20, 11:19 AM

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Disc brakes are now the default on road bikes – and no one cares

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Posted By edscott

Agreed.Definition of efficient1 : productive of...

Agreed.Definition of efficient1 : productive of desired effects especially : capable of producing desired results with little or no waste (as of time or materials)

If you watch the video I posted...

Forum: Road Cycling

02-26-20, 10:17 AM

Replies: 515

Disc brakes are now the default on road bikes – and no one cares

Views: 48,547

Posted By edscott

Yeah, 1 inch is 25.4 mm, so 1 1/4 rounds out at a...

Yeah, 1 inch is 25.4 mm, so 1 1/4 rounds out at a width about 32 mm. Pretty modern stuff...

Forum: Road Cycling

02-26-20, 10:15 AM

Replies: 515

Disc brakes are now the default on road bikes – and no one cares

Views: 48,547

Posted By edscott

I guess you are not familiar with the late 70's...

I guess you are not familiar with the late 70's Benotto Aguila de Tachira model which was world champion. Fits 21-23mm. Other bike manufacturers started catching on, as you notice, in the 80s.

Forum: Road Cycling

02-25-20, 08:05 PM

Replies: 515

Disc brakes are now the default on road bikes – and no one cares

Views: 48,547

Posted By edscott

Yeah, I guess a more specific adjective would be...

Yeah, I guess a more specific adjective would be "world champion classic", since most road bikes from the 70's and early 80's were 27'', which is over 32 mm wide.
Seems that there's nothing new...

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