Originally Posted by
surak
That "vast majority" is the assumption that you can't back up with evidence.
of course I can’t; it’s a counter factual proposition. To prove or disprove it we’d have to go back and eliminate the UCI weight limit 5 years or more ago when disc brakes started becoming a thing.
but the logic is pretty sound, given that pros aren’t
bound by weight
limits gravitate to the lightest bikes, and amateur racers and wannabes gravitate to what the pros ride.
Honestly, I don’t know why everyone is so upset. I get that disc brakes have their place. My point, however that no one has bothered to address, if your goal is to win races, or simply go fast, and you are not subject to UCI weight limits, discs today are still not the best choice.
Admittedly, as time goes on, the market shifts, disc technology improves, non disc tech stagnates this will
and already has to a degree changed.
I think it’s disingenuous however to ignore the role UCi weight limits played in this.