Originally Posted by
Ed Wiser
They use Pro’s use it as a way of selling to the average rider. The Pro’s need ABS disc brakes. I have seen many crashes this year do to wheel lock up on pro tour. On eBike’s they already have ABS units.
This is what I’m beginning to wonder about. Is the overbuilt nature of the front of modern racing bikes (bigger forks to support disk brakes, integrated handlebars and headset, aero ‘beer can’ head tubes etc.) contributing in some way to the many crashes. Is the handling of these bikes just a bit less than previous bikes? It would be nothing you or I could perceive in our daily riding, but combined with the higher speeds the pro peloton is moving at these days the difference between crashing or not is probably measured in a few centimeters and tenths of seconds.