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UAE On Rim Brakes

Old 07-14-21, 06:43 PM
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First off, factories can build bikes below the limit easily, and do, because they'd rather add lead to the bottom bracket than have to explain to the other sponsors that the team didn't win a stage--or a stage race--because their competitors had lighter and thus more efficient climbing bikes .... or even sprint bikes, because those sprinters still have to get up the hills.

As for discs and wheel changes .... some bikes need special wrenches to pull the skewers (and I guarantee you the riders are not carrying wrenches.) Some mechanics use electric drills with the proper tool head to get the wheels off faster---and in a lot of cases I have seen, the teams just give the rider a new bike instead of a new wheel.

People (particularly those who actually know stuff (unlike myself)) talked a lot about how disc brakes could cause teams to lose critical mountain stages---often where Grands Tours are won or lost---because the neutral service car might not have the right wheels, or the right tools, and because, since it takes longer for a wheel change, the group might get too far ahead of a rider while the wheel was being changed, ending that rider's chances for yellow (red, pink, whatever) overall. When I saw teams swapping bikes instead of wheels, I felt those others (and myself to whatever degree) were vindicated--wheel changes have now become make-or-break moments, where they used to take instants---a rider could remove his/her own wheel and be ready for the mechanic.

Of course, since there are support vehicles ......

But yes, the idea that a team mate could save the race by swapping wheels when the team cars might be ten minutes behind the group on a narrow steep mountain .... would be a good reason to use rim brakes on the bikes of the team whose leader had a five-minute lead.
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Originally Posted by colnago62
Not sure what this means.
It means professional sports people are notoriously resistant to change, even if its for the better.
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Originally Posted by Doomrider74
It means professional sports people are notoriously resistant to change, even if its for the better.
Better???

BTW, Pogacar won the mountain stage today on a rim brake bike.

It just shows that disc brakes are not a guarantee of winning.

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Old 07-14-21, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by GlennR
2015 Trek Emonda SLR Project One with Zipp 303 wheels, Look pedals, (2) bottle cages and Garmin mount.

It's easy to get under the UCI minimum on a ready to ride bike.



weight as pictured.
Sweet sweet bike, but I thought that the challenge, voiced up-thread, was getting under UCI limits with a *disc brake* bike. A little harder, but definitely doable.
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Old 07-14-21, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by MinnMan
Sweet sweet bike, but I thought that the challenge, voiced up-thread, was getting under UCI limits with a *disc brake* bike. A little harder, but definitely doable.
If they made a 1st Gen Emonda with disc brakes i'm sure it would still be under if I went with a lighter set of wheels.
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Old 07-14-21, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Maelochs
But yes, the idea that a team mate could save the race by swapping wheels when the team cars might be ten minutes behind the group on a narrow steep mountain .... would be a good reason to use rim brakes on the bikes of the team whose leader had a five-minute lead.
They could just as easily use thru axles that do not require a wrench.

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Originally Posted by tomato coupe
They just as easily use thru axles that do not require a wrench.
Have you been watching the race? Have you not seen the mechanics running up to the bikes with a wheel in one hand and a drill in the other? Have you not seen the mechanics doing bike swaps instead of wheel changes? I suggest you rewatch the Tour and see what you apparently missed the first time.
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Originally Posted by Maelochs
Have you not seen the mechanics running up to the bikes with a wheel in one hand and a drill in the other?
Sounds like a NASCAR pit stop.
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Originally Posted by Maelochs
But yes, the idea that a team mate could save the race by swapping wheels when the team cars might be ten minutes behind the group on a narrow steep mountain .... would be a good reason to use rim brakes on the bikes of the team whose leader had a five-minute lead.
Originally Posted by Maelochs
Have you been watching the race? Have you not seen the mechanics running up to the bikes with a wheel in one hand and a drill in the other? Have you not seen the mechanics doing bike swaps instead of wheel changes? I suggest you rewatch the Tour and see what you apparently missed the first time.
If they want a team leader to be able to get a wheel from a teammate, they could do this just by using thru axles that don't require a wrench. They don't have to switch to rim brakes.
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Old 07-14-21, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Doomrider74
It means professional sports people are notoriously resistant to change, even if its for the better.
That might true in general, but in this particular situation, UAE was riding disc bikes in previous stages. I don’t think it was because the riders didn’t trust discs, they had other reasons.
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Originally Posted by tomato coupe
If they want a team leader to be able to get a wheel from a teammate, they could do this just by using thru axles that don't require a wrench. They don't have to switch to rim brakes.
It is a very slow wheel change. Even flats where the team car is right there, you will see them get the spare bike out. Perfect example of that is when Cavendish flatted close to the finish, the mechanic grabbed a bike instead of trying to change the wheel.
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Originally Posted by tomato coupe
If they want a team leader to be able to get a wheel from a teammate, they could do this just by using thru axles that don't require a wrench. They don't have to switch to rim brakes.
What they Could do is pretty much irrelevant. The Reality is what wins the race.

They Could attach the wheels with bubble gum and rubber bands. They Could use the same sort of skewers they use on rim-brake wheels (I have these on my disc-equipped Fuji.) They Could do almost anything.

However, the team is racing In Reality, and wants to win In Reality ... and if you had bothered to learn about the topic, you would have learned that what I am saying is what is actually happening In Reality.

Yes, we can all imagine any sorts of scenarios. But if we are going to be discussing Cycling Fiction, that is a different page I think.
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Old 07-14-21, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by colnago62
It is a very slow wheel change. Even flats where the team car is right there, you will see them get the spare bike out. Perfect example of that is when Cavendish flatted close to the finish, the mechanic grabbed a bike instead of trying to change the wheel.
It doesn't take any longer to swap a disc-brake wheel with a wrench-free thru axle than it does to swap a rim-brake wheel.
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Originally Posted by Maelochs
What they Could do is pretty much irrelevant. The Reality is what wins the race.

They Could attach the wheels with bubble gum and rubber bands. They Could use the same sort of skewers they use on rim-brake wheels (I have these on my disc-equipped Fuji.) They Could do almost anything.

However, the team is racing In Reality, and wants to win In Reality ... and if you had bothered to learn about the topic, you would have learned that what I am saying is what is actually happening In Reality.

Yes, we can all imagine any sorts of scenarios. But if we are going to be discussing Cycling Fiction, that is a different page I think.
It's your premise that they switched to rim brakes to allow teammates to swap wheels. My point is that they could achieve the same goal just by switching to a different type of thru axle.
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Originally Posted by GlennR
Better???

BTW, Pogacar won the mountain stage today on a rim brake bike.

It just shows that disc brakes are not a guarantee of winning.

Enos in it’s current and previous iterations also won on rim brakes.
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Originally Posted by tomato coupe
It doesn't take any longer to swap a disc-brake wheel with a wrench-free thru axle than it does to swap a rim-brake wheel.
Yes, actually it does. Willful Ignorance
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Originally Posted by tomato coupe
It's your premise that they switched to rim brakes to allow teammates to swap wheels. My point is that they could achieve the same goal just by switching to a different type of thru axle.
Presumably there are reasons most of the teams either aren't using through axles that don't require a wrench, or they're not as fast at you at swapping wheels. I've seen an awful lot of slow wheel changes this year and not one fast one.
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Originally Posted by colnago62
Yes, actually it does. Willful Ignorance
I have bikes with quick release skewers and both types of thru axles.
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Originally Posted by tomato coupe
If they want a team leader to be able to get a wheel from a teammate, they could do this just by using thru axles that don't require a wrench. They don't have to switch to rim brakes.
Maybe you are thinking of something different, but I have DT Swiss style thru axels that don't require a wrench - they have attached levers that look like the photo below. They still take considerably more time to switch out than the aptly-named Quick Releases..

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Maybe you are thinking of something different, but I have DT Swiss style thru axels that don't require a wrench - they have attached levers that look like the photo below. They still take considerably more time to switch out than the aptly-named Quick Releases..
4 or 5 rotations is all it takes to remove one of those. That takes 1 or 2 seconds.
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Originally Posted by tomato coupe
I have bikes with quick release skewers and both types of thru axles.
I have a fast car. Willful Ignorance
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Originally Posted by colnago62
I have a fast car. Willful Ignorance
I have no idea what that means.
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Originally Posted by tomato coupe
4 or 5 rotations is all it takes to remove one of those. That takes 1 or 2 seconds.
Willful Ignorance
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Originally Posted by tomato coupe
I have no idea what that means.
Willful Ignorance you are deliberately being ignorant on a subject.
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Originally Posted by colnago62
Willful Ignorance you are deliberately being ignorant on a subject.
I own one bike with wrench-free thru axles. I own more than one bike with thru axles that require wrenches, and I own more than one bike with quick releases. My experience is that it takes no more time to remove and install a wheel with wrench-free thru axles than it does to remove and install a wheel with quick releases. There is no deliberate ignorance -- it's my experience.

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