Disc Brakes in racing.2
05-03-16, 07:10 PM
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Disc Brakes in racing.2
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Today, I believe my jurisdiction ends here...
Today, I believe my jurisdiction ends here...
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05-03-16, 07:15 PM
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What? You didn't think all the manufacturers would put pressure on the UCI?
05-03-16, 07:51 PM
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I wonder if those in favor of banning disc brakes, would also be for banning chains and sprockets in favor of belt drives and IGH's?
Are you REALLY against discs because of safety concerns?
Or are you just resistant to change? Or maybe that your rim brake bike won't look the part anymore?
If safety really is the priority, a soft rubber belt and smooth pulleys are certainly safer for riders to pile up on.
And if a belt drive set up slows the peloton, all the better. Speed kills, you know.
Are you REALLY against discs because of safety concerns?
Or are you just resistant to change? Or maybe that your rim brake bike won't look the part anymore?
If safety really is the priority, a soft rubber belt and smooth pulleys are certainly safer for riders to pile up on.
And if a belt drive set up slows the peloton, all the better. Speed kills, you know.
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Fine, I'll do my part by buying nothing but disc brake bikes from now on...two this year already.
05-03-16, 08:17 PM
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How is this any different from professional riders being slow/resistant to adopt:
1. Clipless pedals
2. Aero bars
3. STI
4. 25c tires and lower pressures
This is playing out no differently than those items did. Same rhetoric. Most likely same results.
1. Clipless pedals
2. Aero bars
3. STI
4. 25c tires and lower pressures
This is playing out no differently than those items did. Same rhetoric. Most likely same results.
05-03-16, 08:27 PM
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disk brake solve a lot of problem caused by carbon rim. You can't have carbon fiber and high conductivity.
05-03-16, 08:38 PM
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I got to get me a disc brake equipped road bike!
05-03-16, 08:39 PM
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I assume you mean heat, because spark plug wires had been made from carbon for years.
Luckily i'm not a pro so i don't ride or descend at "pro" speeds. So my carbon wheels won't assplode.
But I did just buy a gravel bike for foul weather and it has hydro disc brakes.
Luckily i'm not a pro so i don't ride or descend at "pro" speeds. So my carbon wheels won't assplode.
But I did just buy a gravel bike for foul weather and it has hydro disc brakes.
05-03-16, 10:01 PM
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I'm against discs because we need a standard bike to compete on.
I'm against electronics - shifting, GPS, radios...
The racing sport needs to be simplified and taken back to rider and mechanical machine. Discs are just another unneeded thing and they are not safer than what they have now. They are also a PIA to transport, change and also make safe.
I'm against electronics - shifting, GPS, radios...
The racing sport needs to be simplified and taken back to rider and mechanical machine. Discs are just another unneeded thing and they are not safer than what they have now. They are also a PIA to transport, change and also make safe.
05-04-16, 06:27 AM
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I'm against discs because we need a standard bike to compete on.
I'm against electronics - shifting, GPS, radios...
The racing sport needs to be simplified and taken back to rider and mechanical machine. Discs are just another unneeded thing and they are not safer than what they have now. They are also a PIA to transport, change and also make safe.
I'm against electronics - shifting, GPS, radios...
The racing sport needs to be simplified and taken back to rider and mechanical machine. Discs are just another unneeded thing and they are not safer than what they have now. They are also a PIA to transport, change and also make safe.
05-04-16, 06:49 AM
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05-04-16, 07:16 AM
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It is very funny how "the right amount of technology" is usually "what I got used to growing up".
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As I've been reading up on this topic since Paris-Roubaix, one thing has sparked my interest: the high-end road bike rotors are much thinner than the rotors I use for my MTBs and my gravel grinder.
This rotor appears much thinner/sharper than anything I use:
This looks like rotors I use on my bikes:
My gravel grinder:
I have said it many times in the other thread on this subject - I'm not advocating for disc brakes in road racing, my road bikes have rim brakes and I like it that way. OTOH, I do find this subject interesting. IMHO I think there is a lot hysteria on this subject and few facts.
edit - footnote: I took the picture of my bike with the QR open to show an example of QR recall last year.
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I'm posting about the UCI rules, not what the consumer gets to buy. Consumers already ride nicer stuff than allowed in UCI races. It is a sport authority, and like in other sports, the committee votes on what the rules will be.
05-04-16, 07:59 AM
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Thank cow we started a whole new thread to hash out the same exact issues. I think we'll really change some hearts and minds this time.
05-04-16, 08:03 AM
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Honest question here...why so much concern over what UCI thinks? Is anyone here competing in UCI races? Of the hundreds of races I've done over the years, not one has been UCI (at least the event I competed in, there were UCI (pro) events at some).
USAC doesn't ban them in road or cross. Nor has any other governing body I'd raced with.
Is this just a subject for arguing?
USAC doesn't ban them in road or cross. Nor has any other governing body I'd raced with.
Is this just a subject for arguing?
05-04-16, 08:03 AM
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The equipment companies telling consumers what they absolutely need and using pro-sports to push those products. Nothing new here.
05-04-16, 08:08 AM
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Honest question here...why so much concern over what UCI thinks? Is anyone here competing in UCI races? Of the hundreds of races I've done over the years, not one has been UCI (at least the event I competed in, there were UCI (pro) events at some).
USAC doesn't ban them in road or cross. Nor has any other governing body I'd raced with.
Is this just a subject for arguing?
USAC doesn't ban them in road or cross. Nor has any other governing body I'd raced with.
Is this just a subject for arguing?
05-04-16, 08:09 AM
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