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Mr.Gib
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by Mr.Gib on Thu Nov 26, 2015 4:44 am
pastronef wrote:green light for disc brakes from next year.
curious about them. if they stay, big change in the market.
I think the pros are going to hate them, particularly how they affect wheel builds. Yeah they may like them when descending in the rain, but there is something I just don't like about watching my front wheel wind up and collapse to the left when I grab the brakes hard. Maybe I just haven't found the right disc wheelset yet, but none that I have tried handle as well as my regular wheels in aggressive cornering and braking.
And for the rest of us non-pros, complicated, expensive, heavy, shitty chain lines, and not aero.
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Mr.Gib on Thu Nov 26, 2015 6:42 am, edited 1 time in total.
wheelsONfire wrote: When we ride disc brakes the whole deal of braking is just like a leaving a fart. It happens and then it's over. Nothing planned and nothing to get nervous for.
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Mr.Gib
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by Mr.Gib on Thu Nov 26, 2015 6:41 am
wheelsONfire wrote: When we ride disc brakes the whole deal of braking is just like a leaving a fart. It happens and then it's over. Nothing planned and nothing to get nervous for.
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wingguy
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by wingguy on Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:35 am
spud wrote:that prologo does have a marked kick up at the rear - suspiciously like a Romin.
PAS versions of the Nago evo and Scratch 2 both have a pronounced kick up at the tail as well.
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BdaGhisallo
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by BdaGhisallo on Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:54 am
KWalker wrote:
The most interesting thing is the rider who uses custom carbon bars with 1 side 2cm narrower than the other.
Don't leave us hanging like that! I recall a spanish rider on Cofidis some years back (his name escapes me) having a strange looking custom bar with the reach on one side shorter than the other to compensate for some biomechanical oddity.
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Kermithimself
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by Kermithimself on Thu Nov 26, 2015 1:17 pm
It will definately be interesting seeing how the pros react to disc brakes. My guess is that a lot will remain with the traditional rimbraking, while others may choose to try the new kid in the class.
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pastronef
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by pastronef on Thu Nov 26, 2015 2:50 pm
BdaGhisallo wrote:KWalker wrote:
The most interesting thing is the rider who uses custom carbon bars with 1 side 2cm narrower than the other.
Don't leave us hanging like that!
I recall a spanish rider on Cofidis some years back (his name escapes me) having a strange looking custom bar with the reach on one side shorter than the other to compensate for some biomechanical oddity.
Bingen Fernandez?
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L3X
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by L3X on Thu Nov 26, 2015 4:44 pm
Rondje wrote:What is Sagan doing in the Netherlands or Belgium at this time of the year, exploring the classic routes?
He has some close friends living in NL as well...
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pastronef
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Calnago
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by Calnago on Thu Nov 26, 2015 5:26 pm
Kermithimself wrote:It will definately be interesting seeing how the pros react to disc brakes. My guess is that a lot will remain with the traditional rimbraking, while others may choose to try the new kid in the class.
They will adjust to whatever their sponsors tell them to ride, personal preference takes a backseat to sponsor promotion at that level.
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UpFromOne
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by UpFromOne on Thu Nov 26, 2015 8:20 pm
LOL, the champ isn't actually using that pump, just standing by it.
BTW, when they get going with disc wheels, something is going to have to be done about the precision needed for rotor placement & material widths. Not all rotors are the same thickness, and we are going to see much more cursing from riders. Harder to adjust a disc than a rim brake.
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BdaGhisallo
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by BdaGhisallo on Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:36 pm
pastronef wrote:BdaGhisallo wrote:KWalker wrote:
The most interesting thing is the rider who uses custom carbon bars with 1 side 2cm narrower than the other.
Don't leave us hanging like that!
I recall a spanish rider on Cofidis some years back (his name escapes me) having a strange looking custom bar with the reach on one side shorter than the other to compensate for some biomechanical oddity.
Bingen Fernandez?
Actually I think it was Luis Perez, if my memory serves me well.
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mentok
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by mentok on Fri Nov 27, 2015 1:30 am
UpFromOne wrote:BTW, when they get going with disc wheels, something is going to have to be done about the precision needed for rotor placement & material widths. Not all rotors are the same thickness, and we are going to see much more cursing from riders. Harder to adjust a disc than a rim brake.
yeah, this is really my only issue at the moment. i swap between road wheels and cross wheels on my cx bike so i can use it as a commuter during the week and it always requires a quick adjustment. different hubs and different rotors so to be expected i guess.
I always figure it's the same issue when you swap rear wheels and the wheels don't have the same hubs so the cassettes aren't perfectly aligned so you need to tweak gears but in that case you've got a barrel adjuster.
I wonder, has anyone actual done any testing to see how many watts are lost to a rubbing disc brake?
