by Calnago on Tue Oct 09, 2018 2:44 pm
If aero really "truly is eveything", especially in a race like Kona, there would absolutely 100% not be disc brakes on this bike. But did you hear what they said about the discs on this bike in the video. Go ahead, listen to it again if you think you missed it. Or let me save you the re-listen... they said nothing, nada, zero, not one iota about choosing to put disc brakes on a bike that is designed solely around aero on the most prestigious ironman course in the world, Kona. While full on rear disc (not brakes) wheels are not allowed in Kona due to the crosswinds, those same crosswinds should be even more of a factor when considering adding the cross sectional area of disc brake rotors to the wheels. Yet, they choose to put discs on this bike. Why?... perhaps aero isn't everything, and sales count more, which of course they do. But they want to promote disc brakes for everything, even when there are clear disadvantages in certain situaions, like this very specific application. Bike technology in recent years is largely improving in relatively small increments over time, some good, some not so good, but bike marketing on the other hand has taken off exponentially. A bit out of control at this point. But to their credit, the team on the video never missed a single teleprompter word. Good for them.
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Calnago on Tue Oct 09, 2018 2:49 pm, edited 1 time in total.