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I thought disc brakes were slow???
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JasoninHalifax
Feb 12, 16 8:57
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and not very aero? Aero enough for this guy I guess....



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DarkSpeedWorks
Feb 12, 16 9:00
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Fun to watch, but I don't think I am signing up to try this ...
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RowToTri
Feb 12, 16 9:01
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The dude left the door wide open for you to go in and break his record with a bike without disc brakes!
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Rambler
Feb 12, 16 9:23
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The whole point of brakes is to make your bike slow.
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ghw223
Feb 12, 16 9:39
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Anyone racing disk brakes yet? Seeing some guys show up to them at early season cirts.. Considering trying em out.
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georged
Feb 12, 16 18:30
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It's not a record until he does it in both directions.
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Chemist
Feb 12, 16 19:33
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Rambler wrote:
The whole point of brakes is to make your bike slow.

+1
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SallyShortyPnts
Feb 12, 16 19:41
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Pun_Times wrote:
Rambler wrote:
The whole point of brakes is to make your bike slow.


+1

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Anth
Feb 12, 16 23:48
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Rambler wrote:
The whole point of brakes is to make your bike slow.

And to slow you down changing a wheel ;)
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windschatten
Feb 13, 16 0:26
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pretty uninspiring video.

I guess you need to show proof of disc brake purchase to view riders perspective.
JasoninHalifax wrote:
and not very aero? Aero enough for this guy I guess....



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SuperDave
Feb 14, 16 23:07
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ghw223 wrote:
Anyone racing disk brakes yet? Seeing some guys show up to them at early season cirts.. Considering trying em out.

Local go-fast team in SoCal has been using them on their Cannondales and smashing all-comers. Their key has been not using the brakes, tho'

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pyrahna
Feb 15, 16 5:04
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How much of that has to do with the people on the bikes?
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SuperDave
Feb 15, 16 8:09
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pyrahna wrote:
How much of that has to do with the people on the bikes?
All of it.
They are winning because of the people on the bikes. But they are also not losing because of the brakes on the bikes.

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pyrahna
Feb 15, 16 8:14
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They are winning because of the people on the bikes. But they are also not losing because of the brakes on the bikes.

This may be the wisest thing said on this forum in a while.
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SuperDave
Feb 15, 16 8:19
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pyrahna wrote:
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They are winning because of the people on the bikes. But they are also not losing because of the brakes on the bikes.


This may be the wisest thing said on this forum in a while.

I just try to be as verbose as possible, I'm bound to have something notable if the volume of words and phrases is large enough.

Thanks,

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Tom A.
Feb 15, 16 18:51
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SuperDave wrote:
ghw223 wrote:
Anyone racing disk brakes yet? Seeing some guys show up to them at early season cirts.. Considering trying em out.

Local go-fast team in SoCal has been using them on their Cannondales and smashing all-comers. Their key has been not using the brakes, tho'

-SD

Well...judging by the bike choices and the GoPros on their helmets, it doesn't look like aero is much of a priority for them. That stuff slows them down, but as you point out, not enough to keep them from winning.

I'm so jealous of guys with "power to waste" :-/
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pyrahna
Feb 16, 16 6:55
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Your not the only one who is jealous.
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