Mat Steinmetz wrote:
Up until this point, the only way to test disc brakes on an aero bike was to just pull the front brake off and mock up some sort of disc brake scenario. Thus, the headtube/leading edge area had not been optimized for use without a front brake...so testing really wasn't accurate when trying to determine if a disc brake setup was faster or slower than rim braking system.But Mat, what if we embed something like these in the frame and fork somewhere? i.e. take advantage of the possibilites of hydraulic routing? Wouldn't those same leading edge improvements be possible?
This isn't necessarily directed at you, but I find it interesting that a lot of people are willing to give current disc brake offerings a "pass" with the caveat that there's a lot more development to go on the technology as it applies to road applications. Honestly, the SAME can be said for mechanisms that use the outer edge of the rim as the braking disc. Yeah, it's been done for a LONG time...but to think that there are no technological improvements to go there as well is short-sighted.
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