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Re: New Cube TT bikes goes down the disc brake route. [boing]
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boing wrote:
Looks like Cube have gone for disc brakes on their new TT for the Tour. Guess from now on most new tri and TT bikes will be disc. http://www.cyclingweekly.com/...bike-launched-383789
Fixed it for you.
http://bikeblather.blogspot.com/
Re: New Cube TT bikes goes down the disc brake route. [boing]
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BTW, I'm calling BS on this:
Yeah...riiiggghhht....
http://bikeblather.blogspot.com/
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It says that other constraints in the UCI rule set for professional races meant that it couldn’t implement rim brakes effectively.http://bikeblather.blogspot.com/
Re: New Cube TT bikes goes down the disc brake route. [Tom A.]
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Agreed. Their tri version of bike hides the Maguras beautifully.
Come to think of it, with the 3:1 rule gone, why isn’t the Raelert/Böcherer Cube UCI legal?
Alex Arman
Strava
Come to think of it, with the 3:1 rule gone, why isn’t the Raelert/Böcherer Cube UCI legal?
Alex Arman
Strava
Re: New Cube TT bikes goes down the disc brake route. [doublea334]
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doublea334 wrote:
why isn’t the Raelert/Böcherer Cube UCI legal?Not gonna wade into the disc vs rim debate here, but, per the bikerumor article on the new bike, several elements of the C:68 Aerium triathlon bike are still outside the UCI guidelines, including the angle of the seat stays and the "fairing" between the seat tube and down tube above the bottom bracket. Fork blade shape is clearly different, too.
"They're made of latex, not nitroglycerin"
Re: New Cube TT bikes goes down the disc brake route. [boing]
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I'm sure I've seen that frame before...Sooooo many times...nice, neat, but dull now.
Re: New Cube TT bikes goes down the disc brake route. [doublea334]
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There are still limits on the tube profile so I am guessing that it is still not UCI legal.
Re: New Cube TT bikes goes down the disc brake route. [UKathlete]
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I have never seen a bike with a split head tube like that before. But the question remain if its just a gimmick to make the bike look a bit different or if the split offers a meaningful benefit.
Re: New Cube TT bikes goes down the disc brake route. [scott8888]
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scott8888 wrote:
I have never seen a bike with a split head tube like that before. But the question remain if its just a gimmick to make the bike look a bit different or if the split offers a meaningful benefit.The assertion that it behaves as a single, longer airfoil is certainly aerodynamically plausible.
Whether it truly provides any significant benefits at high yaw would require testing.
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Andrew Coggan: Jun 22, 18 4:51
Re: New Cube TT bikes goes down the disc brake route. [Tom A.]
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Thanks :)
Re: New Cube TT bikes goes down the disc brake route. [scott8888]
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They worked on the origional Tri frame that uses the split head tube with Swiss side on the aero side so hopefully it is legitimate aero wise.
Re: New Cube TT bikes goes down the disc brake route. [boing]
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Re: New Cube TT bikes goes down the disc brake route. [Andrew Coggan]
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Andrew Coggan wrote:
scott8888 wrote:
I have never seen a bike with a split head tube like that before. But the question remain if its just a gimmick to make the bike look a bit different or if the split offers a meaningful benefit.The assertion that it behaves as a single, longer airfoil is certainly aerodynamically plausible.
Whether it truly provides any significant benefits at high yaw would require testing.
I don't think they claim it's any more aerodynamic at high yaw, just more stable than were the entire space filled. That also seems entirely plausible, although it's hard to imagine the magnitude of the difference is all that great.
"They're made of latex, not nitroglycerin"
Looks good. If you zoom in really closely, you can see the front brake hose hidden in front of the steerer tube where the head tube meets the fork.
Also looks like Profile Design Aeria Ultimate extension hardware, so the fit should be super adjustable with tilt included.
Wonder if they’ll make a Tri version of this disc brake bike, with the integrated bento and nose cone bottle seen on the rim brake model?
Alex Arman
Strava
Also looks like Profile Design Aeria Ultimate extension hardware, so the fit should be super adjustable with tilt included.
Wonder if they’ll make a Tri version of this disc brake bike, with the integrated bento and nose cone bottle seen on the rim brake model?
Alex Arman
Strava