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We all knew this would happen! Well…some of us did 
Could be titled ‘road riders finally make into the late 1990s from the 1860s’.
Could be titled ‘road riders finally make into the late 1990s from the 1860s’.
HAHAHAHAHHAH! That’s awesome
The article is right. I don’t care that pro riders are using disc brakes (give to them by sponsors)!
Could be titled ‘road riders finally make into the late 1990s from the 1860s’.
Could also be titled “Nairo wins a climbing stage on a disc brake equipped bike…because he didn’t have a choice”
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Could be titled ‘road riders finally make into the late 1990s from the 1860s’.
Could also be titled “Nairo wins a climbing stage on a disc brake equipped bike…because he didn’t have a choice”
That was my exact thought. Will BR write an article about how Ineos, one of the only teams without disc brakes, dominated multiple tours this year or will that go against their ad spend dollars from Trek and Specialized?
The Luddites are alive and well . . . and still entering triathlons.
Could be titled ‘road riders finally make into the late 1990s from the 1860s’.
Could also be titled “Nairo wins a climbing stage on a disc brake equipped bike…because he didn’t have a choice”
+1
Also, yay, a disc brake bike can be brought down to the limit of UCI’s rule. Not very hard to do. Call me when that limit is eliminated and disc brakes continue to be the choice for climbing.
if I had a pro team mechanic to look after my disk brakes, and a sponsor to pay for them, maybe I’d ride them…
absent those factors disks have no useful advantage and many disadvantages… never had any issues on long descents in CO mountains with rim brakes (aka ‘large disk’ brakes), never failed to stop in time or had any concerns about stopping…
luckily I’m too poor to buy any new bikes, so I don’t have to worry that this unnecessary tech complication has been added to all the new ones
That was my exact thought. Will BR write an article about how Ineos, one of the only teams without disc brakes, dominated multiple tours this year or will that go against their ad spend dollars from Trek and Specialized?
Ineos dominated only the Tour de France (assuming that by “tour” you mean Grand Tour). They were not on the GC podium in the Vuelta or Giro. They normally finish top-two in World Tour team ranking, but slipped to 6th in 2019, behind Quick-Step, Bora, Jumbo-Visma, UAE, and Astana. Some of those teams with far smaller budgets.
They have one win so far this year (by an Ineos domestique, Owain Doull), compared to 10 by disc-brake-OGs, DQS. Bernal got shut out of the podium by 3 EF riders in Colombia.
This all has nothing to do with brakes. Just pointing out that, no, BR, should not write that article pretending the one team with rim brakes is kicking all kinds of ass. (Granted that 1-2 at the TdF is awesome).
if I had a pro team mechanic to look after my disk brakes, and a sponsor to pay for them, maybe I’d ride them…
absent those factors disks have no useful advantage and many disadvantages… never had any issues on long descents in CO mountains with rim brakes (aka ‘large disk’ brakes), never failed to stop in time or had any concerns about stopping…
luckily I’m too poor to buy any new bikes, so I don’t have to worry that this unnecessary tech complication has been added to all the new ones
I’ve had to service my disc brakes zero times in 3 years. ZERO.
I’ve had to service my disc brakes zero times in 3 years. ZERO.
haven’t made it through 3 months with my son’s MTB disk brakes, without needing to de-squeal or otherwise tinker with them. It’s left a mark…
What brand and model are those brakes?
Could be titled ‘road riders finally make into the late 1990s from the 1860s’.
Could also be titled “Nairo wins a climbing stage on a disc brake equipped bike…because he didn’t have a choice”
Team Enios the only team that makes their own choices based on performance it seems in regard to bikes and gear do not ride any disc brake models.
Team Enios the only team that makes their own choices based on performance it seems in regard to bikes and gear do not ride any disc brake models.
Just about the only thing that Ineos don’t make their own choice(s) on is frameset, and they have a hard time getting down to the weight limit with traditional caliper brake frames.
I’d wager a fair bit of money that as soon as Pinarello can produce a disc brake frame that will allow them to hit the weight limit Sky will be on it.
FWIW, It can’t have been much fun chasing Alaphilippe down some of those descents on Lightweights. Yikes!
What brand and model are those brakes?
And how many KM?
Seriously though. I can’t wait to hear “Rim brakes are making a comeback” in a few years because “publish or perish”.
FWIW, 20K km on my current rim-brake bike and I haven’t had to even adjust or buy new brake pads. Mostly flats, but I clean them and the rims after each ride.
Team Enios the only team that makes their own choices based on performance it seems in regard to bikes and gear do not ride any disc brake models.
I don’t know. I’m not a disc brake guy yet on the road. But “making my own choice” I’d pick the Cannondale SystemSix, Cervelo S5, or some others over the Pinarello F12. It’s an inevitability that the other advances in bikes unrelated to braking are going to dominate the any relatively marginal difference related to brakes.
Also there’s a real good chance we’ll see Ineos on disc brakes at the cobbled classics.
What brand and model are those brakes?
And how many KM?
This! Those of us who actually ride our bikes, and also do our own maintenance, HATE road disc!
This! Those of us who actually ride our bikes, and also do our own maintenance, HATE road disc!
What’s the problem? I’m new to disc, but bought a used CX bike with SRAM disc about a year ago. I replaced the pads for fun, which took minutes. Easy to tune. Rode it a ton in gravel and actual cyclocross, and it’s been pretty much zero maintenance. This is cable-actuated, so maybe the hydro stuff is harder to deal with?
This! Those of us who actually ride our bikes, and also do our own maintenance, HATE road disc!
What’s the problem? I’m new to disc, but bought a used CX bike with SRAM disc about a year ago. I replaced the pads for fun, which took minutes. Easy to tune. Rode it a ton in gravel and actual cyclocross, and it’s been pretty much zero maintenance. This is cable-actuated, so maybe the hydro stuff is harder to deal with?
Ding ding ding! Yeah I wish I had cable-actuated. That would mostly be fine I think - there’s still the issue that a single drop of contaminant of any kind ruins the pads and makes them squeal etc, but they are easy to change so not such a big deal and it’s not like that happens every day. The issue is that hydro works great as long as nothing goes wrong, but there are lots of things that can go wrong and fixing them is worse than any other single thing you can do on a bike, including removing and overhauling a BB/hub/headset.