Curiosity (and a rest day).
I like the idea of a disc brake on the front wheel. Let’s face it almost any rim brake can lock up the rear and we all use the front brake the most.
Who on here has done it. Considered it, seen it.
Also a new fork with upgraded aero properties would be useful. The price of a totally new bike is out of the question and I wondered if there was a small benefit to a new fork, different aero wheel setup
Save me money and tell me I’m wrong…ðŸ˜
It’s not a bad idea. That is how disc brakes entered the Motocross world decades ago. First front, then rear. However if your want to keep your bike an even better idea would be to buy wheels with a very good brake track, such as zipp NSW or hed jet black turbine. They brake as well, if not better than discs.
I don’t disagree in principal, but was also curious whether an upgraded fork, new front wheel combination would have any substantial effect on “aero” gains.
My race bike is one of the original Cervelo Super bikes, and I’m not really a super biker (I have never broken 60 min for 40k). And age is not making me faster.😥
I have a hybrid rim/disc bike, but it’s front rim and rear disc because aero testing showed the front disc is costly but the rear isn’t.
Interesting.
Is that before of after they introduced the wider larger clearance aero forks.
Post-Iraq-deployment in 2007 I bought myself a new road bike and I just can’t convince myself the current bikes are so much better without putting down five grand or more, which I won’t do.
A few years ago, I found a cheap fork that could handle a bigger tire and was also a disc brake. It is fine, but my choices were limited because it is a straight 1 1/8 head tube.
The only downside is that the rear tire is limited to about 26-28 mm and I’m really like big road tires now. If your headtube is the tapered sort, you can upgrade with a big of a speed and a disc brake and you will like it.
Tapered head tube.
Hadn’t thought of that.
You learn something every day.
I will have to look up the spec for my bike.
Anyone here know, offhand if Cervelo Pc3 is straight or tapered?
Wasn’t looking to go much wider than 28mm. It’s a Tri Bike after all.
Not worried about the rear and aero as the frame does cover that. Very little aero to lose.
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Like the mid- to late-2000s P3C? If that is what you mean, then it is definitely not tapered and will be a challenge finding a faster fork that also uses a disc brake. I doubt you are going to find anything that fits that will be any faster than the Wolf TT fork that came with it. I’m still riding a 2007 P2C and tried a couple of times and determined that it was not worth it.
Whisky Parts company makes some straight 1 1/8 steer tube forks with hidden cable and disc brake, but I doubt they are faster than what you have.
I have a Cervelo P2 tri bike and it has a straight tube, so I would bet yours is also straight.
I have given consideration to the prospect of front disc as well. For me, the only reason I’m even considering it is just how difficult it is becoming to find good, quality carbon wheels that accept rim brakes that don’t cost a small fortune. The up front cost would be more but I have to figure long term, it might pay for itself. But then again, at my age, I probably won’t go through more than two wheels before I’m ready to retire the tri bike for a fat tire beach cruiser.
Like the mid- to late-2000s P3C? If that is what you mean, then it is definitely not tapered and will be a challenge finding a faster fork that also uses a disc brake. I doubt you are going to find anything that fits that will be any faster than the Wolf TT fork that came with it. I’m still riding a 2007 P2C and tried a couple of times and determined that it was not worth it.
Whisky Parts company makes some straight 1 1/8 steer tube forks with hidden cable and disc brake, but I doubt they are faster than what you have.
Oh bother…I guess that means I’ll have to lose weight and train again.
I wouldn’t do it. If you want to go rim, go rim. Or go all disc.
As an aside locking up a wheel is what you seek to avoid while braking, and disc brakes generally help you achieve that more effectively by improving modulation.