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Not really surprising at all. It's a pilot where one variable has changed, so it's inevitable that's going to be the focus of reporting.
Disc brakes to be allowed for pro teams - test period
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Not really surprising at all. It's a pilot where one variable has changed, so it's inevitable that's going to be the focus of reporting.
They do.
Must have missed those then.......
Maybe you don't follow it as closely as some people do.
Did you miss all the coverage about accidents due to road furniture, moto bikes, team cars, dogs, wheel failures?
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Someone was blaming motorbike oil on the cobbles knocking Cancellara off - nope it was the bloody big patch of mud.
I personally don't think discs will make much difference. Rim brakes can stop a road bike quicker than the laws of physics can stop you going over the bars, even lowly Shimano long drop ones with good pads.
I personally don't think discs will make much difference. Rim brakes can stop a road bike quicker than the laws of physics can stop you going over the bars, even lowly Shimano long drop ones with good pads.
fossyant
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You race, crashes happen, and sore loser will moan.
I dont see them being reported in the same way as this disc one..........
Well they are on cycling news, and the moto support and camera bike issue is liable to cause a change in procedures
Im talking more about injuries due to crashes........im pretty sure a large 53t chainring will do a lot more damage than a disc inboard of the frame. They just bitching cause its new tech and trying to make a bigger story out of it that what needs to be made
fossyant
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Disc or not, it's a nasty injury. Only a couple of weeks ago a female pro had an organ removed due to a crash - that was reported the same.
fossyant
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Chain rings generally have the chain on it. The issue is that the discs have very sharp edges and in crashes, you land on wheels and the 160mm rotor is a damn sight bigger than a cassette. Maybe have a rotor with a rounded edge ?
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I think you are attaching more to it than most everyone else here; it's reportable, there is no "bitching". Much more coverage has been given to many other incidents over the past few weeks than this one, in fact had you not kept going on about it then it would have remained a "oh look, someone got injured" moment for me. Within all the other stories and happenings it's a minor event in relative terms.
fossyant
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The Moto riders are the issue. My daughter was watching Roubaix with me and was shocked when I said a rider had been killed by a motorbike in a race.
You see some stupid stuff.
You see some stupid stuff.
Think i made one comment and then rich p quoted it and i replied.....maybe i should just ignore people hey
