There's an article in cycling weekly, they have made the shout because of the injuries caused in the Paris Roubaix pile up, particularly Fran Ventoso's injury.
. I'm glad we won't be seeing the proliferation of disc brakes on road frames.even though bikes like giant, specialized, canyon, rose, merida, ritchey, look, pinarello....and to name a few others all have disc brake road frames availlableI tried a road bike with disc brakes, earlier this year. I found there was a difference in the feel of the bike, if you leaned against the side with the disc on it, which I've not experienced on a MTB / hybrid. Also, people who are riding too close to you, get a scare, if you have to brake suddenly.
Injuries from the disc in the crash?
I tried a road bike with disc brakes, earlier this year. I found there was a difference in the feel of the bike, if you leaned against the side with the disc on it, which I've not experienced on a MTB / hybrid. Also, people who are riding too close to you, get a scare, if you have to brake suddenly.
I believe that the docs think that the gash on his leg was caused by the rotor on someone's bike.
I see. A bit of forensics could confirm that. However, if the disc is there, sooner or later it will cause some sort of injury. It is one of those risks that needs to be weighed up, I suppose.
The link that @jowwy posted on road.cc does a bit of digging and comes out extremely skeptical. Worth a read.
Thanks for the link. Obviously disc injuries are plausible and I think it is important for the riders themselves to influence the rules on these things. It reminds me of F1 in Nikki Lauda's days when safety was not in the interest of the drivers.
