tour tech

[Mr Haematocrit]

any one notice Cav is running SRAM Red hydraulic rim brakes in the tour. Quite interesting choice IMHO

What other new toys and tech have you noticed in the tour?

 

[jifdave]

I heard he was gonna run the hydrolics if it was certified....

Have sky replaced the dogma? I heard a new more aero frame to start the tour?

 

[fossyant]

Pinarello has two TT frames out in use in the Tour.

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

Pinarello has two TT frames out in use in the Tour.

Yea I understand they developed one with Sky and the other they developed on their own which Movie star are going to ride, be interesting to see how they compare

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

I heard he was gonna run the hydrolics if it was certified....

Have sky replaced the dogma? I heard a new more aero frame to start the tour?

I posted a link on here, where that was stated however it looks like they are riding dogmas to me

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

SKY = Graal or Bolide
Movistar(Valverde) = Sibilo

 

[jifdave]

I posted a link on here, where that was stated however it looks like they are riding dogmas to me

Just read its a new version of the dogma, called think 2 wiggo rode it to paris last year.

http://road.cc/content/news/86273-tour-tech-2013-team-sky’s-pinarello-dogma-and-bolide

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

Just read its a new version of the dogma, called think 2 wiggo rode it to paris last year.

http://road.cc/content/news/86273-tour-tech-2013-team-sky’s-pinarello-dogma-and-bolide

the Think2 Wiggo rode last year and I got a think2 giro earlier in year so its been sanctioned for a while, according to BikeRadar pinerello have a completely new areo bike under wraps for the tour.

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/article/tour-de-france-kit-being-assessed-by-uci-37723/

Wonder what has happened to it, did it not get sanctioned?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I like the slightly clunky look of Cav's brakes.

Till the extra weight of disks can be reduced, it looks like hydraulic rim brakes are going to win the first round.

 

[thedrew85]

View: http://youtu.be/vYyr2FHVoTQ

 

[Rob3rt]

Looks/sounds pretty good, could make the callipers more aero like the Magura brakes on the Cervelo bikes though (based on how it looks, it may indeed test very well) the new hood shape looks a little ugly though.

As someone who uses SRAM Red brakes, I can say that if these are an improvement, they will be incredible because the current SRAM Red brakes work immensely well as it stands!

 

[Mista Preston]

any one notice Cav is running SRAM Red hydraulic rim brakes in the tour. Quite interesting choice IMHO

What other new toys and tech have you noticed in the tour?

Not tour tech as such but it looks like he is running SL4 forks not Venge ones or am I being dumb

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

Not tour tech as such but it looks like he is running SL4 forks not Venge ones or am I being dumb

I'm not sure, Im undecided but will ask specialized about it

 

[PaulSecteur]

I like the idea of hydraulic rim brakes*, but would the increased pressure they put on the rim be more than the wheel is designed to withstand and cause the rim to collapse over time, or with the increased friction would the rim wear rate increase exponentially?

*I like the idea of anything that improves braking.

 

[tigger]

I like the idea of hydraulic rim brakes*, but would the increased pressure they put on the rim be more than the wheel is designed to withstand and cause the rim to collapse over time, or with the increased friction would the rim wear rate increase exponentially?

*I like the idea of anything that improves braking.

I think rim wear rate may increase a little, depending on how hard you brake. The reviews suggest that it improves power, modulation and control over conventional rim brakes but its not game changing in the wet, ultimately it's the same pads and rims. Discs for wet still.