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Disc brakes now allowed in CX

  • 22-06-2010 9:19am
    #1
    GlennaMaddy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 851 ✭✭✭


    From ...
    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-allows-disc-brakes-for-cyclo-cross?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=news_headlines

    "The International Cycling Union (UCI) has approved disc brakes for competition in the 2010-’11 cyclo-cross race season. The ban was lifted via a newly issued document entitled, ‘Rule Amendments for Title 1,’ which was posted to USA Cycling’s website late Friday morning. "

    don't disc's get hot? or is this only a feature on long descents?


Comments

  • #2
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,220 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Boo! What is this, mountain biking? FFS.

    The manufacturers will love this...


  • #3
    mfdc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 304 ✭✭mfdc


    Yeaaah awesome! My commuter is a hybrid with discs and it's bloody impossible to get wheels for, there's just no market for 700c wheels with disc mounts - until now that is! Looking forward to upgrading to deep section carbon wheels and a carbon aero fork some time next year :D

    Or maybe a new cross bike/tourer with discs to commute on... hmm!


  • #4
    ednwireland
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  • #5
    niceonetom
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    Lumen wrote: »
    Boo! What is this, mountain biking? FFS.

    The manufacturers will love this...

    I'll give you €11 and most of a bunch of grapes for your UJ. That's the best you're going to get for it, I suggest you take the offer immediately.


  • #6
    TinyExplosions
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,860 ✭✭✭TinyExplosions


    niceonetom wrote: »
    I'll give you €11 and most of a bunch of grapes for your UJ. That's the best you're going to get for it, I suggest you take the offer immediately.

    €12 and a whole bunch from me :)


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  • #7
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,220 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    niceonetom wrote: »
    I'll give you €11 and most of a bunch of grapes for your UJ. That's the best you're going to get for it, I suggest you take the offer immediately.

    Mine takes disc brakes so I think I'll keep it. :)

    TBH it'll make naff all difference in racing (for me anyway). Grip is the problem, not braking power. I'd rather spend the money on tubs.


  • #8
    mloc123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,454 ✭✭✭mloc123


    I'd imagine most people would swap out the fork and just run a disk on the front? I would anyway.


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