Originally Posted by
achoo
Well, I'm not sure "so be it" is applicable. I'd bet that mechanics during stage races are pretty busy already. The extra workload of dealing with disk brakes makes it harder/more expensive for manufacturers to push disk brakes on a team. A large, well-supported team might very well have to add another mechanic for stage races, for example. If the disk-brake-pushing manufacturer won't pay for that, such a team would have a substantial incentive to use another manufacturer's equipment.
Yes, this is why I specified there would be more work "at the service course." That is, teams will prepare their wheels well in advance of the actual stage race. How this then becomes hugely more work during races is unclear to me. Wheel spacing need not be an issue as the race goes on. The question is whether disc brakes (it's spelled disc, not disk) are more work in general than rim brakes. I don't know whether they are or not. They certainly will require some new training.