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Old 01-09-16, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Doge
Tracks (StubHub/ADT center Carson)
no velodrome anywhere actually


does not allow brakes on the track. Reason they state is this way noone will brake and cause someone without brakes behind to collide with them. They do not trust a rider to simply say they will not use their brakes. They are just not allowed.
correct. have you ever ridden a track bike? they wouldn't be advantageous.


In a race...If discs do/can stop better in wet, and there is a rain (wet rims where discs stop better). How will we keep those without discs from colliding into the bikes with stronger brakes?

If disc do not stop better in wet - moot point.
they're still called races on a velodrome.

the crashing into one another is one of the concerns. in reality, given good brakes vs bad brakes, carbon vs. aluminum, cork vs rubber... you're already dealing with wide ranges of stopping problem.

NONETHELESS

a wide variety of braking abilities does not justify intentional brake checking as a strategy

more over you seem to be trolling, repeatedly resurrecting dead and contentious (sometimes closed) topics. I'd caution you to tread carefully.

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