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Old 04-13-16, 06:43 PM
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Well, they're not 'suspending' disc brakes for all road bike riders, but they are now saying that they are, perhaps, not safe enough for use in sanctioned road racing. I get that, as when there is a crash - particularly in road races, plenty of riders usually go down and at speed, so they present an additional risk of injury - as has been documented in this case.

Hopefully a solution can be found - for racing applications, however, if not, then rim-brakes have been perfectly functional for a long, long time....
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