Originally Posted by
Mobile 155
Does it matter? They have different bikes for mountainous stages and TTs now? Different Bars, Different Saddles, different Brake levers and different wheels. So they could use disks for downhill mountainous stages and rim brakes for TTs without missing a beat.
Isn't the real point whether or not the disks work better? Is it a safety issue and if so how did they get passed the original three month test last year and the first quarter of this year? Now they are planning to reinstate them in June?
UCI to reinstate disc brake trial in the professional road peloton in June | Cyclingnews.com
The question I would ask is how many of us have tried road disks and do we feel they are unsafe? If they are not unsafe and if they can make the weight requirements what is the real objection to using them as long as they are not mandatory? The other question is did the one accident that caused the suspension include an injury from a disk? There has been some questions based on the riders injury and his opposition to disk brakes in the first place.
I don't have a dog in this fight because I don't race UCI events. But having disks on my MTB, Car and Motorcycle I am skeptical about the motives to ban them.
Do you think there is a conspiracy against the major manufacturers to ban disks?
A significant percentage of racers don't want them. They can't speak out openly for obvious reasons: can't bite the hand that feeds them.
But they do have concerns about safety. Road racers face the risk of high speed pileups after crashes, where riders can fall in very close proximity to their fellow riders. MTB racers and cyclocross competitors don't face the same type or level of risk as pack riding is not the norm in those events. Not to mention speeds are much lower.
Bicycle racing is inherently dangerous: adding another variable, this one involving hot, slicing disks, would give anyone pause.
If the competitors are concerned, disks should be placed on hold until their safety concerns are properly addressed.
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As far as the disk proponents on this forum: feel free to state your preferences. DO NOT expect to pass off wild exaggeration and bizarre fear mongering to go unquestioned.
If you can't handle having your unsupported and wildly exaggerated claims being questioned, don't air them here.