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05-24-17 | 12:48 PM

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merlinextraligh

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Originally Posted by jordanair45

GOOD disc brakes because then I can get carbon disc wheels. Not a fan of carbon/rim setups. Entry level disc brakes are terrible, so caliper would be good in that case.

So I can add 1.5 lbs to the bike and increase its aerodynamic drag, so I can then buy expensive carbon disc wheels, so I can decrease the weight of the bike 1/2 a pound, from the 1.5 lbs I added, and decrease the aerodynamic drag with the deep sectioned carbon rims to offset the drag I added with the discs.

Makes sense to me.

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