Originally Posted by
dabac
Well, racing, or at least riding in a race-like manner, isn't about being safe. Speed and efficiency are the priorities.
"Tail gating" and "wheel sucking" comes with the territory.
Which is why part of the resistance against disc brakes makes a bit of sense. For racing or riding in a race like manner, discs don't offer much advantage. At least not in the dry.
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A bit of sense...yet the racers are the employees of their sponsors including, but not limited to, transmission and therefore brake manufacturers. The UCI races are basically a tech showcase, where the newest toys are put out for popular viewing and drooling.
Imagine a "Ford" sponsored NASCAR racer telling the public not to drive 2017 Fords. Racers publicly expressing no-confidence in their sponsor's goods is rather a jaw dropping thing. I think it is not a stretch to say that most of us, if in front of national and international media, flapped our gums about our employer's latest-and-greatest being inferior or less-safe....we'd get our final paycheck the next day.
The resistance is funny and absurd. And odds are is only permissible because these guys are employed under EU employment law and not USA employment law.