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Old 02-12-24, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by 79pmooney
And, in competition, considerably slower wheel swaps. Wout van Aert lost nearly a minute getting a wheel from a teammate at Clásica Jaén in Spain today and didn't succeed in the chase. Faster change with rim brakes and quick releases? We won't know but it a good bet. Faster wheel changes = more race placings = more money and = better sponsor advertising.
That’s a really compelling reason to go back to rim brakes 😂 But it doesn’t actually take a whole minute to change a disc wheel.
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