Originally Posted by
Boss Moniker
I will admit that I do like the way disks look, especially on pursuit bikes. But I also am interested in why they're different from spoked wheels. And to clarify, I don't plan to race it but I will ride it on the track. I want to build up a bike that will be a different experience to ride. Maybe I shouldn't have made fun of the 3Rensho, but I do think that putting drops on it was silly. I don't know what makes it "fake" or "pretend" besides the fact that I won't (can't) race it. But it interests me, and that makes me happy.
You're mean, Dutret. Again, what is it that you would do in my position? What do you suggest?
Ryan- I meant track ends all along. My bad. That Guerciotti is going to be incredible.
It's fake or pretend because it's a tt bike you are grinding braze ons and brake bridges off.
How disks are different from spoked wheels?
They ride like ****, catch wind and make a lot of noise. They also make you marginally faster but if you're not racing that doesn't matter.
I wouldn't have bought it in the first place but since you have I would use parts I have laying around and maybe some old flipped scott drops to make a joke bike, that's really all it's good for.
I sure as hell wouldn't buy a disk and further drive up the prices for people who actually could use one. And if I was doing something as stupid as dumping money on that peice of crap I wouldn't complain about others who had done something similiar.