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Originally Posted by matthew_deaner
Just FYI... UCI bans disc brakes in mass start races due to concerns over riders getting cut up from the disc rotors during accidents. I think the ban makes sense... I'd hate one of those rotors to sink into my calf, Spartacus-chariot style.
Like the chainrings are any less dangerous in a crash, it's not like the discs are razor sharp.
UCI was never about innovation, besides, there is a big market for discs in the mountain category.
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