Disk wheels
04-19-22, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by GhostRider62
Custom fork? NoComs didn't come with disc brakes, or am I wrong? Badass bike there.
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04-19-22, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by grant40
R.I.C.E = Race Inspired Cosmetic Enhancement. You are thinking of Rice Rocket, which is actually racist. When I am talking about how disk wheel covers are bad, I am only talking about the plastic and cardboard things that people put on for looks only. This excluses bike polo, in which they do actually serve a purpose.
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04-19-22, 08:25 PM
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I was thinking of trying to make a set of covers for a rear wheel just for something to try. I ride a lot on a circuit where I used to participate in a time-trial, and although it is no longer being held, I still time myself around it now and then, so it would be interesting to see if covers for the rear helped with the time around the circuit at all.
04-19-22, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by beng1
I was thinking of trying to make a set of covers for a rear wheel just for something to try. I ride a lot on a circuit where I used to participate in a time-trial, and although it is no longer being held, I still time myself around it now and then, so it would be interesting to see if covers for the rear helped with the time around the circuit at all.
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04-20-22, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by BlazingPedals
Actually, plastic spoke covers work pretty well and don't weigh much more, if any, than carbon. Covering the spokes gives a lenticular wheel, which actually outperforms a flat disk in a lot of real-world circumstances. Now, if you're talking about those bolt-on covers for BMX wheels, then yeah...
04-20-22, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by GhostRider62
I love reading all the time that 28 or 32 mm tires are always faster. If so, why don't we see them at TT road or Pro races on the road
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04-20-22, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by urbanknight
Sweeping generalizations are ALWAYS a bad idea.
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Originally Posted by Reynolds
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04-21-22, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by cxwrench
That's one f'd up saddle position.
04-21-22, 06:23 PM
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I like the mirrored spoke covers, though...
04-25-22, 05:37 PM
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My only experience with disk wheels was picking one up that was on display at REI co-op in the '90s.
It was HEAVY.
It was HEAVY.
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06-17-22, 02:31 PM
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John Tomacs old bikes had discs, so did Deadly Nedly's
Several of my track bikes have disc wheels
One of my old track bikes that belongs now to WallytheWhale had an aluminum honeycomb core disc
Several of my track bikes have disc wheels
One of my old track bikes that belongs now to WallytheWhale had an aluminum honeycomb core disc
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