Recent content by dar227

Lughugger, I just re-read my post and not only noticed a typo, but also realized that It sounded very aggressive. I hope you didn't take it as a personal attack, I guess It's just my natural tendency to be an a-hole. ceteris paribus may have saved you some time in typing, but cost me...

Disc brakes are only illegal in cross, there is nothing in the rules about them being banned from road racing. However as soon as a few riders were to turn up with them, the UCI would likely ban them in short order unless it could be argued that they are safer. Pros, better stopping power...

How many times has a person FELT something and turned out to be totally wrong? 50% of the time maybe. Perhaps it would just be as well to flip a coin to decide if a wheel is as stiff as another. Feeling isn't a substitute for actual testing. T&S'ing of wheels has been tested several times...