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Today's humorous talking point is "Armstrong may have cheated, but Nike has sweatshops." I don't care enough to do the research, but there were probably dozens of posts about Contador's "fingerbanging", but when it comes to Cancer Jesus, nothing. The lamest part about him is how he hides...

You one of those people with a life?

Except you need to add more spokes to deal with the increased brake force. And a beefier fork. Disc brakes, should they ever happen, would eliminate radial lacing.

Except you need to add more spokes to deal with the increased brake force. And a beefier fork. Disc brakes, should they ever happen, would eliminate radial spokes.

Because of the smaller diameter of a disc vs. rim, you need about 5x the force at the brake pad.

And because they both have two wheels, we can safely assume that if discs caught on with MTBs, the same will happen for road bikes.

Any incidents in the pro ranks someone can point to?

"Tubular tires very rarely roll when they are professionally glued. It is seen more in cyclocross than in any other discipline."

Possibly, but there are a few differences in 'cross: 1) foul conditions are routine; 2) tires are wider; 3) bike weight/aerodynamics are less important. An article that was quite positive about discs on road bikes had this to say: I'll believe the last sentence when I see the majority of...

RdV: only time will tell if the C59 is the beginning of the move to discs. If I had a dime for every "game changer" that was just a marketing fad. Some innovations really are innovations: clipless pedals, brifters (both of which I adopted immediately). Some aren't.

RdV: only time will tell if the C59 is the beginning of the move to discs. If I had a dime for every "game changer" that was just a marketing fad. Some innovations really are that: clipless pedals, brifters (both of which I adopted immediately). Some aren't.

Why the past tense? If they weren't a gimmick, they'd be on current models.

So you're going to have to have a wet weather bike and a fair weather bike? And how hard can you really brake with the traction available with 20-23mm tires in the wet? (In my experience with aluminum rims in the wet, I have too much stopping power for 23mm tires. Disc brakes would be complete...

Yes, I'm sure a standard to accommodate discs will proceed as smoothly as the bottom bracket standard(s). It's funny that some of the same people who scoff that pros are paid to ride "plastic" frames are rubbing their hands at the prospect of pros validating their favorite bits of unnecessary...

Hey, Colnago doesn't do gimmicks -- look at how their C50 made split chainstays a standard for road bikes. Now with discs, people who have never lifted the rear wheel under hard braking can have even more stopping power.