Recent content by VeloFidelis

Try backing off the tension on your through axles. Over tightening can create some interesting and unexpected results. They can generate a lot more force than a QR, so play with that. They are not going fall out. Nice pics though... gotta love a quality Ti setup. BTW, Is that the Nanaimo ferry?

Re: Fine?... mmmmm, somewhere south of fine. They look cool though.

While two old friends with an axe to grind is entertaining reading, you may want to settle your real differences off line. Because your online differences, at least as it relates to this thread, don't really exist. An admitted curmudgeon acknowledges that disc brakes work better from a...

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Hmmmm... Oh, you mean just like understanding your new smart phone... I see your point... it is a considerable challenge.

The goal of a better braking system is to never 'block' the wheel; hence the existence of ABS braking systems. The improved modulation of disc brakes allow for shorter braking distance without 'blocking' the wheel. Rim brakes with less modulation, and bigger issues with heat build up and pad...

Re: Re: I think the bigger problem is cranial rectitosis... in that situation friction is most definitely an issue ;)

Sooo... brakes don't work well in conditions where brakes don't work well?... Hmmm, this changes everything.

The surface contact area for a road tire is a constant in the braking equation regardless of method, so your point is again moot. Better tires will improve all braking performance. The superior modulation of disc calipers provide better feedback to the rider, and allow more aggressive braking...

I believe that you've missed the point... it's sarcasm. That 'nonsense' comes from over two decades of exposure working with professional cycling team management, like your namesake, as a representative for manufacturers and sponsors... and yours? No one is arguing with your physics because...

Once again the conversation returns to selective minutia and subjective assertion. Yes, any wheel can can fail, yet carbon wheel failures are both more common and more spectacular. No, disc brakes would not prevent that type of failure, so you are correct, while completely missing the point...

Yes... Obviously carbon tubulars are bulletproof... http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hd4wuvEKsG4/TBhPBTJCYGI/AAAAAAAABSM/wox8EzFmMIk/s1600/Crash.bmp

It is interesting that the same Forum contributors who malign disc brakes as dangerous and unsafe, would salivate over the prospect of riding a Pro Tour team issue carbon wheelset. What a curious contradiction.

Re: Re: Better brakes mean you get to go faster more of the time... you'll figure it out eventually. Sagan already has.

I think that's the definition of a 'Win Win'... more money, and better brakes.