New Innovative, Cool, Crazy, or jsut plain Dumb Cycling Equipment (Only)

[Parera]

They are suppose to be much more aerodynamic then traditional brakes, one of the reasons they are being used for the P5.
According to Magura hydraulic brakes have no cable friction (smooth braking action, and feel), massive braking power with minimal force, and fine modulatin of braking power.

Yawn. Solving a problem which simply does not exist.

 

[BroDeal]

Yawn. Solving a problem which simply does not exist.

Obviously you haven't got what it takes to be a triathlete. There definitely is a problem. The problem is this. Joe Triathlete buys a "superbike" for $10K that has its brakes integrated into the frame. The brakes are a hassle to set up and they work like sh!t. Now an ordinary person might think that the solution would be to use a standard Shimano brake. It would be relatively cheap, work great, and any aero detriment would be very small. Those people are not triathletes. The correct answer to the problem is to use a $750 brake that does not work any better than a standard one. The new technology, even though it has no advantage, is high tech, cutting edge, and worthy of a large price premium. The truly dedicated triathlete will then spend his time convincing others on Slowtwitch that the brakes will save time on the bike leg because you will be able to brake later into corners.

Of course they will have already spent their money before they deal with the hassle of travelling to an Ironman and finding a shop to bleed their brakes.

 

[Parera]

Obviously you haven't got what it takes to be a triathlete. There definitely is a problem. The problem is this. Joe Triathlete buys a "superbike" for $10K that has its brakes integrated into the frame. The brakes are a hassle to set up and they work like sh!t. Now an ordinary person might think that the solution would be to use a standard Shimano brake. It would be relatively cheap, work great, and any aero detriment would be very small. Those people are not triathletes. The correct answer to the problem is to use a $750 brake that does not work any better than a standard one. The new technology, even though it has no advantage, is high tech, cutting edge, and worthy of a large price premium. The truly dedicated triathlete will then spend his time convincing others on Slowtwitch that the brakes will save time on the bike leg because you will be able to brake later into corners.

Of course they will have already spend their money before they deal with the hassle of travelling to an Ironman and finding a shop to bleed their brakes.

Haha. True. But yeah, if people think being able to brake later into a corner will help them carry more speed through a turn...that's just big "lolwut?" from me. Then again, for the tri-dork technology, not training/practice, is the way you compensate for sucking at something.

 

[BroDeal]

Haha. True. But yeah, if people think being able to brake later into a corner will help them carry more speed through a turn...that's just big "lolwut?"

No joke. There actually are people saying this crap over at Slowtwitch. It's LOLtastic.

 

[PCutter]

No joke. There actually are people saying this crap over at Slowtwitch. It's LOLtastic.

Its funny how different markets/countries work. Around here its the MAMILs (Middle Aged Men in Lycra) who have the "$15k starter kit" for their coffee shop rides. Pinarello Dogmas, often with Campag Bora's - for riding on our cr@p roads! Where the triathletes often just ride Ultegra equipped mid spec frames (exception being the odd guy with full TT and 808 set-up). But 'doing business' on the morning ride has become big here.

PS. Im not a triathlete. Just someone who see's no sense in spending $10k if you have $2 legs.

 

[ElChingon]

One for the forum tech Curmudgeons! Now they don't need to move forward in technology, they can now move backwards yet keep their hands on the hoods

See it in action: http://vimeo.com/35479471

They call it retroShift, I call it CurmudgeonShift!

A close up:

I'm expecting these will be a hot item for the curmudgeons on the forum, might have to buy stock option... would that qualify as insider trading?

 

[Afrank]

Obviously you haven't got what it takes to be a triathlete. There definitely is a problem. The problem is this. Joe Triathlete buys a "superbike" for $10K that has its brakes integrated into the frame. The brakes are a hassle to set up and they work like sh!t. Now an ordinary person might think that the solution would be to use a standard Shimano brake. It would be relatively cheap, work great, and any aero detriment would be very small. Those people are not triathletes. The correct answer to the problem is to use a $750 brake that does not work any better than a standard one. The new technology, even though it has no advantage, is high tech, cutting edge, and worthy of a large price premium. The truly dedicated triathlete will then spend his time convincing others on Slowtwitch that the brakes will save time on the bike leg because you will be able to brake later into corners.Of course they will have already spent their money before they deal with the hassle of travelling to an Ironman and finding a shop to bleed their brakes.

apparently the triathletes taliking up hydraulic brakes online is working, Shimano might be produceing there own hydraulic brake system. This came out about a week ago, so far its unsure if it is real or not.

http://www.bikerumor.com/2012/01/15/hydraulic-shimano-dura-ace-brake-lever-leaked/

 

[Afrank]

A close up:

So they took the shifters and moved them in front of the brakes instead of behind, is there any benefit to that?

 

[BroDeal]

apparently the triathletes taliking up hydraulic brakes online is working, Shimano might be produceing there own hydraulic brake system. This came out about a week ago, so far its unsure if it is real or not.

http://www.bikerumor.com/2012/01/15/hydraulic-shimano-dura-ace-brake-lever-leaked/

I bet those will be for discs, not hydraulic rim brakes.

 

[BroDeal]

So they took the shifters and moved them in front of the brakes instead of behind, is there any benefit to that?

I think those things are being made for cyclocross but I don't understand the reason. I remember seeing something similar, maybe a preproduction version of the same thing, in a thread on Serotta's forum.

 

[42x16ss]

I think those things are being made for cyclocross but I don't understand the reason. I remember seeing something similar, maybe a preproduction version of the same thing, in a thread on Serotta's forum.

Cross is the only time I can see those having any benefit. It would stop mud from getting into your shifter internals.

 

[mr. tibbs]

Cross is the only time I can see those having any benefit. It would stop mud from getting into your shifter internals.

You could also manually dial in your shifting instead of just jumping through preset gear ratios, shifting by tension (Friction? Is that right?) rather than indexed jumps. Would this help find a gear with mud all over your drivetrain? I would suggest no, as cross tends to be a bit too hectic to find the proper chain position, but then again the cross pros can do amazing things with their bikes.

 

[Fatclimber]

So they took the shifters and moved them in front of the brakes instead of behind, is there any benefit to that?

Makes it much easier to shift and brake simultaneously.

 

[Afrank]

Yet another leak of a hydraulic brake system, this time by SRAM.

http://road.cc/content/news/52299-sram-red-hydraulic-discs-and-rim-brakes-spy-shots-land

 

[marathon marke]

Yet another leak of a hydraulic brake system

It's got a leak already?

Sorry, I just couldn't resist.

 

[ElChingon]

It's got a leak already?

Sorry, I just couldn't resist.

Good one

Then the next question is will the Sram brake skip under pressure

Agh, we could go on forever with Sram but no sense in beating a dead horse (right now).

 

[Boeing]

http://www.cerevellum.com/#/home

 

[Afrank]

More spy shots

http://www.bikerumor.com/2012/02/16/spy-shot-trp-hydraulic-road-brake-lever-with-integrated-di2-buttons/

 

[42x16ss]

More spy shots

http://www.bikerumor.com/2012/02/16/spy-shot-trp-hydraulic-road-brake-lever-with-integrated-di2-buttons/

You would think that a company would learn to wrap bars and fit brake hoods corectly before showing off their kit at a major trade show....

Also that stem position is an eyesore, when are manufacturers going to start taking some pride in their trade displays

 

[Afrank]

http://www.bikerumor.com/2012/03/08/sneak-peek-trp-hywire-hydraulic-road-brake-levers-with-di2-buttons/

Looks better than the previous spy shots.

 

[ElChingon]

Looks like Specialized finally released the Cancellara Model!

The Specialized Turbo

All the info here:
http://turbo.specialized.com/

I wonder how fast we can tweek it to if we add a 52 or 53 tooth chain ring, humm...

 

[usedtobefast]

Looks like Specialized finally released the Cancellara Model!

The Specialized Turbo

All the info here:
http://turbo.specialized.com/

I wonder how fast we can tweek it to if we add a 52 or 53 tooth chain ring, humm...

put some drop bars on it. different gearing. i'll take it.

 

[ElChingon]

Wow, looks like the Tour 2010 had its effect on SRAM afterall, the Andy Schleck add on:

Another pic:

 

[ElChingon]

That is maybe the mark of a company stating they know there's a problem so they go ahead and patch it, instead of fixing it.

 

[Afrank]

That is maybe the mark of a company stating they know there's a problem so they go ahead and patch it, instead of fixing it.

How would you fix dropping a chain?