You are reading a single comment by @kerley and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@kerley
it will also be interesting to see what difference it makes to the pros that are on discs and whether it gives them any competitive advantage. In theory the better braking could mean later braking into corners but aren't the 33c tyres still going to struggle like they already do.
But guess later in the race when the cantis/rims are covered in mud and not working effectively the disc bikes will gain the advantage.
Any proven advantages would surely direct the pros, if the discs are any quicker then they will all have them. Why wouldn't they?