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This was Wilis's bike from NYC, it's one of the first production bikes.

Lugless njs.Love the seat stays/bolt & bridge.

That is beautifully done, don't forget the rear bridge stay.

Fatter fork required to match larger tubes

Love the seat stays/bolt & bridge.

don't forget the rear bridge stay.

He didn't

think it may have been an edit

If it was, it was several minutes before Ed's comment.

[picture of cannondale track]

Fatter fork required to match larger tubes

I did not see the bridge when i posted my comment.

'96

Sorry, what in god's name is that thing!?
I think I'm missing out on some nostalgia or something

that gt is pure class

1996 Olympic TT bike - http://classiccycleus.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/GT-Superbike.jpg For a 15yr old bike it's impressive.

http://classiccycleus.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/GT-Superbike.jpg

Only this one doesn't have the extended fairing under the bb. Different forks too.

Forks and bars were damaged in transport so were replaced. It was the only image I could find of it complete.

will be better when the rest of the primer is painted over.

Serious question:

Not being massively into road bikes, is this the way it is going then, with light disc brakes on road bikes? Or not really?

I don't know if it is the way for all road bikes, but Colnago's taking a serious step anyway. Their new cross bikes come with discs too:

I can understand discs or cross bikes but I've never seen discs on a full blown production road bike. I reckon they are probably light enough these days so why not?

Though, what about the lever/ hydraulic interface?? Are those levers hydraulic or the discs cable?

Serious question:

Not being massively into road bikes, is this the way it is going then, with light disc brakes on road bikes? Or not really?

Most purists dont want the weight, expense, and extra mechanical bits of discs on a road bike. Theres a good chance they dont need it either.

If you're a big enough roadie to spend out on this stuff. Then the chances are you have a flash fair weather, road bike. That woud'nt disc see much dirty roads or rain anyway.

Thats what the utility CX/audax/traing bike is for.

As for wether the pros, that cant pick and choose where or when they ride flash bikes, need them. I guess that depends on how much the manufactures will push them as part of sponsering.

I'm interested to see how removing braking suface, will effect tubular rim weight.

I can understand discs or cross bikes but I've never seen discs on a full blown production road bike. I reckon they are probably light enough these days so why not?

Though, what about the lever/ hydraulic interface?? Are those levers hydraulic or the discs cable?

The cross bike looks to be simply running BB7 cable calipers.

The road bike looks to be running Di2, with hydrolic calipers, and some unfamiliar levers.

Very interesting.

Yeah i get that mechanical discs can be used with normal levers. I am curious as to how the hydraulic discs will be operated. Strange.

I agree that purists wouldn't want to to use discs.

Taking it to extremes though: I could see the benifits of using at least a front disc on a road bike on massive Alpine decents. I naively took a XC MTB to the alps with 160mm discs and cooked them on the decents. So I reckon nothing less that a 180mm.

A TDF bike with a 180mm front disc? NEVER!

Well this is the page:
http://www.colnago.com/c59-disc/

And these are the pertinent photos:

And their blurb:

Colnago have taken a bold step towards the future of road bike evolution with the introduction of the C59 Disc. Featuring fully hydraulic front and rear disc brakes it is set to bring a whole new level of performance and safety to the Colnago road bike line. The frame and fork are fully compatible with standard PM calipers too.

With twin 140mm diameter discs the frame and fork have also been redesigned in the key areas where the brakes are mounted. The fork is completely new, whilst at the rear of the main frame the chainstays and the seatstays are also new, to cope with the increased loading that the disc brakes generate at their mounting points. The C59 Disc is compatible with both electronic and mechanical groupsets.

Hydraulic brakes compatible with mechnical shifters... very interesting.