2012 is the year of the disc brake

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Permalink Reply by elmar on March 22, 2011 at 1:29pm

Its easy to built a lightweight Disc Cx-Bike. But not a lot people know. another point is that a lot of riders love the oldstylish view of the bike. The Racescene is very often a kind of cobservative. Just wait. I am sure too, that the disc will come.

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Permalink Reply by George Berger on March 22, 2011 at 5:50pm

I think you're right, especially in the U.S. We're getting there, slowly but surely, following the mtb innovation train...I put mini-v brakes on one of my CX bikes, so that's only about 10 years behind mtb innovation, right? So with disc brakes, when did they first start coming out for mtb? Frankly, I think the discs on CX bikes are not very elegant-looking, but neither are canti's. And the simple fact is that when one of the big companies pays any of the sport's supa-stas enough to overcome the minor weight disadvantage, they'll take off.

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Permalink Reply by mpapet on May 17, 2011 at 10:35am

There is one race situation where discs make sense, fast and wet.  That's a  pretty UNcommon combination.

If you are racing a decent 'cross course, brakes just aren't that important.  Just coasting will slow you down a whole lot.  Updated mafacs are enough when racing on most courses.  

 

As for the claim that it is 'easy' to build a lightweight bike equipped with discs, let's define lightweight.  "lightweight" as in grazing the UCI minimum weight requirement?  No.  "Lightweight" compared to < $1000 bikes?  Yes. 

 

I'm not saying the market will not be flooded with disc equipped 'cross bikes because it will and at some point sponsors will require riding discs.  Will the discs make a difference at most races?  No.

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