Adding a front disc to a road bike !! And Now Hydro!
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Postby Crittski » Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:25 pm
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Postby MichaelB » Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:01 am
Can't be much uglier ? Mind you, at least the Shimano one was in black for the road ....
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Postby Crittski » Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:41 am
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Postby MichaelB » Fri Mar 02, 2012 3:32 pm
Maybe bigger pads ?Crittski wrote:its odd that the road version is heavier (180 vs 156g) than the cx version, the calliper looks identical... It isn't' clear from the pics how you adjust the pads, I hope there is inboard pad adjustment as well as outboard, otherwise there will be much rotor flexing going on!!
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Postby MichaelB » Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:21 am
All still going really well, with no issues whatsoever. Works brilliantly, and looks great, so happy with the conversion. If I could only get the bits to shorten the hoses ....
However, in the latest c r c specials flyer, they have a deal on these - wouldn't they be sweet on a road bike
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Postby jasonc » Tue Mar 06, 2012 12:05 pm
4 pot calipers. not bad.MichaelB wrote:However, in the latest c r c specials flyer, they have a deal on these - wouldn't they be sweet on a road bike
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Postby Crittski » Tue Mar 06, 2012 5:27 pm
How come no pictures? How dare you update without some jpeggy action for those strung out on cables, madly waiting for SRAM red hydraulics...
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Postby MichaelB » Tue Mar 06, 2012 5:56 pm
OK, here are some pics of the TRP Parabox installed (apologies for the average quality) and orientationCrittski wrote:...
How come no pictures? How dare you update without some jpeggy action for those strung out on cables, madly waiting for SRAM red hydraulics...
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Postby grantw » Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:06 pm
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Postby MichaelB » Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:40 pm
Cant quite make out what they use to convert to hydro. Shifters don't look like Campagnolo ones and crank is DA 7900. Nothing re brands are mentioned in the article save that the calipers are standard PM brand, and that the discs are 140mm F&R.
C59 no less..... not sure about the colour though
Another pic from the Colnago website
What shifters are they ?????? There is Formula written on the brake levers ....
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Postby Crittski » Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:24 pm
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Postby grantw » Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:12 pm
I love the look of the bike, at least the red bits, those frame connections to the caliper look really clean and fluid and well thunk through. Might have to remortgage.
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Postby Be1 » Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:14 pm
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Postby jasonc » Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:27 am
The dropouts are new and they accept a 135mm hub width.
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Postby MichaelB » Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:41 am
"But what about hydraulic drop levers?", I hear you cry. Well, this bike is running Dura Ace Di2, which opens it up to options such as the third party Tektro levers that are knocking around at Taipei right now. They're not finished yet, but clearly Formula have been busy because their levers are.
I find it interesting that they went with Shimano (the Colango Tifosi must be having coniptions right now) and it appears that the other suppliers (Tektro & Formula) are targetting Di2 compatibility rather than EPS.
Also, from MHE, the 140mm front aint big enough, especially on a big descent, and if a WW wants to toy wioth the discs and save weight, there could be some interesting issues .....
The levers do look good though - more like the older shimano shape
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Postby Nobody » Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:44 am
Well it has taken some time, but the manufacturers are finally starting to see the sales potential.
Edit: You have to be quick around here.
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Postby MichaelB » Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:14 am
No explosions planned though ....
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Postby Nobody » Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:27 am
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Postby rkelsen » Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:53 am
Campagnolo haven't released their electronic group to market yet.MichaelB wrote:I find it interesting that they went with Shimano
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Postby MichaelB » Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:38 am
But still - Shimano !!!!!!rkelsen wrote:Campagnolo haven't released their electronic group to market yet.MichaelB wrote:I find it interesting that they went with Shimano
What is the italian equivalent to "Sacre Bleu !!"
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Postby jasonc » Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:52 am
I'd put it down here but don't want to get bannedMichaelB wrote:But still - Shimano !!!!!!rkelsen wrote:Campagnolo haven't released their electronic group to market yet.MichaelB wrote:I find it interesting that they went with Shimano
What is the italian equivalent to "Sacre Bleu !!"
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Postby rkelsen » Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:06 pm
I'd imagine that it wouldn't be easy to fit a fluid reservoir and shifting mechanism into the same brake lever head, so they probably had no choice but to choose an electronic group set.MichaelB wrote:But still - Shimano !!!!!!
Interesting times.
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Postby Mulger bill » Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:24 am
Then it's not worth doingMichaelB wrote:I'm toying with the idea of getting an IR Temp doohickey and doing some tests down a local descent to show the temp rise on key items on both my roadies - discs vs rim brakes to dispel/prove some myths - bit like a mythbusters episode.
No explosions planned though ....
It would be interesting to see some real figures tho'.
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Postby MichaelB » Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:02 am
http://www.bikerumor.com/2012/03/07/lea ... road-bike/
339g for the brifter, hydraulic lines, caliper & disc (per wheel)
As a comparison, the TRP Parabox was 790g (Converter, hydraulic lines, calipes and discs) for both wheels, but does not include the STI shifter.
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Postby MichaelB » Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:39 am
http://m.bikeradar.com/road/gear/articl ... look-33380
The big difference between the Formula and the Tektro systems is how they do the shifting. The Formula appears to use individual levers (much like shimano does), wheras Tektro use buttons.
So now, there are 3 known players with two full hydro shifters. Tektro & Formula using Di2 and SRAm to have a Mechanical shift full hydro.
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