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Re: SRAM 22
Postby Xplora » Wed Apr 24, 2013 2:56 pm
MikeB... Say What?! 1200 bucks without a crankset????!?!?! you must have missed something there... surely?
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Re: SRAM 22
Postby rdp_au » Wed Apr 24, 2013 3:49 pm
May be true for the current MotoGP formula, but definitely not so for other classes, such as MotoX. Lower speeds, but many large pileups, with discs, and spokes both. Still not aware of any significant issues that can be attributed to the presence of discs.sumgy wrote:Yep agreed entirely.Xplora wrote:You're right, sumgy, that the racing is different, but the reasoning is wrong. Bicycles pile up MUCH more than motos in mass accidents and the lower speed does mean you're much more likely to get tangled up with the bicycle.
I have actually said exactly that elsewhere on either this or another forum.
I just could not be bothered arguing with Jason.
In any event, I believe the UCI ban on discs based on safety grounds is fallacious. They have been in use now for many years and have proven to be both effective and safe. Exposed chains and sprockets are more likely culprits – as anyone whose hand has slipped while loosening a pedal axle will most certainly agree.
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Re: SRAM 22
Postby sumgy » Wed Apr 24, 2013 4:22 pm
Where have they been in use for many years where there is high speeds (40km/h+) with riders riding in tight formation??rdp_au wrote:In any event, I believe the UCI ban on discs based on safety grounds is fallacious. They have been in use now for many years and have proven to be both effective and safe. Exposed chains and sprockets are more likely culprits – as anyone whose hand has slipped while loosening a pedal axle will most certainly agree.
Certainly not in MTB or CX.
Think about what you are typing before you hit the keys.
About the only time MTB riders are in tight formation is when they are jammed up behind each other in singletrack.
From experience, at these times they are probably going so slowly that they are basically stopped.
CX is likely about the same.
And why are you loosening a pedal axle whilst racing your bike?
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Re: SRAM 22
Postby lock_ » Wed Apr 24, 2013 4:58 pm
Motorcross maybe?sumgy wrote:Where have they been in use for many years where there is high speeds (40km/h+) with riders riding in tight formation??
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Re: SRAM 22
Postby sumgy » Wed Apr 24, 2013 5:12 pm
I am out of this argument.lock_ wrote:Motorcross maybe?sumgy wrote:Where have they been in use for many years where there is high speeds (40km/h+) with riders riding in tight formation??
Moto has NOTHING to do with bicycle racing.
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Re: SRAM 22
Postby MichaelB » Thu Apr 25, 2013 2:29 pm
Not from what I know. Its almost 400 per lever (560 for the Red ones !) andthen 300 for the RD and about 110 for the FD.Xplora wrote:Yoda, if they had discs, they might not have crashed to start with
MikeB... WT??! 1200 bucks without a crankset????!?!?! you must have missed something there... surely?
Wish I was wrong on the lever price, but I think im right
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Re: SRAM 22
Postby singlespeedscott » Thu Apr 25, 2013 2:43 pm
Discs will be legal. I give it 3 years.
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Re: SRAM 22
Postby warthog1 » Thu Apr 25, 2013 2:45 pm
I think you must be talking about vacuum assistance there. It won't stop at all without hydraulic assistanceXplora wrote:If you want to stay cables, you have that option for the moment. Hydro is better for all situations. Whether or not it is needed, that's a different question. But you need to try and stop a car without hydraulic assistance a few times. It feels identical to the cable brake system on a bicycle.
I would argue hydraulic rim brakes are an increase in complexity and potential serviceability for naff all net gain. Modern rim brakes offer fantastic power and modulation in the dry. Problems in the wet aren't down to a lack of clamping force, so can't see much of an improvement there.
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Re: SRAM 22
Postby MichaelB » Thu Apr 25, 2013 5:43 pm
Modern brakes are good yes, but discs are better.warthog1 wrote:
I think you must be talking about vacuum assistance there. It won't stop at all without hydraulic assistance
I would argue hydraulic rim brakes are an increase in complexity and potential serviceability for naff all net gain. Modern rim brakes offer fantastic power and modulation in the dry. Problems in the wet aren't down to a lack of clamping force, so can't see much of an improvement there.
have you ridden a disc equipped road bike yet ? Not just a MTB or CX, but a roadie.
When you have tried one, then come back and offer opinion
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Re: SRAM 22
Postby sumgy » Thu Apr 25, 2013 6:33 pm
Since when have I had to have actually have done something to have been able to post my opinion?MichaelB wrote:Modern brakes are good yes, but discs are better.warthog1 wrote:
I think you must be talking about vacuum assistance there. It won't stop at all without hydraulic assistance
I would argue hydraulic rim brakes are an increase in complexity and potential serviceability for naff all net gain. Modern rim brakes offer fantastic power and modulation in the dry. Problems in the wet aren't down to a lack of clamping force, so can't see much of an improvement there.
have you ridden a disc equipped road bike yet ? Not just a MTB or CX, but a roadie.
When you have tried one, then come back and offer opinion
And since when did you become a moderator and be able to tell people what to do?
When you have the word Moderator under your user name come back and tell me what to do.
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Re: SRAM 22
Postby Mulger bill » Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:57 pm
I don't want to have to go red on anybody...
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Re: SRAM 22
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Re: SRAM 22
Postby warthog1 » Thu Apr 25, 2013 9:30 pm
I was not talking about discs. I think you missed me mentioning hydraulic rim brakes in your haste to defend disc brakes.MichaelB wrote:
Modern brakes are good yes, but discs are better.
have you ridden a disc equipped road bike yet ? Not just a MTB or CX, but a roadie.
When you have tried one, then come back and offer opinion
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Re: SRAM 22
Postby MichaelB » Fri Apr 26, 2013 7:01 am
oops. Was on phone and without glasseswarthog1 wrote:
I was not talking about discs. I think you missed me mentioning hydraulic rim brakes in your haste to defend disc brakes.
And sumgy, ease off. Some opinion is presented as fact, and that's how it came across. Too many people judge things without actually trying.
Meh, 1st world problems.
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Re: SRAM 22
Postby sumgy » Fri Apr 26, 2013 7:04 am
Good advice.MichaelB wrote:
And sumgy, ease off.
Worth you considering.
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Re: SRAM 22
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Re: SRAM 22
Postby lock_ » Thu May 09, 2013 9:59 am
Freewheeling: The Road Disc Revolution Is Now
Still waiting Shimano...
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Re: SRAM 22
Postby Mozzar » Thu May 09, 2013 12:47 pm
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Re: SRAM 22
Postby MichaelB » Thu May 09, 2013 1:07 pm
There is some press showing in July (for shimano that is) that I'm hoping to get an invite tolock_ wrote:Road Bike Review posted up their article on the SRAM 22 press camp. Even includes a nice little promo video "review" of the groupset.
Freewheeling: The Road Disc Revolution Is Now
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Re: SRAM 22
Postby Crittski » Thu May 09, 2013 1:13 pm
There's no need for bikes, theres all sorts of alternatives...Mozzar wrote:There is no need for hydraulic brakes of any sort on a road bike and if the cable starts to leak then you can't do anything about it without changing an expensive cable and bleeding the brakes. But with cable brakes you can tell when your cable is about to ware out and needs replacing and can be done before it happens. Also cable brakes are far more servicable and cheaper to replace.
I choose to ride bikes, and choose to ride both a roadie and a mountain bike. Both of my bikes have hydraulic disc brakes because in my experience, they offer the best braking that i have tried. Not sure why anyone else feels the need to say that they aren't needed unless they add that THEY don't need them.
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Re: SRAM 22
Postby MichaelB » Thu May 09, 2013 2:17 pm
But if they are not for you, then that's great.
The one thong that is significant is that on all the reviews to date have been positive, and have seen where they are better than rim brakes, but again, they don't need to convince me
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Re: SRAM 22
Postby singlespeedscott » Fri May 10, 2013 3:24 pm
Sounds like a comment from a mid 90's mountain bike magazineMozzar wrote:There is no need for hydraulic brakes of any sort on a road bike and if the cable starts to leak then you can't do anything about it without changing an expensive cable and bleeding the brakes. But with cable brakes you can tell when your cable is about to ware out and needs replacing and can be done before it happens. Also cable brakes are far more servicable and cheaper to replace.
Hydraulic disc brakes require next to no maintenance. I think I have bleed 2 sets of disc brakes in 10 years. Brake pad changes are a lot easier as well.
Basically that line of argument is a moot point.
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Re: SRAM 22
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