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Calfee say it's, "A bicycle built for performance through comfort".Eurobike faves: Shocker stand
Discs. The will-they-won't-they of discs on road bikes continues, but in 'cross circles the argument is a step ahead, with UCI approval and an increasing number of pro riders adopting them.
But will 'cross go the way of mountain biking, with discs taking over completely in the next few years? There's more and more manufacturers producing disc-specific kit, but at the same time plenty of nice canti-equipped bikes coming off the production lines. German distributors Shocker had plenty from both camps when we checked out their stand at Eurobike. And Jo wouldn't be drawn on the future of CX racing...
Dave is a founding father of road.cc, having previously worked on Cycling Plus and What Mountain Bike magazines back in the day. He also writes about e-bikes for our sister publication ebiketips. He's won three mountain bike bog snorkelling World Championships, and races at the back of the third cats.
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I think Jo's change of mind is an important breakthrough. Worldwide adoption must surely now follow.
I've had a CX bike with discs for 6 years, which is great for trail riding and tearing around the woods but I race CX with rim brakes.
Beautifully detailed hose guide.
May have to go disc.....
having actually ridden and raced a CX bike with discs i can say they're a definite advantage over rim brakes, especially in racing where their power and consistency meant it was easy to out-brake competitors, frequently gaining 2 or 3 places on corners
they've definitely changed my mind over thinking that rim brakes were all you needed for CX
Quote "increasing numbers of pro riders adopting them" err, like who?
Apart from Tim Johnston, who finished 37th yesterday, is there any rider in the World Cup series actually using them?
I've been running a CX disc bike for years, but I'll stick to rim brakes for racing as it's tyre selection and grip that's most important IMO.