Is anyone using road disc brakes at road races?

[Jase619]

just for interest sake - do disc brakes get sharper as they wear down?

Prob still not as sharp as your chain rings are. . .

[thisismyotherbike]

just for interest sake - do disc brakes get sharper as they wear down?

Not as sharp as your chainrings, so I think the issue is overblown

[Face Plant]

Finally found the article! Although it is from Cycling Australia, I think its just a matter of time before the rest of the world catches on

 

http://cycling.org.au/News/All-News/Road/disc-brakes-permitted-across-all-levels-of-road-racing

[Simon123]

Never had a prob.

 

and...

 

The rotors get thinner the more they wear, so I guess you could say so.

 

 

"technically", but he may need to do 100k+ km.   LOL

[dave303e]

just for interest sake - do disc brakes get sharper as they wear down?

 

not at all, the brake pads don't touch the rim of the brake rotor at all so as the rotor wears away the last mm or 2 at the end doesn't wear at all. That is how you tell if the rotors are old, if you can feel the lip or edge of the rotor.

 

My 2c and have said this before, all you need is a small carbon guard on the brake rotor and they will be 100% safe, more people are injured by getting a finger caught in the rotor in the garage checking wheels than cut by the rotor anyway.

 

https://www.ktm-parts.com/72009961000.html

[gtr1]

The ruling of the UCI only covers licensed racing groups. Not the Open and a Fun ride groups. So if you have a racing license, you are governed by UCI and subsequently CSA rules. Otherwise you can ride Disc brakes

[Long Wheel Base]

The ruling of the UCI only covers licensed racing groups. Not the Open and a Fun ride groups. So if you have a racing license, you are governed by UCI and subsequently CSA rules. Otherwise you can ride Disc brakes

So I am not saying I agree with the rule but basically they(the UCI) are saying that disks are dangerous in racing groups but safe in open groups?

[andydude]

Finally found the article! Although it is from Cycling Australia, I think its just a matter of time before the rest of the world catches on

 

http://cycling.org.au/News/All-News/Road/disc-brakes-permitted-across-all-levels-of-road-racing

Thanks. I read somewhere that the UCI are revisiting the ban of racing with discs in October.

[gtr1]

So I am not saying I agree with the rule but basically they(the UCI) are saying that disks are dangerous in racing groups but safe in open groups?

I think it is more to do with racing groups being governed by UCI and open groups are not. So only if you have a racing license does it effect you. A bit like the ban on non-sanctioned events. Only effects those with racing licenses.

[thisismyotherbike]

I think it is more to do with racing groups being governed by UCI and open groups are not. So only if you have a racing license does it effect you. A bit like the ban on non-sanctioned events. Only effects those with racing licenses.

I have a "regular" CSA license (non-category, I ride plain alphabet soup) only to avoid paying for temporary licenses as I ride races quite often. To be honest I've always done it this way and actually have no clue as to whether I actually would be purchasing temporaries at every race, this is a habit inherited from my running where the cost of temporaries add up to 10x the cost of your annual ASA license if you race often. Triathlon is even worse as temporary licenses are R100 per race.

 

Point is, I still receive those nasty emails from CSA warning (threats?) me against participation in non-sanctioned events (surely antitrust legislation eliminated this kind of behaviour decades ago???) and always assumed the rules apply to me too?

 

Totally hijacking my own thread, but I thought the CSA situation is interesting

[gtr1]

I have a "regular" CSA license (non-category, I ride plain alphabet soup) only to avoid paying for temporary licenses as I ride races quite often. To be honest I've always done it this way and actually have no clue as to whether I actually would be purchasing temporaries at every race, this is a habit inherited from my running where the cost of temporaries add up to 10x the cost of your annual ASA license if you race often. Triathlon is even worse as temporary licenses are R100 per race.

Point is, I still receive those nasty emails from CSA warning (threats?) me against participation in non-sanctioned events (surely antitrust legislation eliminated this kind of behaviour decades ago???) and always assumed the rules apply to me too?

Totally hijacking my own thread, but I thought the CSA situation is interesting

I may be wrong, but assumed this only applies to those with racing licenses. The standard license is much like purchasing a day license.

 

But then again could also just be that they can only police the racing bunches. Not the open groups.

[stringbean]

It doesn't matter what the rules are.All it takes is an official weather csa or Ppa who is having a bad day to pull you out of the bunch and you stand there arguing on start line about the rules.

Most csa and other officials aren't usually up to date with rules any way.

[andydude]

It doesn't matter what the rules are.All it takes is an official weather csa or Ppa who is having a bad day to pull you out of the bunch and you stand there arguing on start line about the rules.

Most csa and other officials aren't usually up to date with rules any way.

Well, as it stands, racing with discs in the racing categories in South Africa is prohibited. But they are relooking at it [emoji106]

 

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[lechatnoir]

well, if they banned disc brakes, a bunch of guys on mtbs are going to be peeved...

[TALUS]

2 years. Every reasonable race except DC (bucket list). B and C Argus. VC 94.7 and several others. Obviously they can see I am fat and useless because nobody has ever stopped me. I will NEVER ride a bike without disc brakes again.

[Patchelicious]

I wish CSA would care as much about doping as they do about a bunch of old men on disc brake road bikes.