NotSoBigBen Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 I wonder why he uses different front and rear rotors?
DunMan Posted June 30, 2008 Author Posted June 30, 2008 Didin't even notice but yes wonder why,but these pro's do weird things.Here is the link where i found the pics.http://foto.mtbtr.com/Epic2009/
Racer X Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 The rotors are both made by Stan's No-Tubes. The front is a 160 and the rear a 140. IS that an exsisting Spec tyre?
NotSoBigBen Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 Not only the size, the rear is 'wavy' and the front not ......
Bikalot Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 not sure what dif is between the wavey and not wavet but the diff size is fairly common
Racer X Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 They are both made by Stans/No Tubes.http://www.beyondbikes.com/bb/ItemDesc.asp?IC=kgc-140-39g
Sean Badenhorst Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 As far as I know, the bigger rotors offer greater stopping power. The rear brake slows you down and the front stops you. Of course this will all be verified/corrected by Johan Bornman when he logs on later...
Racer X Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 Yes thats the theory. I prfer Scrub rotors to the Stans ones though.
no calves Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 the front rotors that specific 1 is the lightest there is and we all know mr. S. is a weight wheener. But why is he riding the PROTOTIPE specia. xc fork. he was always running dt swiss and 4 the epic a sid wc???no calves2008-06-30 14:37:26
Racer X Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 As Specialized is his main sponsor he has to ultimatley use their equipment first. Tyres, saddles, etc. That said the new Spech fork is rumoured to come in at less than his DT, 1340 grams. No idea why he was using a SID at the epic though. That frame is a beaut though, comes somewhere in the sub 2kg region. Scrubs 160's come in at 58 grams, 1 gram lighter than than the No Tubes one ;-)
rock Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 the spez fork is proprietary (-spelling?) and has that tapered steerer tube, so unless there's an aftermarket kit, its the only fork you can run on the frame.....buts its still an inertia based fork - which not many people like tho.
no calves Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 but now he cant ride with 2 bottles like on the s-works epic. dit gaan darm neuk op 'n lang warm dag
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