Cycling goes a step further with bicycle disc brakes: first prototypes with cover

The implementation of the disc brakes on bicycles continues with a steady pace and recently there was a commission with all the interested parties in this advance to make it a reality in a safe way

The machinery is already underway and, as the founder and CEO of Specialized recently said, “in two years I think all cyclists are going to bring disc brakes to bicycles.” Mike Sinyard is one more leg – in this case of the industry – of this chair made up of brands, cyclists, teams and the UCI. This month took place a commission formed by the mentioned representatives of the sector in which they pushed all to one to get ahead the idea of ​​the disc brakes respecting the interest of each one. It is not yet known whether it is a boy or a girl, but it is known that there will be delivery in a short time.

First proposal

The first proposal that has come to light from this Commission is to cover the disc to protect the cyclist, although this makes “warm up even more,” says Sinyard. The sharp disk, burns and their consequences in a montonera or a fall is the main concern for the Association of Professional Cyclists (ACP), although as reported in a statement a few months ago also have other requirements to take into account at the time of Be implanted: that the edge be rounded, that is covered and that when they are used all cyclists use. The first two requests are for safety, the other for a mere sporting equality (there is an advantage for the wearer that can be important under certain conditions, such as a fall in rain).

At the moment, the times are counted in which the disc brake has been seen in an elite squad, but on two occasions has gotten the scare in the body: one to Fran Ventoso and another more recent to Owain Dull, when Marcel Kittel – the only one of 158 cyclists that took him in the last Tour of Abu Dhabi – cut the sneaker and the foot of the cyclist of Sky. “I was lucky it was not my leg. Nothing can cut like that. It’s like a knife. ” And “what if there had been 158 with disc brakes instead of one?” Alberto Contador wondered the afternoon of the event. The restless response.

Implantation

Its implantation is increasingly clear, as well as it is that it can not be introduced to the bravas and in any way. If today a fall in the asphalt has serious consequences, with a disc brake in the middle, looking for the asphalt would be the most ‘safe’ area … it does not make much sense.

So far two images of professional prototypes for the protection of the disc brake have been released: one published by the ACP itself and another from the Italian brand TºRed, according to the specialized publication ‘Bike Radar’. The latter, specifies, is prepared to put and remove without much complication so that allows a change of wheels without wasting too much time. This piece would be a variant of an existing one – called DonChisciotte – and would be made of carbon fiber and initially designed for 160 mm discs.

Source: www.elconfidencial.com