One day you will have bike like this...

[Globalti]

... because this is the future: http://www.colnago.com/c59-disc/

My prediction: disc brakes will take over in road cycling in the same way they did in off-road cycling. More slowly, but they will come and they will even trickle down to budget bikes.

 

[Lee_M]

I saw this in one of the mags this month, I can understand all the advantages as long as they can get the weight low enough without producing brakes made from cheese

 

[Red Light]

Its not a bike like that that I need for the future. Its the legs and lungs to go with it.

 

[Globalti]

I can't wait for hydraulic road discs. I went through straddle wire brakes then V brakes to discs over 20 years of mountain biking and I love my original Hope minis, they are superbly efficient, easy to service and elegantly minimal. As soon as a reasonably priced road disc hits the shops it's going on my CX and those awful cable BB7 discs are going on Ebay. By that time I expect there will be plenty of disc-specific road frames on the market so my current rim-braked Roubaix will be going on Ebay as well.

Rim brakes are the last remaining piece of outdated technology that blights road bikes, along with Brooks saddles.

 

[ianrauk]

I already have a bike similar to that (well not really that similar ) , though a lot less cheaper
Normal cable pull disc brakes though, not Hydraulic.

Better not Delzeqq see this thread, he will have a coronary

 

[StuAff]

Better not Delzeqq see this thread, he will have a coronary

Well, he's still running 9 speed DuraAce, what do you expect?

 

[sabian92]

I don't understand why road bikes don't have discs anyway. So much more power, easier to maintain and no rim wear.

 

[black'n'yellow]

I can't wait for hydraulic road discs. I went through straddle wire brakes then V brakes to discs over 20 years of mountain biking and I love my original Hope minis, they are superbly efficient, easy to service and elegantly minimal. As soon as a reasonably priced road disc hits the shops it's going on my CX and those awful cable BB7 discs are going on Ebay. By that time I expect there will be plenty of disc-specific road frames on the market so my current rim-braked Roubaix will be going on Ebay as well.

Rim brakes are the last remaining piece of outdated technology that blights road bikes, along with Brooks saddles.

you sound like a marketing man's dream customer.

 

[lukesdad]

Well, he's still running 9 speed DuraAce, what do you expect?

Nothing wrong with that so am I

 

[ianrauk]

Nothing wrong with that so am I

Thought there was something odd about you too...

 

[lukesdad]

If I could get top notch 7 speed replacements I'd still be running that

 

[Christopher]

I suppose hydraulic discs might be good although you have to bleed them? Agree with the OP that cable discs are terrible, i had an Avid BB5 and it was a nightmare to get to work right without rubbing.

 

[Globalti]

I already have a bike similar to that (well not really that similar ) , though a lot less cheaper
Normal cable pull disc brakes though, not Hydraulic.

Better not Delzeqq see this thread, he will have a coronary

OMG! What a gorgeous bike! Please post a bigger picture! I loved my Kona Explosif and then my Hei Hei - what model is that beauty?

 

[Globalti]

I suppose hydraulic discs might be good although you have to bleed them? Agree with the OP that cable discs are terrible, i had an Avid BB5 and it was a nightmare to get to work right without rubbing.

No, once set up they are good for a long life; all you need to do is push back the pistons when you fit new pads. If you open the hydraulic tube to shorten it you might need to bleed them but if you're careful you can do it in a way, which avoids the need.

 

[ColinJ]

I don't understand why road bikes don't have discs anyway. So much more power, easier to maintain and no rim wear.

Rim brakes have plenty of power - it is easy to lock a wheel using just a couple of fingers on the brake levers, but I agree about rim and brake block wear, especially in the winter.

The UCI allow disk brakes for cyclocross now, but they are still banned for road racing. If/when the rules are changed to permit them, it will play havoc with neutral service until everyone switches over to disk.