Brucey wrote:busb wrote: ….As an aside, I've been surprised just how many disc-brakes bikes have been used in the TdF this year on the flatter stages but not by Sky as has been pointed out.
some folk are surprised the other way, i.e. they predicted that 'everyone in the peloton would use discs as soon as they were allowed to'.
I'm on record on the forum of forecasting the opposite and that the pro peloton would only use discs for some races.
In the giro there was (IIRC) one team that used disc brakes exclusively and one or two others that had them as an option (rider choice)
The Giro is a case in point,the weather in Italy can be unpredictable at that time of year in(we've been in Tuscany in mid June and experienced some very changeable weather conditions),even in the south of the country so maybe some teams put their eggs in the disc basket as CF rims and DP calipers aren't the best match in wet weather?
Whereas the TdeF is more likely to be better weather overall being in France July.
The pro peloton is a very different world,where mariginal gains mean money in the bank,than the one everyday cyclists encounter where a more all round approach is needed,especially where differing road and weather conditions in the same day may be encountered.
Just some thoughts on the pro peloton's possible position on the subject of disc brake selection