I bought a Look 785 huez RS frame for a song with rim brakes. Truly was a great bike. Sold it for my Time Alpe d’huez 01. Both were sub 7 kg and both cost me less than 1000USD. Love how the disc brake scene has made these rim brake masterpieces cheap as dirt. I’m riding world tour bikes for next to nothing. Budget of a peasant and the bike of a world tour pro!
A fellow club member crashed and died on Dartmoor in May. I think his bike was to blame, deep hookless, tubeless wheels and aero frame made it unstable in windy conditions. He'd abandon rides on windy days where I'd ridden same road with no issues. His electronic gears would fail, saw him crash twice after failing to shift. I have a bike that's rim brake, non-proprietary and easy to maintain and work on. If you can't dismantle, inspect and fix your own bike then it's too complex and not to be trusted. His bike was always at the shop getting fixed.
I know who you on about I live near Dartmoor shame his bike wasn't good enough to stop him safely, road bikes with discs need ABS cause they are lock on lock off with no modulation, mountain bikes with 2.5 inch tyres like the one I have loveee my hydro discs cause of the contact patch
@@Silidons91 He road nearly everyday and had loads of Strava KOM's so was a skilful rider. Just think his setup was built for speed and was not stable when hitting an unseen road defect or a strong gust of wind. The fashion pushed is aero bikes, narrow bars, hookless, tubeless, big saddle to bar drop. Fast but on a 200k sportive I ride an endurance rim brake bike and don't chase Strava PR's.
In 2004 I bought a Time VX Special Pro with full Dura Ace 7800. It’s the same bike I own today, and I love it. Cycling has really seemed stagnant since Lance’s first retirement. I’d take my 2003/2004 Time over these shit bikes made today. There has been no progress made in 20 years.
Road disc lock up too easy in the dry never mind the wet. Saw it in the tour this year several times. Is this why Roglic couldn't stop in time? Disc brake lock up
Thank God I have 2 rim brakes bikes very easily to maintain.. Disc brakes are very dangerous especially going on descent on what terrain and if they go Panda break they will skid and crash I seen this before..
I bought a Look 785 huez RS frame for a song with rim brakes. Truly was a great bike. Sold it for my Time Alpe d’huez 01. Both were sub 7 kg and both cost me less than 1000USD. Love how the disc brake scene has made these rim brake masterpieces cheap as dirt. I’m riding world tour bikes for next to nothing. Budget of a peasant and the bike of a world tour pro!
A fellow club member crashed and died on Dartmoor in May. I think his bike was to blame, deep hookless, tubeless wheels and aero frame made it unstable in windy conditions. He'd abandon rides on windy days where I'd ridden same road with no issues. His electronic gears would fail, saw him crash twice after failing to shift. I have a bike that's rim brake, non-proprietary and easy to maintain and work on. If you can't dismantle, inspect and fix your own bike then it's too complex and not to be trusted. His bike was always at the shop getting fixed.
I know who you on about I live near Dartmoor shame his bike wasn't good enough to stop him safely, road bikes with discs need ABS cause they are lock on lock off with no modulation, mountain bikes with 2.5 inch tyres like the one I have loveee my hydro discs cause of the contact patch
Tragic😢
alright so just saying, but how do you crash from a failed shift. that's just poor bike handling skills, that's why he died
@@Xerp4Life hookless and road disc are inherently dangerous on road bikes
@@Silidons91 He road nearly everyday and had loads of Strava KOM's so was a skilful rider. Just think his setup was built for speed and was not stable when hitting an unseen road defect or a strong gust of wind. The fashion pushed is aero bikes, narrow bars, hookless, tubeless, big saddle to bar drop. Fast but on a 200k sportive I ride an endurance rim brake bike and don't chase Strava PR's.
That Look, on them Corima wheels is pure filth
This rim brake look looks sick.
Finally a review of look 👀
Hookless rims, disc brakes, electronic gears, proprietary handlebars, stem and seat post, press fit bb.... 13 speed...
Can't argue with you about what ur saying here my man!
Couldn’t agree more.
In 2004 I bought a Time VX Special Pro with full Dura Ace 7800. It’s the same bike I own today, and I love it. Cycling has really seemed stagnant since Lance’s first retirement. I’d take my 2003/2004 Time over these shit bikes made today. There has been no progress made in 20 years.
Look at the old pugeout carbon bikes from the 80s rim.brakes very light the frist glued and ridden by Robert miller back in the day he was a vegan too
My 1987 Peugeot was about the lightest steel bike you could get in the day, with my G3 powertap it weighs about 23lbs from its 19lbs average weight
Road disc lock up too easy in the dry never mind the wet. Saw it in the tour this year several times. Is this why Roglic couldn't stop in time? Disc brake lock up
That Look 785😘
7.7kg is the new 6.8kg.... that extra weight? Disc brakes.
Thank God I have 2 rim brakes bikes very easily to maintain.. Disc brakes are very dangerous especially going on descent on what terrain and if they go Panda break they will skid and crash I seen this before..
Dunning-Krüger 😂
Haha, it’s pronounced Gee-erm Martan 👍🏻
Can we talk about the bike no RUclipsrs are talking about??
The C68 RIM BRAKE!!
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