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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Yet Peaty took the Worlds using 160 and 140. I guess it is what you prefer, but many find better modulation with smaller rotors.
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  • myopic
    myopic Posts: 692
    supersonic wrote:
    Yet Peaty took the Worlds using 160 and 140. I guess it is what you prefer, but many find better modulation with smaller rotors.

    Maybe he was so fast because he just couldn't stop!
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  • el loco pollo
    el loco pollo Posts: 158
    supersonic wrote:
    Yet Peaty took the Worlds using 160 and 140. I guess it is what you prefer, but many find better modulation with smaller rotors.

    What the top DH riders use is totally irrelevant to amateur riders though. A number of riders ran their bikes with no bearing grease in Canberra for example, to save every gram they could - would you recommend that approach to normal riders? Of course not.
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    It is not always irrelevant at all - it gives you an insight into reasoning. Why did he do it? Because he could control the bike perfectly still and had plenty of modulation while saving weight. And I didn't recommend it, but I gave my reasons why it is an option and why we have preference.

    It depends on what the actual action is. I don't make blanket assumptions like you just did. No I wouldn't recommend no bearing grease, but that is a different thing entirely. Not unless they wanted to save that last gram :wink:
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  • Kiblams
    Kiblams Posts: 2,423
    I run 160/160 disks with cable brakes (BB5s mind) and I am almost 17stone( :oops: ) Have never had an issue stopping. Unless the brakes are configured badly of course :lol:
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