Disc Brakes = lost finger??

[Velocipede]

The claims are he lost it on a disc brake. I'm curious what the Whole Story is. Whatever the case, this is a really wild accident.

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/jum...-burgos-crash/

[tomato coupe]

I see nothing in that article -- or any other article -- about disc brakes.

[FlashUNC]

Aren't Jumbo and Ineos both on rim brake bikes?

Haven't seen the crash, and I'm no fan of discs, but this rush to blame discs when every bike has clusters of jagged teeth chainrings and cogs baffles me.

[thirdgenbird]

The pictured Jumbo bike is rim brake and last I knew, Ineos was still all on rim brakes.

Edit: flash beat me.

[ColonelJLloyd]

Originally Posted by FlashUNC

Aren't Jumbo and Ineos both on rim brake bikes?

Haven't seen the crash, and I'm no fan of discs, but this rush to blame discs when every bike has clusters of jagged teeth chainrings and cogs baffles me.

Originally Posted by thirdgenbird

The pictured Jumbo bike is rim brake and last I knew, Ineos was still all on rim brakes.

Edit: flash beat me.

Listen, get on the bandwagon or pipe down will ya.

[Jere]

I see a Guard rail in the background.
Years ago in a race I saw a guy lose a few fingers on a guard rail he fell into them.
The tour DuPont came through years and years ago and a guy fell on a steel graded bridge it didn’t turn out too good.
Grumpy old man

[Velocipede]

Originally Posted by tomato coupe

I see nothing in that article -- or any other article -- about disc brakes.

I saw it in an article. I'll have to find it and post it.

[voir dire]

Originally Posted by Velocipede

The claims are he lost it on a disc brake. I'm curious what the Whole Story is. Whatever the case, this is a really wild accident.

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/jum...-burgos-crash/

Originally Posted by tomato coupe

I see nothing in that article -- or any other article -- about disc brakes.

Same. No article I have seen mentions disc brakes.

Originally Posted by Velocipede

I saw it in an article. I'll have to find it and post it.

Confused; if the title here is "Disc Brakes = lost finger??" and an article which doesn't show disc brakes at all, was even linked, why not just have initially posted the article which indicates disc brakes were the cause? Odd.

[Seamus]

No idea regarding the “it was/wasn’t a disc brake”, but it was a pileup with more riders than just Ineos and Jumbo-Visma. The immediate aftermath looked weird as the rider was clearly reacting to the shock and I thought I spotted blood but thankfully the camera was too far to see much until it was reported later he lost a finger. Ouch, regardless of the cause.

[jpw]

The edge of a disc brake should have a radius. They should also be guarded. For the bicycle industry this means 'cost'.


https://twitter.com/matteojorg/statu...c-brake-425947

[Polyglot]

One of the Spanish reports that the finger was amputated by a radio.

"Se ha seccionado el dedo con un radio durante la caída colectiva registrada a unos cincuenta kilómetros de la meta"

https://www.elcorreo.com/deportes/ci...222937-nt.html

[SlowPokePete]

A disc rotor is basically a circular saw, no?

SPP

[jpw]

Originally Posted by SlowPokePete

A disc rotor is basically a circular saw, no?

SPP

Yes, it is. Radius and guard please.

[Peter P.]

[QUOTE=jpw;2766532]The edge of a disc brake should have a radius. They should also be guarded. For the bicycle industry this means 'cost'.

Hell with cost-this means EXTRA BIKE WEIGHT! WORSE AERODYNAMICS!

The horror...

[saab2000]

Originally Posted by SlowPokePete

A disc rotor is basically a circular saw, no?

SPP

No. A circular saw has sharp, shaped teeth and spins much faster, with much greater energy due to its greater mass.

I’m not going to go nuts on disc vs. rim brakes but the risks as often opined here by grumpy old men are grossly overstated. I’m enjoying my first hydraulic disc brake bike and haven’t yet lost many limbs or digits.

Spinning spokes are hardly risk-free either. I don’t see anyone here rallying to ban spoked wheels.