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re:The real reason behing the UCI's tech decisions
In category Racing
Written by Digit

The UCI just handed down a ruling banning the use of disc brakes on 'cross bikes. Manufacturers are baffled by this decision, as many 'cross racers have been specifically asking for disc brakes for their better performance in adverse conditions.

"Stu Thorne, owner of cyclocross.com and sponsor of a handful of
UCI-competing ÂŒcrossers, said the decision might just be an over-reaction to an influx

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re:Backward-ass UCI does it again!
In category Racing
Written by jamband

UCI bans disc brakes from 'cross events
By Andrew Juskaitis

This report filed October 20, 2003
A new technical edict from cycling's international governing body has sent professional cyclo-cross racers scrambling for new equipment... and maybe grasping for an explanation.

According to a technical updated posted to USA Cycling's website, professional cyclo-cross racers will no longer be able to r

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Coaster brake theory
In category Tech issues
Written by KNTain

Okay, I just got my first coaster brake today: a Sachs Torpedo singespeed hub. I take the sucker apart and have a look at how it works. There's a big golden collar which expands against the shell when backpedaled. Okay, mystery solved for today, but it begs the question, why don't these things eat through the shell in mere months if they operate on this principle? Is there something else going

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