Disc-brake Equipped Bicycles
In addition, he has also claimed that the moments in disc brake equipped bicycles can overcome the retention force of the dropouts, causing wheel ejection and subsequent loss of control. At least one manufacturers now seems to be agreeing with him. He proposes mounting the brake caliper on the trailing edge of the fork blade instead of the leading edge to rectify this.
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