Orica rider: This is what happens when a hot disc brake lands on skin
Sam Bewley from Orica-BikeExchange team is the latest cyclist to warn of the dangers of introducing disc brakes into professional peloton.
The Kiwi posted on his Twitter a photo that shows a nasty injury, reportedly caused by landing on a hot disc brake, which left him with a wound to his upper arm.
“This is what happens when a hot disc brake lands on skin. Imagine a bunch crash on the road with multiple hot rotors,” Bewley wrote.
This is what happens when a hot disc brake lands on skin. Imagine a bunch crash on the road with multiple hot rotors pic.twitter.com/9ztivJAvZ3
— SamBewley (@SamBewley) October 4, 2016
Francisco Ventoso has written an open letter earlier this year on the dangers of disc brakes in the professional peloton, claiming an injury he suffered at Paris-Roubaix was caused by one of the 32 disc bikes in the race.
