Pinarello to release disc-equipped Dogma?

Hope they announce this soon. Last year they did the extension in June.

Sky Trek just sounds wrong, we all know it's Star Trek

It's hardly a 'leak' - that bike was on display at the Gran Fondo Nove Colli on the Pinarello stand. There was another one on the SRAM stand. From the look of them both, I'd say it's ready for production and wouldn't be surprised to see them on sale soon.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kettlecycles/siccc-bicycle-brake-rot...

A small thought, but does anyone know of reasons why ceramic type brakes as used on high end sports cars (usually for a hefty price increase) aren't used on bikes? Is it a cost thing or a practicality issue? I don't know if they're too expensive or fragile, but with lots of the concerns being raised about weight and overheating on long descents they seem like a possible area of research?

Descending any hill or mountain that requires braking to corner is simply faster with disks. They make sense for most bikes, especially best/race bikes from that angle.

Weight and aero comparison is less clear cut. The recent wind tunnel tests done by Culprit showed them to produce more drag than an aero rim brake, but no data on a 'standard' rim caliper.

Aesthetics are obviously down to personal choice.

There's nothing wrong with my caliper brakes, they've safely seen me through many thousands of miles, including a crossing of the Alps.

But once hydraulic disks go mainsteam and my wallet can justify it, my next bike will be disk-braked.

disks do seem to make a lot of sense for year round all weather bikes, or high milers. My rims are pretty worse for wear after the amount of grit thrown around the 6 month winter we just had, topped off with enogh rain to make a lovely slushy grinding paste.

BUT, for sunday best/race bikes it just doesn't seem right. Saying that, I dont think the Pina looks too bad, it is just those hoods that spoil it.

those hoods ..... Cav wouldn't need a lead out train
sitting behind a pair of them ... YUK

Rumours all around ref Sky's next choice of bikes but there is a strong suggestion that Trek want to be involved. I think that with BC's/Team Sky's obvious 'links' that whoever it is would almost certainly need to, not only build Road and TT frames, but also a Track line too?

#uglysramhoods

Those hoods are pretty bad and even with the small discs it's not as sleek as a road bike with rim brakes

I am fully aware of the benefits of discs just can't get passed the look at the moment. A road bike should be a work of art.

Any ideas on who supply Sky then?

Can't help thinking that this is just a gimmic to get more money out of the MAMILs ... and agreed Sadly Biggins, captial U for Ugly hoods!

I still can't get used to the look of those hoods

I'd like to see Sky on something at least nominally British.

Sky only extened Pinarello contract for a year (this year) so it looks like they will be aboard something different next season.

The rumour last time was Spesh but with Cav gone that makes less sense.
Although they(spesh) did supply the tour of Britain neutral service bikes iirc.

I'm more of a Pina fan than Sky fan tbh but would like to see them stay together actually.