While several teams and manufacturers have made their first forays into the world of disc brakes, Trek-Segafredo have actually taken a step back and put their plans on hold for the time being. That decision, according to Matt Shriver, the Technical Director for Trek-Segafredo, is down to timing, and an unwillingness to push riders onto a technology they are not yet comfortable with.
So far Specalized and Cannondale have led the way in terms of supplying WorldTour outfits with disc brakes. Marcel Kittel and Tom Boonen have raced on the new systems for QuickStep, while Cannondale-Drapac have used the tech during different points in the season so far. World Champion Peter Sagan has used disc brakes in training but has not yet taken the plunge in competition.
Trek-Segafredo riders, like Sagan, have used disc brakes in training, with several of then sharing pictures on social media. However the topic of disc brakes is compounded by a number of overlapping elements. Not all manufacturers are ready and many, like Trek are either in the testing phase, or do not produce a disc brake bike at all. There is also the safety concerns raised by several riders over the potential threats that discs can carry – whether that be related to the rotors or the braking difference when compared to their rim counterparts.
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"We're still in the testing phase, like a lot of teams are. As a company we're not pushing the riders either way," Shriver recently told Cyclingnews.
"We make both disc brake bikes and rim brake bikes, so we like to give them the choice. So far there's a lot of interest in discs but not enough to go full on either way."
Trek have spent time and resource in development around disc technology. Their new Classics star, John Degenkolb, was originally slated to ride on disc brakes at Paris-Roubaix this season, but that plan was shelved over timing, with Shriver insisting that no product would be rolled out until the riders were comfortable.
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