Chris Froome, rim brake evangelist, 'warms to' disc brakes

The Israel-Premier Tech rider, also an investor at Factor Bikes, says that he has "way less problems" with discs these days

Chris Froome at the Factor factory
(Image credit: Factor)

Chris Froome, one of the highest-profile critics of disc brakes on road bikes in recent years, has revealed that he has "warmed to" the technology.

Speaking to the media during a visit to the Factor Bikes factory in Taiwan on Wednesday - of which he is an investor - the Israel-Premier Tech rider said that he has had a "much better experience" of disc brakes in the last year and a half.

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Adam Becket