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For years I never felt the need to have discs, though I hated Vs (cantis were superior in every way). But since I ride what I ride (garbel), I have them now. Pros:
>they can stop you real quick even at high speed
>they don't damage your rim (only a plus if you fell for the carbon meme)
>less likely to get wet and less effective in damp conditions
This is it. Cons:
>supposedly heavier, if you care about that
>need to be bedded in properly and nobody knows how to do it
>braking lightly over longer stints will glass them, so forget about going down a steep hill with a slightly pulled lever to maintain speed
>fucking expensive!
>pad prices are insane
>no-name pads are cheaper and better than official branded pads
>you need specific pads for the brakes you have
>hydros need bleeding every now and then and it's not something the average rider can do
>bleeding kits cost a lot
>unless you have thru-axles, you have to align the brakes each time you take your wheels off or they rub
>they will squeak eventually and they get dirty
>harder to clean
>resin pads are shit, get glassed by looking at them wrong and soak up grease particles like a vacuum cleaner
>don't touch the discs, ever!
>centerlock vs 6-screw, cause muh proprietary patents
And this is from a dude who actually kinda likes them, though only cause they are an upgrade from Vs. So why are they on every bike now? Well apparently not on everyone, rim brakes are still there in 2022, but guess what, customers prefer discs and it's not viable to mass produce rim brakes, cause bikes with those don't sell. And at this point I don't even think it's marketing. People generally believe, that since hydro discs are so good on cars, they must be as good on bikes.Now here's the big question, for me discs vs rims are basically the same topic as LCD vs CRT. But you know what? LCDs at least got cheap. So, since most customers want discs, and almost all bikes come with them, why the price?
>they can stop you real quick even at high speed
>they don't damage your rim (only a plus if you fell for the carbon meme)
>less likely to get wet and less effective in damp conditions
This is it. Cons:
>supposedly heavier, if you care about that
>need to be bedded in properly and nobody knows how to do it
>braking lightly over longer stints will glass them, so forget about going down a steep hill with a slightly pulled lever to maintain speed
>fucking expensive!
>pad prices are insane
>no-name pads are cheaper and better than official branded pads
>you need specific pads for the brakes you have
>hydros need bleeding every now and then and it's not something the average rider can do
>bleeding kits cost a lot
>unless you have thru-axles, you have to align the brakes each time you take your wheels off or they rub
>they will squeak eventually and they get dirty
>harder to clean
>resin pads are shit, get glassed by looking at them wrong and soak up grease particles like a vacuum cleaner
>don't touch the discs, ever!
>centerlock vs 6-screw, cause muh proprietary patents
And this is from a dude who actually kinda likes them, though only cause they are an upgrade from Vs. So why are they on every bike now? Well apparently not on everyone, rim brakes are still there in 2022, but guess what, customers prefer discs and it's not viable to mass produce rim brakes, cause bikes with those don't sell. And at this point I don't even think it's marketing. People generally believe, that since hydro discs are so good on cars, they must be as good on bikes.Now here's the big question, for me discs vs rims are basically the same topic as LCD vs CRT. But you know what? LCDs at least got cheap. So, since most customers want discs, and almost all bikes come with them, why the price?
