Ditto. Not because rim brakes can be more than adequate in many (or even all) cycling scenarios encountered by a particular cyclist and their bike but because good hydraulic disc brakes match and exceed all the characteristics of rim brakes then add some advantages, as you mention.rareposter wrote: ↑26 Nov 2022, 9:48pmUnless I was specifically buying a retro bike, I'd never get a rim-braked bike ever again!Jon in Sweden wrote: ↑26 Nov 2022, 5:52pm If I was going somewhere where heavy braking was part of the trip, I'd be on a rim braked Canyon, thankfully.
Better braking, wheels last longer, nothing to worry about with cable (hose) routing, ability to use much bigger tyres... Far more benefits to disc brakes than simply the braking.
As with other technologies, one must become familiar with the necessary set-up and maintenance procedures. This isn't an onerous task with good hydraulic disc brakes. Once they've been set up, the maintenance levels are significantly less than with rim brakes.
As with other technologies, there can be poorly designed and poorly set up examples. Best to avoid them for the better sort, whether they happen to be rim brakes or disc brakes.
Cugel.