Originally Posted by
350htrr
My point is trying to be, for the people who say that hydraulic disc brakes aren't worth it, it IS, if you want...
We haven't discussed worth. I just looked at one of my favorite custom bike websites and the difference between a hydraulic disc Ultegra Di2 bike and the same bike with Ultegra Di2 rim brakes is about $1200.
So assuming you have a budget of some amount, the choice could be between a new disc brake bike vs a new rim brake bike with two sets of wheels or maybe a rim brake bike with DuraAce instead of Ultegra. Reasonable people might choose the bike with good-enough brakes and put the bling somewhere else.