Originally Posted by
terrymorse
There's a weight penalty for disc brakes.
Not much, and not as important to me as my reasons for choosing discs on those bikes.
Originally Posted by
terrymorse
You need to pick hubs and spoke lacing patterns to handle additional stresses.
ALL of the good mfrs make plenty of hubs (in various drillings, straight pull vs j-bend, etc) for disc brakes. You'd have to try hard to NOT find any sort of hubs you want. And my disc wheels use the same lacing patterns as my rim brake wheels.
Originally Posted by
terrymorse
There's not the same "one pad fits most" feature that rim brakes enjoy.
I've not found that to be true of rim brakes, and I've also not found any problem in sourcing disc brake pads for two different brands.
Originally Posted by
GeezyRider
I think that it has also been said on these forums that disc brakes (or is it breaks?) used with quick release hubs can cause life threatening situations.
Bike #2 has discs and QRs. Can confirm that this concern is nonsense.