Originally Posted by
noodle soup
Yeah, the subject has been discussed to death here,
Discs are here to stay,and rim brakes will become hard to find on high end bikes in the near future.
Originally Posted by
eduskator
Guess it's time to stack-up rim brake parts just like hoomans did with toilet papers 2 months ago.
I believe that major manufacturers high end (and lower end due to bulk component and group purchasing) will go almost all disk. Makers of custom frames and bikes will offer the options. Boutigue builders are already offering bike that are ourside the mainstream fashion.
And yes, I do stock up on components I like or have if it appears they are falling out of popularity. I did it with French freewheels, cloth bar tape, Velox handlkebar plugs, and leather straps, and I am doing it with cantilever parts, especially spare Shimano straddle wire sets. I am not a buy a new bike to get a new brake set type of rider or consumer, if the one I have meets my needs.