Originally Posted by
merlinextraligh
I think however this is an unfortunate result that is driven by an artificial UCI rule that doesn’t even apply to us.
it shouldnt matter what the Pros ride, but in practice it does. So the pros riding disc brake bike where the weight penalty doesn’t matter, and the wheel change hassle doesn’t matter due to the level of support ends up driving demand for bikes that may be a poor choice if you want the lightest fastest cheapest most convenient bike.
I want a bike that can stop consistently in the rain and allow for wider tires. Like the vast majority I don't race and therefore see no point in getting the lightest bike out there. What the pros don't care about are things like carbon rims getting destroyed and wider tires. You miss all these reasons when you reduce discs in the public down to "because that's what the pros ride, durr."