Originally Posted by 350htrr

Some people like the looks of rim brakes... Some people like the looks of disk brakes... Who cares... Unless we are talking about looks, and what one prefers in the looks department, then, caring about looks count... BUT If, we are talking about performance... anyone who says rim brakes are just as good as discs, is full of horse pucky, now if they say rim brakes are "good enough", for them and how they ride, well, that's just fine... BUT, Hydraulic discs just can't be beat, for practically every reason one has brakes for, to start with, stopping power, modulation of stopping power, consistency of the stopping power, power applied compared to power gotten, fade resistance, weather resistance... and so on... Hydraulic discs are leagues ahead of rim brakes, in every category... it is that simple. even weight wise, who would care about those few ounces of extra weight compared to the benefits of what you get... IMO it is a no brainer to go hydraulic discs for the performance benefit, the reliability and the aforementioned +++....