Originally Posted by Dave Mayer

A really intelligent and well informed perspective on disc brakes for road bikes. And gutsy too: if he hopes to get a bike sponsorship for next season, he'd better get on the manufacturer bandwagon. Not even the elite level pros and their mechanics can resist the pressure from their masters. But then the purpose of racing is to satisfy the advertising needs of the bike makers and component manufacturers, and right now that need is to sell disc brake bikes to dentists.