Originally Posted by
Dave Mayer
What? That the disc brake guys have unlimited funds? They need to crawl to their shop with Gold Card in hand every time they need brake work?
Yep, that's what it's come down to. My early-adopter riding pals drive 30 minutes both to and from home to shop through impenetrable traffic gridlock to get disc pads replaced.
With rim brakes, if someone said that they need to go to a shop to get new pads installed (cost: $4 per pair) they'd be publicly ridiculed.
LOLOLOLOL - now I know you're full of it! Replacing pads on hydro is literally a 3 minute job that takes nothing more than a screwdriver and a tire lever (or something similar to wedge the pistons back in). When it comes to replacing pads, disc is WAY easier than rim brakes.