Originally Posted by
merlinextraligh
The weight penalty is definitely shrinking, but for the same dollars, the comparable disc brake bike is still heavier. And at the pointy end it’s hard to get a 12-13lb disc brake bike.
That said, given where the market has gone, assuming you’re going to own the bike for awhile, I would definitely go disc for future compatibility alone.
This ^
I passed on upgrading my wheels to carbon, didn’t want to deal with carbon pads, less braking performance, etc…. I can see carbon rims with disc on a bike designed for it. Makes sense with disc brakes, wouldn’t spend the money with a rim brake bike.