Originally Posted by
prj71
^^^This. Has nothing to do with what the pros ride.
Just go look at any of the major manufacturers website for road bikes. All but the low end (sub $1000) models are disc brakes.
Discs are superior in every way. If they weren't, rim brakes would be sticking around but they aren't. They are slowing being phased out. Same reason disc brakes replaced drum brakes in the automotive industry and why motorcycles use disc brakes.
This is a simple concept that some die hards have a hard time understanding.
True. Only the very best rim brakes can compete in any meaningful way with hydro disc brakes. However lots of bikes come equipped with cost cutting off/own brand rim callipers that are utterly inferior to even Tiagra hydro brakes (I owned both, and many more). Getting high quality braking right out the box will be a massive upgrade to the many that used to get second tier rim brakes. Then again even TRP mech disk brakes are not very good. Just get hydro from the get go.