Originally Posted by
zymphad
You think it's cause people aren't making enough stink about it or do they really really really love disc brakes that much?
I'm not talking about performance, just by aesthetics and ease of care and cost. Rim brake/direct mount are so just so simple stupid cheap, and IMO look so much better on a sleek road bike.
It's probably for several reasons. Most people don't work on their own bikes so the fact that rim brakes are stupid easy/simple is not a driver. And give the devil his due, disc brakes give better stopping/modulation and "solve" the concern about poor stopping with carbon fiber rims (especially in the wet and/or long descents).
I still have exclusively rim brake bikes and have zero interest in discs but the reality is they are already dominant, and although rim brakes won't disappear they will likely be a minority.