Originally Posted by
Koyote
I've got about 10,000 miles on just such a bike, and have had no problems. I do think that thru-axles are better with disc brakes, but the word "scam" seems a bit overwrought.
Wanna tell us what is so horrific about QR dropouts with disc brakes?
My mtb is an old (2005) hardtail: QR/disc brakes. Still have it and ride it regularly in the summer months. At a guess there's well in excess of 20,000kms on it -- a lot of that is off-road. I've never had an issue with that bike that relates to the interface between QR and disc brakes, other than the very rare 'rubbing' caused by slight misalignment when re-installing a wheel. Easily fixed, and the cause was user-error, not the interface.
That said, I too find thru-axles to be better on a disc-brake bike; have 'em on my newer one.