Originally Posted by
kingston
prj71 , That's exactly what I would say if I were trying to market road disks because it's at least somewhat plausible at the very-very top of the market. For the vast majority of people who don't race bikes for a living, you can (or at least used to be able to) get a bike that is both cheaper and lighter if you go with rim brakes.
I guess the bottom line is...Whether you like it or not...just like mountain bikes...rim brakes are slowly being phased out on road bikes. It won't be long before you won't be able to buy a road bike with rim brakes.
Want a road bike from Trek with rim brakes? They have exactly two that they will sell you.
https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/b...ort=price-asc#
And they even have a 15 lb bike with disc brakes!!!