Originally Posted by
prj71
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.
I'm not too worried about it. I don't buy bikes off the peg, and there will always be rim brakes available for people like me who don't care about one-finger stopping power going down a mountain in the rain.