Talked to an old school mechanic about disc brakes and it changed my mind

I was at a shop in Portland last week and this guy who's been fixing bikes since the 80s told me he still prefers rim brakes over discs for road bikes. He said discs are just more stuff to break and harder to fix on the side of the road. I always figured discs were just better period, but he had a point about keeping it simple. Has anyone else had a mechanic change your view on something you thought was obvious?

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charles7206d ago

Wait, did he say anything about discs in the rain or just the repair thing?

maxl936d agoTop Commenter

Nah you mixed it up a bit. He just talked about the rain thing, never mentioned anything about discs at all.

pat_murray536d ago

Bet I'd forget my own umbrella in the rain too, @maxl93.