Originally Posted by Rutnick

I was sporting a LeMond Poprad with mechanical discs what? 3 years ago?! I used it for winter riding and wet weather riding. There was a guy on the forum here that had one too and he had it down to crazy light considering it was a steel frame. He even had carbon hoops built up for it. Cannondale had a disc model too.

You don't need dang hydro discs for the road. I had PLENTY of stopping power with the avid road mechanical disc. PLENTY. MORE power than road calipers. The ONLY reason I sold that frame is that is was honestly 1 size too big. it was a gorgeous bike. I bought it as a module and I put Centaur 10 speed shifters on it, Centaur crank, Dura Ace FD, Sram Rival RD and Ultegra cassette. It was awesome.

The only question I have is how much durability are the pads going to have going down mountain descents? I ran that bike for a solid year on the original pads but then again a group ride in my area vs a mountain descent are two different things.

Avid BB7 road discs are seriously all you need. Anything else is just for weight savings and that Tektro adapter only adds weight.