Originally Posted by
dynaryder
Discs don't wear on rims,jus sayin'.

True. So true. However, they did not offer disk brakes on MTBs in 1990. At least not at my price point.
My BD has disks and I am SOOOO sold on disk brakes. But the MTB and the 1984 Grand Touring rig pre-date them and are still racking up milage so I cannot justify the expense to replace them.