Originally Posted by
Wanderer
Disc brakes are the future, and their stopping power is awesome.............
If you want to get technical, disc brakes are the
past. Putting them on bicycles is a relatively new thing, though.
Originally Posted by
cyber.snow
Is there a good hybrid that has disc brakes and a reasonable set of running gear that I am missing?
With disc brakes on a mid-range bike you're paying a lot for the brakes and sacrificing quality in other areas. In my opinion, it's not a good idea to try and go for the cheapest bike you can find with disc brakes espically if you arn't going to be making real use of their potential. That money could be going into the drivetrain or the frame instead of getting sucked up by the brakes. The Specialized Sirrus Elite Disc would be a good example of a balanced hybrid bike with quality brakes, frame, and drivetrain.