Welcome to the "disc brakes are being rammed down our throats" club.
IMO, except for mtn bikes and a few isolated purposes, disc brakes are more suited to the needs of component makers and bicycle marketers than riders. But then I'm just short of being a certified retro grouch.
Unfortunately they're getting harder to avoid, and more and more frames are being deigned around them, so it'll soon reach the point where you might as well have them because not having them poses too many problems.
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Last edited by FBinNY; 03-15-17 at 08:13 PM.