Originally Posted by Seattle Forrest

Do you just crash into things when you want to stop? I wore out the brake track in a set of Fulcrum Racing 7s in fewer miles than that.

If I lived in Florida, I wouldn't need anything lighter than an extracycle, but I wouldn't think everybody should ride an extracycle or get mad at people who don't.

Disc brakes give you better control over how much power you apply. That's a fact. They perform more consistently across a wide variety of conditions, including rain and dirt and mud. They do not chew rims up. The aerodynamic penalty is vanishingly small (seconds on a 40k) and the weight penalty is less than 3/4 of a pound, which is meaningless to anyone who isn't riding hilly enough terrain to think they'd benefit from discs. They're a better way. You may or may not appreciate their advantages, but they have clear advantages that are beyond debate.

That's why a lot of people like using them. Nobody is being forced to, but a lot of people are coming into a thread where somebody is asking for advice and for people to share their experience, and instead just mooning the OP.