Old 02-20-19, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 79pmooney
But if you ride any real miles in the spring, fall or winter in the Pacific Northwest with rim brakes, rim wear is very real.
+1. I was wearing out rims in about 18-24 months commuting through the winter. The crud from the road forms a grinding paste on the wheels and it doesn't take long to wear through a rim. I don't see any advantage to discs on my summer bike but for the 4-6 months of wet roads I ride on switching to discs is a no brainier. Consistent braking down hills in the wet and not having to rebulid wheels every couple of years is worth it to me. Zero downsides for the winter.
I'm not sure what it's like to travel with hydraulic disc brakes so I'm going to stick with rim brakes and pickup cheep wheels from all those who convert to discs.

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