Originally Posted by
GlennR
It's all about what sells and disc brakes
are what the average rider wants. Manufacturing a rim and disc brake version might not be economically viable.
But there will always be small bespoke builders that will offer rim brakes, but your choices will be limited.
BTW.. .do you have really short arms?
It's either what the customer wants or what the industry is making the customer want. The average John Smith was just fine with rim brakes a few years ago.
Regardless, this subject has been discussed over and over on the Internets and especially on this forum. I don't believe rim brakes will disappear from the shelves anytime soon.