Originally Posted by Nyah

The problem with disc brakes is not the brakes, it is the manufacturer trying to sell them with a frame/fork that were made for QR-skewers. Disc brakes don't belong on those frames/forks but people buy them because they don't know any better. I didn't know either, I just managed to get lucky, in that the bicycle I was interested in was made for thru-axles. People need to know that disc brakes paired with QR-skewers are a scam. Let bicycles with those mis-matched components rot on the retailer floor. The retailer shouldn't be trying to sell them.

As for 8spd triple crank, mine, a Shimano 105, has worked flawlessly for its 21 year existence. My new bicycle as well has a triple crank. I never saw a need for 1x or 2x. Fewer is not more.