Originally Posted by
Greatestalltime
I hear many saying things like discs are “just fine”. I don’t see why someone would want something that wasn’t better when spending the kind of money we all spend.
Who says they're not better? In terms of braking performance, they are. Most of the "just fine," or "good enough," comments that I see/hear are in regards to rim brakes. See: "I can lock up a wheel with rim brakes, so discs can't be meaningfully better, durrrr."
Originally Posted by
Greatestalltime
Rubbing is unacceptable to me. I simply wouldn’t deal with it. Plus the extra set up maintenance. I know many say it’s not bad. It can’t be as easy as swapping pads.
The vast majority of the time, disc maintenance is much easier.
Originally Posted by
Greatestalltime
That said, I’d love some for my rain bike or on a gravel bike if I got one.
And then, like many others before you, actual experience would likely change your stance and a disc brake road bike purchase would be on the horizon.