Originally Posted by
WhyFi
You missed the period when both were available and buyers decided that both didn't need to be available.
Yeah, a transition period kinda had to exist though, so that buyers and the marketplace could get used to the idea.
It's not hard to imagine why the bike manufacturers really didn't want to keep having to maintain two production lines for every model frame and wheelset. In year 1 of discs being available, did they outsell rim brakes? Probably not. But they continued to be offered moreso in year 2, and so on.