Originally Posted by
PeteHski
The thing with disc brakes is that they are actually more of a benefit to the average rider than they are to the pro-peloton. .
Maybe or maybe not. I think it depends on what's meant by average. Probably the average bike buyer is getting something like
THIS BIKE. At price points such as these, is the consumer better off with the disc brakes or would they have been better off for the same dollars spent on a decent quality pair of rim brakes?