Originally Posted by tomato coupe

Where are all these people? I know a lot of people that switched to disc brakes when it was time for a bike upgrade, but I don't know anyone that has swapped out a bike solely for the purpose of getting disc brakes. Has anyone in this thread done it?

Originally Posted by cyccommute

Where have you been for the last 20 plus years? I, as an very experienced rider, have been regaled regularly about how my brakes are inadequate. Walk into any bike shop with a rim brake equipped bike and the tongue clucking starts about how your brakes are going to bring about your imminent demise. This whole thread is about trying to convince people that their choice of rim brake is totally inadequate. I’ve know lots of people who have “upgraded” from rim to disc because someone convinced them that their brakes were going to get them killed.