Originally Posted by
Rolla
As I see it, the comments are more directed at the equipment, not the user. But some here are so invested in their "retro" identity that they think any criticism of older gear is a personal insult to them.
The title/subject of the other thread is about riders keeping their rim brakes. It's not about switching to disc brakes. Yet at least half of the posts are from disc riders attempting to tell the other side that they should be riding disc. That's not what the subject of the thread is about, but posters are essentially threadjacking trying to change the opinion of the other side and berating them in the process. Which means that the rim brake side is doing the same thing. No reason for it. It could lead to something like this:
