Originally Posted by
CrimsonEclipse
Disk brakes. Hands down.
Keep all of the other tech. I'll never buy another rim brake bike again.
Through axels are a distant second. I would purge my skewer QR's if it were practical.
+1 for disc brakes.
I'm a bit surprised, though, that no-one has mentioned brake-shifter integration (e.g. STI).
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