Why do people keep reacting as if, by saying disc brakes are better, especially for heavier riders in hillier place, that they're saying rim brakes are crap, unsafe, etc? Just because something is BETTER doesn't mean the old stuff was ****. Similarly, just because the old stuff works doesn't mean the new stuff doesn't work better.
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