You pretty much refute your own previous statements on several of those points:
Originally Posted by
Biker395
My two cents ... better performance comes at a price:
1. Significant weight.
1. Not really all that significant for me.
Originally Posted by
Biker395
3. They are often noisy.
3. Neither are noisy as hell in my experience.
Originally Posted by
Biker395
4. The pads are more expensive, wear quickly, and can be harder to replace.
4. Brake pads need very infrequent replacement, and it is a trivial matter to check for wear. Not so with discs. I think the difficulty in replacement is a wash.
Originally Posted by
Biker395
I find taking those through axles out to be a PITA. First, I have to fish out a wrench from my bag. Gotta loosen the bolt and pull it out. Put the wrench back in my bag (yes, I have forgotten to do that). My friends bike had an o-ring in there that made that difficult (not all are the same ... another gotcha). Then, when you reinstall, gotta do all the same again. And if they are hydraulics, be careful not to grab those brake levers, or you'll be pushing the brake pads out to get the tire on or to fix rubbing. QRs are much simpler and quicker to remove wheels, hands down.
How long does it take to open a bag and remove a wrench? 10 seconds? And, f you have to remove a wheel during a ride, presumably it's because you have a flat, in which case you're probably going to be digging in your bag anyway.
Originally Posted by
Biker395
Here is another. I have old fashioned roof racks ... the kind you need to drop a fork into. Can't do that with a through axle.
Sure you can. All the major rack manufacturers sell relatively inexpensive adapters.