• I am amazed this debate continues, there is a clear hierarchy of performance and ease of maintenance.

    For everyday riding I'm inclined to agree. For racing off-road, it's a case of whatever is light, works and easily repaired, and in my own experience mechanical discs are more resilient to my maintenance regime than hydraulics.

  • Trekking I might consider mechanicals but 3 sets of XT hyrdaulics have worked near flawlessly, one needed bleeding after 3 years of use.

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