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Things I like about disc brakes:
- Mountains hold less fear
- Work in wet and gritty conditions without losing braking power
- That river path near Twickenham can still be ridden through without a care for the diminished braking afterwards
- Allows for wider rims, tyres and support for those in the frame as all clearance issues are solved
It's what kept the Serotta from being truly 4 season, and on reflection is why I frequently chose to ride the Robin Mather... not for the mudguards or hub gears, but for the discs.
And if I'm going to go disc, I'm going to go hydraulic.
Hell, if I could throw some Hope mountain bike stuff on there I probably would (could, but I'm thinking long-term support, compatibility with the levers, etc and it's just simpler to say Shimano for everything).
- Mountains hold less fear
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Allows for wider rims, tyres and support for those in the frame as all clearance issues are solved
Another very important (IMHO) advantage is that you won't need to splash out a lots of money for another Enve rims once the braking surface have worn down after a year of above average riding.
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Both you and @Zed are right. But do give it another thought before you take the debit card out. I like both but prefer rim brakes, would I live with disc brakes only bike stable? No.
Maybe do a rim brake budget weenie permitting space? A cheap-ish rim brake road bike is more fun on roads/hills than a disc brake road bike IMO. Bowman palace or CAAD12 or something.
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you know Hope are making disc calipers that will work with shimano hydraulics...
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That river path near Twickenham can still be ridden through without a care for the diminished braking afterwards
You mean when it's under water from Richmond bridge to (almost) the ferry ?
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David personally I would drop the hydro.
If required.
Good rim brakes will be just as good as hydro discs. My ceramic open pros with pads were amazing.