Then again...I work in the bike industry so not sure what the fuck I'm talking about.
There's who takes your point about pointless bike gear even more seriously:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/fausto-pinarello-we-dont-think-a-high-performance-bike-needs-disc-brakes/
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Then again...I work in the bike industry so not sure what the fuck I'm talking about.