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Surprised to hear that. Why not? I think they have place.
You get all the benefits of disks over rim brakes.
Compared to hydro discs:
You might lose a little bit of power, but aside from maybe MTB, cargo bikes and touring, you have more power than you do traction anyway, so that's irrelevant.
You massively gain on simplicity, maintenance, cost - they never leak, cables cost £1 and are replaced in 1 minute, you can always find spare cables and levers in shops/parts bin, you aren't tied into a groupset/ecosystem by piston sizes and brake fluid, you can adjust them with a hex wrench, they don't fail if your bike gets turned upside down, you don't get cancer if you accidentally lick them, they are less likely to fail on a long hill due to heat build up.
You might lose some modulation, but I think there's an aspect of snake oil to that for the amateur cyclist.
❤️ Cable discs 4 eva ❤️