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So, for what it's worth, this is my thinking on brake choices:
What I want is a set of wheels that are light, aero, stop in the rain, have completely black rims with no silver brake track, and are of high-enough quality / fancy enough to meet the Dream Bike™ remit.
So these are the options:
Caliper brakes:
One set of fast wheels + one set of 'bad weather' wheels.
So Maybe Zipp 302 + Boyd Altamont Ceramic
Pros: Rim brakes look normal on this kind of frame, I can have whatever forks I like.
Cons: If I want Dream Wheels™ then I need to get a sensible set for winter as well, which is obviously more expensive and creates clutter. And at some point in the future I'll have to replace the rims / wheels - probably at a point when it'll be impossible to source anything compatible with the rest of the by now fully redundant build.
Disc brakes:
One set of fast wheels.
Pros: Only one set needed, no rim wear, better braking performance in the wet, disc brakes are more interesting on this kind of frame, and I get to feel like I'm at least trying to drag myself into the modern world.
Cons: It fucks with my choice of forks. If I go with Max then they're not stainless and they might fail, if I go with 853 they'll look like they belong on a crust bike.
So I still don't know, basically.
If I can figure out a safe 1" threadless disc fork that looks good, I'll go with discs.
If not I'll go with calipers.