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I have mechanical discs (TRP Spryes) on my cross bike and hydro (Deore) on my commuter. The hydros are a leaky fucking mess, and the mechanical work perfectly well. Hydro are a pita to maintain, as also evidenced by my would-be mtb which I've still not completed building because I've run into a hydro brake related issue and I can't be fucked with the faff.
Eejit-
For me, hydro has been super reliable and easy to maintain, on Apex1, Ultegra and TRP on the cargo bike. No leaks, nothing. Did you set them up yourself? Did you do the olives etc correctly? Where's the leak?
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Hydro are a pita to maintain
What maintenance?
That's the beauty of them. Stick in new pads and they keep going (at least until someone sticks a screwdriver through the pistons trying to spread the calipers, which I'm guessing is the cause of most issues)
pascalo
hippy
Are mechanical discs really as bad/pointless as they've made out be? I hate the size of hydraulic mechanical shifters and feel like i should either stump up the cash to go di2 disc or just embrace mechanical disc and run a more budget/mechanic friendly setup with mechanical discs. What are peoples thoughts on here?