• 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.

  • 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)

  • They're so easy to maintain that when the slightest thing goes wrong with them two separate bike shops can fail to correctly diagnose and fix the issue?

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