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.
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?
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.