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Yeah i get that mechanical discs can be used with normal levers. I am curious as to how the hydraulic discs will be operated. Strange.
I agree that purists wouldn't want to to use discs.
Taking it to extremes though: I could see the benifits of using at least a front disc on a road bike on massive Alpine decents. I naively took a XC MTB to the alps with 160mm discs and cooked them on the decents. So I reckon nothing less that a 180mm.
A TDF bike with a 180mm front disc? NEVER!