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Originally Posted by unterhausen
I'm not watching a video. Anyone want to summarize? I'm not sure that a bike fitter is any more qualified to make this judgement than anyone else.
I'm mostly curious if he had a bike fit related reason to stick with rim brake bikes.
The thread title mentions buying a bike. If you want a new bike, you're going to have to work nowadays to get a rim brake bike. And probably spend more money if you aren't buying used. If you go to one of the bike shops in town you aren't buying a rim brake bike without paying for custom.
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He said they were fussy to work on and tend to rub on the rotors. He also said if you were a strong lightweight rider you didn't need them but if you were heavy and weak or rode downhill in the rain you could benefit from them. He also shrugged and said at some point he will buy a bike with disc brakes because that is all that will be available.