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Originally Posted by DeBike
It is beyond me why anybody cares what preference of brake types a bike fitter has.
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I know, right? Literally has no bearing on fit! That's the genius of this scapegoat excuse to have a good-'ol fashioned, rim/disc brawl. We will get nowhere, say the same stuff, and change nothing. Pretty much a placebo for a political debate (not allowed to have). Could of told you this thread would have nothing to do with bike fit before I clicked into it.
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Originally Posted by TheseGoTo11
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Here's how it goes. There are three or four types of posts in these threads.
1.) I like rim brakes but you may prefer disc brakes. That's cool. Let's go ride.
2.) I won't stop arguing until you agree my brake choice is THE RIGHT CHOICE! Argument/Rebuttal/Argument/Rebuttal/etc.
3.) Let's parse this out and look at the facts. There may be people who are generally not fully aware of what they are getting, and I have much experience to offer to people in the market faced with this decision.
4.) Is there a conspiracy?!?! Is this to get us to spend money on something pointless?!?!?! Can I believe the marketing/anti-marketing that the forks are stiffer/bikes are heavier/maintenance is not expensive/ rim brakes will cause me to crash/disc brakes will cause me to crash (DurianRider, always a laugh)/bikes are overbuilt?/ are aero claims rubbish?/ Are bike weights pointless?/ (In eyes of bike companies) Is money/value no object??
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