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Originally Posted by carelesschucca
(I still haven't managed to understand rim brakes, and the idea that every time I slow down I'm destroying some very nice wheels)
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Many people still stick with rim brakes for the slight weight savings and handling of the less built up frames / forks which don't have to cope with stresses that discs bring, mainly in the forks. Bikes are getting better for this now though as they're being built with discs in mind from the ground up. Quite a few of the earlier road disc frames were made with discs as an afterthought and forks overbuilt to cope, which made them heavier and in a lot of cases made steering feel really lumpy.