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Originally Posted by squiggs96
This sounds like a discussion with Cliff on why some households have more than two cars. Just because he doesn't do it, he can't see any reason why a house could possibly have more than two cars. When reasons are presented, since they don't apply to him, he still considers it crazy.
Do you 100% need disc brakes in Alberta? Of course not. In fact, you don't even need a bike. You can just walk everywhere, or even just never leave the house and have everything delivered to you.
Some people feel safer with disc brakes. Some people ride all year round. Fuzz and habernac ride in the winter, so just because you only ride twice a year in the rain, doesn't mean there aren't people who do.
Everyone has a different reasonable cost. My Huru cost me about $13,000, with disc brakes. A guy I know bought the same frame and it cost him $26,000, also with disc brakes. He has about 10 bikes like that. Some people feel like spending money on making their bikes lighter. Others still ride the bike they've had for 25 years. If you don't want to have disc brakes, don't. Ride what makes you happy. Telling people they don't need something when there are many others that like it is annoying. There is a gear grinder thread for that.
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My assumption was based on Ktrain going for a ride earlier this week in the rain and most people thinking it was crazy, even HAF.
Maybe I'm wrong and lots do ride in the rain, however I also know people with $13,000 bikes don't ever take them in the rain, they have dedicated rain bikes and those are always older bikes with rim brakes.