Disc brakes are objectively better than rim brakes. They make stopping easier to control, and some cases just flat-out easier. You can one-finger brake to a halt from huge speeds, and even a heavy downpour has virtually no impact on your ability to stop as long as you're staying within the limits of your tyres.
However, discs aren't for everyone. Or rather, at this very moment, I don't think they're the logical choice for every rider out there, and here's why.
Enough is... enough
It's all about sufficiency. Are rim brakes the best possible braking system? Definitely not. But if they satisfy your stopping needs for 100% of your riding, then isn't spending more money to get something better just foolish?
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This is another one of those situations where you need to very honest with yourself about the riding you do, as opposed to the riding you would do if you were the ideal version of yourself who's the star of the movie about your life. You may dream of gritting your teeth through snowstorms with your face set in a Rapha-esque grimace, of conquering rain-soaked pavé with tubulars slung across your torso like the legends of old, but would it be more accurate to say that when it's sunny, you pedal a few pleasant miles to somewhere with cake? And that when it's not sunny, you sigh ruefully, draw the curtains and watch TV shows wherein people try to decide which house to buy? If that's the case, why are you even considering discs?
We can't all be Ben Delaney – not even here at BikeRadar
In extremis
Caveat, caveat, caveat
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