This article originally appeared on BikeRadar
To hear SRAM and Shimano tell it, more road disc brakes will sell this year than rim brakes in sales of groups and complete bikes. Bike brands such as Specialized, Trek and Cannondale back this up.
While most brands will continue to support both styles of brakes, Specialized is clearly pointed towards disc-only.
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"We are going to stop selling full rim-brake road bikes, and will only sell them as framesets," says Specialized PR spokesman Sean Estes.
"2018 will be the tipping point for sure"
Shimano does not publicly share sales numbers, but road product manager Dave Lawrence says disc brakes are certainly overtaking rim brakes this year.
"It is across the board, not just high- or low-end bikes or groups," Lawrence says. "It really ramped up in the second half of 2017, both OE [meaning original equipment sold to bike brands] and aftermarket. We have not been able to meet demand for Dura-Ace and Ultegra hydraulics. There is a good chance we will see disc eclipse rim brake in total sales in 2018."
So, are rim brakes dead?
Meanwhile, Trek and Shimano let riders choose
You can read more at Cyclingnews.com
via Cyclingnews Latest Interviews and Features http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/full-stop-road-disc-brakes-take-over-in-2018
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