Today's Bike Ride

[PeteS]

Oh yes disc brakes stop you better but they look so... clunky.

I don't carry any of those shopping bags under my saddle or elsewhere either

It's a matter of sleekness and style...aesthetics.

And for me, ending up in a hedge trying to avoid a tractor on a steep, narrow, wet Welsh lane. That was the turning point.
To be fair, my fixie which is all about aesthetics has rim brakes but is staunchly used only for nice dry and, flatish, sunny commutes like today.