On 2017-09-09, jbeattie wrote:

I know this is absolutely the wrong group to ask because it's
wall-to-wall curmudgeons, but if you were buying your last nice
road bike, would you go rim brakes or discs?

Jay,

Discs, but the #1 reason is so you can readily use wider tires.
(Insert the BQ reasoning here. tl;dr? More comfort, more grip,
no less speed.)

Were I to buy tomorrow, my next last bike would be this:
https://opencycle.com/UP

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