Why did bar ends go away from mountain bikes?

Re:Why did bar ends go away from mountain bikes? by frosted-flakes on Monday May 24, 2021 @06:24PM (#27270397)

Isn't adjusting disc brakes a lot easier too? Adjusting rim brakes seems like a never-ending exercise, and the wheel needs to be perfectly true or it will rub. And changing the brake pads with that nut and stack of weird washers is tedious and error-prone. And the squeaks and squeals—I've tried so hard to get rid of them but they always come back.

I'm considering upgrading my hybrid road bike to one with disc brakes just so I never have to deal with rim brakes again. (I currently have a 2015 Trek FX which I otherwise like a lot.)

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Re:Why did bar ends go away from mountain bikes? by _carbyau_ on Monday May 24, 2021 @09:01PM (#27271559)

I grew up riding bicycles of various types with rim brakes. Same as you, always squealing!

In my 20's I learnt to ride motorbikes with associated disc brakes.

Then later a mountain bike with rim brakes. Nope, no way, never going there again.

Any bicycle I or my family has from now on is disc brakes. They are it, until I die or we find something better.

Better capability, easier servicing, more robust in terms of sidestepping rim warp. Better for the rider, better for the mechanic.

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