6ix, the Canyon swap has been completed, but the LBS did it for me (($191 for full install, including bleeding the brakes and setting up the electronic drivetrain). Had already ridden in the AM and it was a cold crappy day, so didn’t get a chance to really test the FSA stuff out, but first impressions riding back from the shop were very positive.
Bleed kit arrived for the SHimano and the conversion of the CX bike will probably start next week. P14 is getting a bike so she can do the MS150 ride this year for Mrs. CK and it arrives Monday. It is a gravel bike, so I don’t want mine in pieces yet so I can ride with her.
As for disc vs rim, I’ll never go back to rim brakes….and remember, I am on pancake flat Chicago. Disc brakes simply offer better control and modulation. I’ll take the aero and weight hit….totally worth it.
As for disc noise, lot of squeal problems start at the beginning…pads / rotors wer never embedded properly in the first ride and hence the never-ending squeal. Almost all discs will squeal if they get wet however.
And this trend is almost 100% consumer driven. Once it started in CX, the move into road was all but inevitable. SHimano and SRAM finally making hydraulic brifters was the tipping point…..hydraulics were the key. SRAM tried to go dual-path and offer hydraulic rim calipers as well, but by that market was focused only on discs.
