V-brakes has its place-who told they were naff?
I won't use them as I want stopping power and reading the instructions of disc brakes-well it was a piece of cake but I am experienced with hydro brakes on cars and motorbikes.
It does make me wince reading about problem after problem but thats what the forum is for-to help each other too.
I think I went round one stw poster's house to show him how easy it is. Not everyone is Einstein.
V-brakes are crap in the wet or dented rims, descents etc I hate my roadbike brakes.
In dry summer xc races, V-brakes are ideal, everything else they are naff.