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Hot topic for cyclists: are disc brakes really worth it?

Hot topic for cyclists: are disc brakes really worth it?

This company founder has ridden the Three Peaks and other tough endurance events on his 2018 Trek Emonda and isn’t convinced to upgrade. He answers our Time Out Q&A.

Grant Butler, founder and managing director of Editor Group, shows his attire from Lance Armstrong’s shop.  

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Grant Butler is the founder and managing director of business writing and editing firm Editor Group. He lives in Sydney.

First memory of riding a bike?
I was fortunate to grow up on a short, quiet but hilly road in Hornsby with dead ends at both ends. The road also had a creek running under it, and was surrounded by suburban bush. Much of my childhood was spent with friends building tracks and jumps for BMX bikes, skateboards, scooters, billycarts and anything else that rolled.

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