Originally Posted by
m-ha
That's a very good and logical point about riding in the rain. I hate to drive in the rain, let alone ride a bike in it. Thanks... and conjecture works just fine for me.
Disks do brake better in the wet. But not THAT much better than rim brakes with proper rain pads like Koolstop Salmons. Discs are a nice upgrade if they're good ones, but probably shouldn't be decisive. (Regrettably most LBS are too lazy and stupid to explain stuff like this to customers.)