Originally Posted by Chombi

But I do know about advantages of larger braking "swept areas". I think that a larger braking area wil be an easier approach to best braking power than formulating a higher coefficient of friction through different/special braking materials. If your braking swept area is so small to start with, the chances of the material holding up to the heat and wear (which also result in brake fade) is much less if you increase the swept area for braking as you will not ask too much of the braking materials to start with because of better heat dissipation and less load on the pads and braking surfaces.

Chombi