Originally Posted by
waterrockets
I'm not trying to justify anything. You said more powerful brakes wouldn't help, but they would. If you could get disc brake performance in normal road brakes, would you want it?
The trade-offs are a different discussion. You know I'd be like the last guy to upgrade if it became popular.
i think i covered possibilities of marginal benefits here:
Originally Posted by fly:yes/land:no
but other than that, there is no, or at least very little, benefit on road bikes in a crit, imho.
and, no, i don't think i would want people around me in a crit having brakes that were 2x more powerful than their tires could handle.
note: i am sounding really cranky today, and i am not sure why. if i come off as cranky, my apologies. you're my boy, blue.