Originally Posted by patentcad

Any road cyclist who uses 'performance' in the same sentence as 'braking' doesn't understand what real braking is, and bicycles aren't in that discussion. There is no such thing as a 'panic stop' on a bicycle. In road cycling there's 'panic' followed by 'crash'.

Don't worry about it.

In the meantime you want a bike with brakes that actually work worth a damn, get a motorcycle.