I've been riding for years, used rim brakes starting in 1972 on a steel rimmed Collegiate, through the years used single pivot, dual pivot, center pulls, v-brake, cantis and Suntour cams. None of them work as well as a cheap tektro disc brake system (much less compared to a BB7), esp for modulation in bad weather. I've switched my commuter over to front disc, the difference in stopping distance is significant. I'll never go back to all weather riding with rim brakes. If a bike of mine has fenders, it will have drums or discs.