Originally Posted by
cyccommute
No, it doesn't make sense to me. But it makes sense to you. A v-brake (or any rim brake) has been perfectly serviceable for me through 35 winter commutes and I've never had a problem with them icing up...even in 10"+ of snow.
10 inches of dry powder snow is nothing and will not ice up your rims...Freezing drizzle, heavy wet snow, slush on the roads coupled with below freezing temps will ice up rims very quickly and compromise braking performance. Here in my area there is tons of salt and grit on the roads, every time you squeeze those rim brakes it's like taking a grinding disk to your rim, that stuff is extremely abrasive and will wear down rims very quickly.