Originally Posted by
alan s
If you need a couple wheel rotations to dry the rims before your brakes are fully working, then tire traction is not the main issue. The first guy goes down, but the next ten guys can't stop fast enough, and go down too.
You make it sound like it's disc brakes or die. Yes, they are better. In the mud very much so, in the rain slightly. More weight, more cost, better performance.