Lots of touring bike have rim brakes. They can be very heavy: 300lbs with luggage and rider. They can go down some pretty steep grades with sharp bends where they need to be on the brakes constantly. Or if they are ridden by someone like me, let rip to see how fast they can actually go (50mph as it turns out, if the grade is steep enough) then some ludicrously heavy braking for the next bend Nothing happens. Rim brakes or disc brakes, fit good pads to either and ride it like you stole it.