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Old 05-19-16 | 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Kahrpistols
There's a reason why all cars now have disc brakes - they're the most reliable brakes in all conditions
----For Cars.

And in fact, the reason for the switch to discs was stopping power due to swept area, not due to all-weather performance. Discs were first used on racing cars because cars were going faster and faster, and couldn't make full use of the speed because they needed to slow for the corners. All-weather performance was not a consideration.

And for generally discs work great on bikes. I don't find stopping distances to be amazingly better in the wet ... just more immediate. Still, they are better for most general uses.

Again, the issue is not general use, but the safety factors involved with using discs in a pro peloton.
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