Originally Posted by
Kahrpistols
There's a reason why all cars now have disc brakes - they're the most reliable brakes in all conditions. I just switched to disc from rim a month ago and I was flabbergasted at the braking power when wet. To me that's their greatest advantage over rim brakes, although the other arguments are fairly convincing too (no need to destroy your rims).
Cars weigh 3,000 to 6,000 lbs. Extremely heavy bicycles weigh 55 lbs. Do you notice the difference?
I have never destroyed a pair of rims with rim brakes, ever.
Again, you can be "flabbergasted" all you want. But when you compare the difference between rim brakes with alu rims and hydraulics, there is a difference, but it's not a night and day difference. You can compensate by braking a little earlier, which is obviously what most sensible people do.
This is what's so sad about disc proponents: a lack of facts paired with hyperbole and fear mongering: "flabbergasted" and "destroyed."