I didn't see a link, is this the video?


The video is not very clear but it appears they are trying to say disc brakes stop from 40 kph 3 meters sooner in the dry and 7 meters sooner in the wet?

I'm trying to find a measure of bicycle braking distance, I found this thread: http://www.bikeforums.net/advocacy-s...-distance.html

Which seems to suggest that a difference of either 3 or 7 meters would be between 30%-50% difference in stopping distance.

Anyway, I started riding on the road with clips and straps and was perfectly happy, then I tried clipless pedals and shoes and liked those so I started riding with them instead.

I started riding my MTB with cantilever front brakes and u-brake rear and within the span of 12 months I went from mechanical discs to hydraulic discs and was blown away by how much better discs were on dirt. So now I'm riding those and it makes perfect sense that my road bikes would be disc as well. They work great on dirt and they would great on the road.

But I don't expect anyone to share my sentiment without experiencing the different types of brakes as well.