Originally Posted by
Mike Ayling
I am not a fan of discs but I found the cantis on my LHT needed a lot of pressure on the lever although I never had a problem in locking the rear wheel if I wanted to. the discs woild be less strain on your wrists and forearms.
Had cantis on a loaded mountain tour thru heavy mist/fog & they were dangerously bad: high effort which is esp uncomfortable in chilly temps & sometimes they'd barely slow the bike down, actually had to use a truck run-off ramp once. I reckon fog can be worse than rain: rim pads scrub away rain water but in fog the rim stays damp even while braking.
Originally Posted by
Rob_E
They do stop well, and consistently in any weather, unlike the rim brakes. Still, rim brakes do the job fine, and you quickly figure out when the weather merits longer stopping distances.
Sometimes a longer stopping distance means a trip to the hospital. IMHO why pay good $$ for a touring bike & then scrimp on the #1 safety factor, brakes?
rperkins146 has a couple bikes so waiting for Disc Trucker doesn't mean missing spring riding weather.