Originally Posted by
saddlesores
maybe they "know" discs are better, just not that much better?
"Better" but maybe not safer. A theory:
And experienced rider will acclimate to the brakes' performance (e.g. brake earlier with weaker brakes), and an inexperienced rider will be equally unsafe with any kind of brakes. So in practice more responsive brakes aren't safer but are faster (allow one to brake later).
Just a theory.