Originally Posted by
rodey
And guess what: drum brakes will still stop your car!
Bingo!
My 1970 Olds Cutlass had 4 wheel drum brakes, Never had a problem stopping except once while racing another car and trying to stop on the other side of a hill at 90 mph. Good thing I had room. I finally figured out what brake fade was.
I think of bike disc brakes like drums on those old cars. Under extreme conditions, Disc brakes are may have a distinct advantage to commuters and recreational cyclist's descending moderately steep hills in the rain. The rim brakes on my 2018 Giant Sedona have plenty of stopping power and very good modulation dry, are fine in rain too on flat roads, Just take a little more pressure on the brake levers. I haven't tried them descending moderately steep hills in the rain though.