Originally Posted by
RB1-luvr
My bike with the best braking performance is my RB-1 with circa 2016-ish Ksyrium Elite wheels and Shimano Ultegra brakes. I have to be careful using the front brake it's so strong. I have many disc brake bikes, hydraulic and mechanical.
Same. I have Ultegra calipers on my race bike (2016 Specialized Tarmac). I can lock up both wheels with one finger--brakes aren't the limiting factor, it's the tires. Get some decent pads. I like the blue Reynolds pads for both my carbon race wheels and my alloy training wheels. Just make sure you swap out pad sets when you swap your wheels. It takes 5 minutes at most.
One more advantage to keeping your rim brake wheels is that when your buddies succumb to the disc fad, they'll be looking to sell off their rim brake wheels. I've picked up a few pairs of really excellent wheels for a song.