Originally Posted by
rsbob
Don’t know why the carbon rim mfgs, for rim brakes, don’t inbed aluminum or steel braking bands for additional stopping power. It wouldn’t be rocket surgery.
That's why I posted those Heds.
But all the aero wheels had aluminum braking surfaces in the past, until that wasn't light enough. Then that didn't brake well enough, and now we have disks. And if anyone complains that discs weigh more, it is pointed out that weight isn't all that important. I guess alloy braking wheels weren't light enough, but now it doesn't matter, and the cool bikes don't have rim brakes anymore.