Originally Posted by chelboed
I know I said I was done, but that was just hilarious Mr. fjyang.
If you lock 'em up, you lock 'em up. You're still skidding across the ground wondering why you didn't go with 2.35's instead of the 1.95's that aren't hooking up enough to keep you from hitting that tree, hehehe.
It's ironic, but I was thinking more about what Mr. willtsmith_nwi mentioned. It takes less force at the lever with larger rotors...agree'd. It also takes less force at the lever of an Avid Code versus a BB7, or a Juicy 5 versus a BB7. (for example...no obsession with either

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That's what I meant about "more stopping power".
Sure, you can lock up the wheels with both but it takes more finger force to lock up the wheels with mechs versus hydro's. (properly set up and of good quality)
Either way...Mr. fjyang's comment was ammusing enough to bring me back into this pointless discussion. Lordy that was funny.
Feel free to keep your smarty pants comments to yourself

I'll be happy to put you on a 50lb bike with 5" tires, 100mm rotors, 10" long brake levers and send you downhill at 45mph.