See now, my experience has been the exact opposite. I find that in situations where the rim is wet, running through standing water, etc., it takes longer for the pads to clear a CD rim than it does to clear a std OP. After the coating wears down, this improves.
Originally Posted by
stapfam
I used to buy CD rims- but found that the coating does give better braking- But It did not last long before it wore off (Mountain biking). Once it wore off a slight loss of braking did occur but not drastically