Swings around roundabouts init. They make sense for punters. Punters want confidence and consistency. Not a whole lot of sense for pros - pros don't perform by slowing and stopping better and they stop fine - in most cases - because they have access to top quality brake calipers, pads and a limitless supply of rims and the mad-skills from riding bikes all day every day.
It's only where a rim brake is genuinely a bit scary - i.e. wet long mountain descent on carbon rims - that there's a clear case to the pro. It's good that they have access to them though if only for the limited cases where the disc is a clear winner.
amey
Swings around roundabouts init. They make sense for punters. Punters want confidence and consistency. Not a whole lot of sense for pros - pros don't perform by slowing and stopping better and they stop fine - in most cases - because they have access to top quality brake calipers, pads and a limitless supply of rims and the mad-skills from riding bikes all day every day.
It's only where a rim brake is genuinely a bit scary - i.e. wet long mountain descent on carbon rims - that there's a clear case to the pro. It's good that they have access to them though if only for the limited cases where the disc is a clear winner.