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bhuber | 2 years ago

They stopped just fine, but their stopping distance was twice as far, and more like 3x in the rain

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davidw|2 years ago

The limiting factor with a road bike is the tires, not the brakes. It's super easy to lock up a wheel with rim brakes.

nikau|2 years ago

>It's super easy to lock up a wheel with rim brakes.

Yes, that's one of the benefits of disc brakes, the "better modulation" you hear about equates to finer control and not locking up the brakes.