For a bunch of reasons, I am not a fan of disc brakes for tri or TT, but I think that there are least two issues perceived with rim brakes:
Most people are riding around with stock brake pads on their rim brakes. And most stock rim brake pads are honestly pretty bad. On the other hand, if using AL rims, kool stop salmon pads should be the bare minimum performance standard (and it's a pretty good one at that).
Then, some people then have had the experience of riding around on typical carbon rims with typical rim brakes on occasion doing that in the rain, which of course can be insanely dangerous.
Most disc brakes perform either a little better or, in case no. 2, perform A LOT better than the above.
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Most people are riding around with stock brake pads on their rim brakes. And most stock rim brake pads are honestly pretty bad. On the other hand, if using AL rims, kool stop salmon pads should be the bare minimum performance standard (and it's a pretty good one at that).
Then, some people then have had the experience of riding around on typical carbon rims with typical rim brakes on occasion doing that in the rain, which of course can be insanely dangerous.
Most disc brakes perform either a little better or, in case no. 2, perform A LOT better than the above.
Advanced Aero TopTube Storage for Road, Gravel, & Tri...ZeroSlip & Direct-mount, made in the USA.
DarkSpeedWorks.com.....Reviews.....Insta.....Facebook
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DarkSpeedWorks: Feb 26, 18 9:52