> None of the bikes with rim brakes have the same kind of stopping power as the disc versions.
Yes I expect the people who say that rim brakes are better don’t mean "have better stopping powder" as that seems unlikely, but rather "have sufficient stopping power while being lighter / more flexible / …".
Yes I expect the people who say that rim brakes are better don’t mean "have better stopping powder" as that seems unlikely, but rather "have sufficient stopping power while being lighter / more flexible / …".