Agree. Worst wet weather conditions I have ever encountered in a road race and never did I once think I could not brake, and this is with the pressures of a race, holding wheels and taking way more risks that one would ever admit to their wife. Rim brakes just work, but I do understand the flexibility that disc provides. Outside of racing, the demands on the rim brake would be even less critical, unless you always ride to the limit of your equipment. I think it is more a case of ability, tyre choice and tyre pressures that force the limit, not the braking itself.
That rain destroyed my stages. But I seem to have fixed it by putting it in a bag of rice overnight. So it was a good prize after all!
Andy
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