Braking In light and heavy rain

[Buck]

This is where disc brakes are better.

I can vouch for that, coming from a disc brake MTB - skinny tyres and rim brakes are...

 

[Big Dave laaa]

Disc brakes and skinny tyres in the wet present a totally different set of problems. One way or another if you're not thinking ahead you are going down.

 

[Racing roadkill]

I pulled off an amazing bit of 'planned' 'skill' a week or so back. I 'froomed' out a bit, in the pissing down rain. Had to jam the anchors on, and ended up with the bike juxtaposed to the rear of a bus, still clipped in, with about a millimetre to spare. Obviously I meant to do it