Originally Posted by
Psimet2001
This is the thing that always makes me roll my eyes back when people start with "Disc brakes are stronger". Uh... the largest rotor you can have is a rim. "Give me a lever long enough and I can move the world."
... The contact patch is the weak link
People aren't riding 28s and 32s with rim brakes, but those are pretty common with discs, and the bigger tires make a bigger contact patch. Disc wins again!