Originally Posted by
smd4
My rim brakes feel the same as the disc brakes I've ridden. I only ride when it's dry out. So what, exactly, am I missing?
I gather that you ride a road bike, and you stated that you only ride when it's dry out. In those circumstances, I agree that rim brakes are all that's necessary. It's why my two road bikes have rim brakes, and I have no immediate plans to replace them with anything different.
What you
do miss, though (as evidenced by your posts in other threads), is that some riders go off-tarmac, some ride in the rain, some ride through mud, some occasionally do steep descents in all of those conditions, and they do it with fat tires -- all of which are better handled by disc brakes.