Disc brakes on 'cross bikes and head injuries

So, many are opposed and many are for disc brakes on ‘cross bikes. I’ve ridden a 29er with discs, so I’m assuming it’s the same thing: overkill. I guess I actually own that 29er, I don’t just randomly one. I’ve really had much a problem dragging the brakes after riding through gunk, except on like two occasions. Once, in a race a few years ago, I had frozen stuff on my rims and I tried to brake going into a corner and nothing happened. I careened into some trees and lost a position. Yesterday, I was riding one this sort of boardwalky thing: little sections of planks with gaps in between the sections. It was kinda technical and there was mud in between two of them. Since it was technical, there wasn’t a lot for room for the brake dragging, so I just had to use the brakes. Needless to say, they didn’t work so hot, I went off the boardwalk and landed on my head.

So, frozen mud and technical ‘cross bike riding seems to be the application of disc ‘cross bikes.

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