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I have an mtb with conti's and they are rubbish. They are properly set up. In the wet they work in a very so so fashion. Mud gets caught around the brakes if it's claggy and it often is.
I don't use my v brake bike when it's wet. The kit on it is far too nice. My disc brake mtb's have no problems in the mud. I like old kit but I struggle to find redeeming features for cantilever brakes apart from they look good on a old bike.
thecycleclinic
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Y'all just need to learn to set up your cantis.
They may not have absolutely the power of a well set up good quality V but they have the benefit that you could drive a bus down between the pad and rim and the lever still feels nice.
Horses for courses with hydro discs being the obvious winner in terms of outright power and zero rim wear but every kind of brake has it's place.