Any brake that is sufficient to lock up your wheels without requiring the grip strength of a gorilla is good enough. It doesn't matter how beefy or expensive the caliper is, tyre traction is nearly always the limiting factor in your brake power
Modulation doesn't matter
Any brake that is sufficient to lock up your wheels
Then a stick is the best option for a touring bike, cheap and can be sourced almost anywhere.
Frame pumps also work for this; hence so popular here as an emergency option when it gets proper gnar.
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Any brake that is sufficient to lock up your wheels without requiring the grip strength of a gorilla is good enough. It doesn't matter how beefy or expensive the caliper is, tyre traction is nearly always the limiting factor in your brake power
Modulation doesn't matter