RS wrote:
I have a Giant OCR1 road bike that came with generic brakes, probably
Tectro (?). Being used to V-brakes on my beater bike, I thought the
Giant generic brakes were lousy. I put Kook-Stop black pads on them
and they do work noticeably better. But I like having very good and
controllable stopping power. I can get a used but very clean set of
DuraAce 7700 brakes for $70. Will they work noticeabley better? Weight
is not a concern as there is probably very little difference.

thanks to all


I don't know if those Dura-Ace brakes are any better, but they may not fit
your frame in any case. You might want to check the reach of your frame. I
believe that at least some if not all of the OCR models are designed to use
"long" reach brakes.