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Generic Brakes vs Dura-Ace 7700 brakes ?
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 |
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Generic Brakes vs Dura-Ace 7700 brakes ?
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. If you want better braking the consensus here is to get yourself a set of Kool-Stop Salmon colored brake pads. At about $10 per caliper its cheaper than another set of brake calipers, especially if weigh is not a concern. |
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Generic Brakes vs Dura-Ace 7700 brakes ?
bfd wrote:
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. If you want better braking the consensus here is to get yourself a set of Kool-Stop Salmon colored brake pads. At about $10 per caliper its cheaper than another set of brake calipers, especially if weigh is not a concern. The OP has KS pads already. Salmon isn't appreciably different than black. The $20 is far better spent on cables and housing. -- Phil |
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Generic Brakes vs Dura-Ace 7700 brakes ?
Not the 7700s. Good cables might improve things. (The 7700s were
hollowed out a bit to reduce weight. There were complaints about their lack of stiffness. This was apparently fixed with the 7800s.) 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 |
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richard Wrote: 7700s were hollowed out a bit to reduce weight. There were complaints about their lack of stiffness. This was apparently fixed with the 7800s.) ]yes, I think my 7800s are 10g heavier than my 7700s. True -- 531Aussie |
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Generic Brakes vs Dura-Ace 7700 brakes ?
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 No. Your cables and housing are likely in need of lube, replacement, or both. -- Phil |
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Phil, Squid-in-Training wrote: 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 No. Your cables and housing are likely in need of lube, replacement, or both. -- Phil Not doubting your advice, but all I read about the tektro was that they are rather mushy. But indeed, start with good cabling... you can allways decide to upgrade afterwards. |
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Generic Brakes vs Dura-Ace 7700 brakes ?
Not doubting your advice, but all I read about the tektro was that
they are rather mushy. I have these brakes on my bike, and honestly they're not mushy at all after lubing the cables and housing. They were horrendous until I did so though. Mushy feelings are usually due to either affection, or the brake pads not being oriented completely square to the rim. Pads without orbital adjustment suffer severely from this. Remember, not all Tektros are equipped with the orbital adjusters. -- Phil |
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Generic Brakes vs Dura-Ace 7700 brakes ?
Phil, Squid-in-Training wrote: Not doubting your advice, but all I read about the tektro was that they are rather mushy. I have these brakes on my bike, and honestly they're not mushy at all after lubing the cables and housing. They were horrendous until I did so though. Mushy feelings are usually due to either affection, or the brake pads not being oriented completely square to the rim. Pads without orbital adjustment suffer severely from this. Remember, not all Tektros are equipped with the orbital adjusters. -- Phil Good to know Btw, related: I have a race bike with Chorus 2004 and a training race-bike with Veloce 2004, yet the Chorus feels a lot stiffer. Is that a calipher difference or is that a case of tuning too? |
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Generic Brakes vs Dura-Ace 7700 brakes ?
Tuschinski wrote:
Phil, Squid-in-Training wrote: Not doubting your advice, but all I read about the tektro was that they are rather mushy. I have these brakes on my bike, and honestly they're not mushy at all after lubing the cables and housing. They were horrendous until I did so though. Mushy feelings are usually due to either affection, or the brake pads not being oriented completely square to the rim. Pads without orbital adjustment suffer severely from this. Remember, not all Tektros are equipped with the orbital adjusters. -- Phil Good to know Btw, related: I have a race bike with Chorus 2004 and a training race-bike with Veloce 2004, yet the Chorus feels a lot stiffer. Is that a calipher difference or is that a case of tuning too? If the pads are totally square to the rim, it's a caliper *and* brake lever difference, if the housing is the same type. -- Phil |
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