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- CommentAuthordas_pyrate
- CommentTimeAug 3rd 2009
I'm looking to run a front brake, and would like to know if anyone has recommendations on a good front caliper
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- CommentAuthoreaglerock
- CommentTimeAug 3rd 2009
Dual-pivot Campagnolo Veloces are dirt-cheap; you can buy them on eBay for under $20 a set. And they're very strong. I put them on this build, and they stop a 350-pound rider. That's pretty studly, in my book.
Cosmetically, they look pretty much like the pricier Campy brakes; they're just heavier, and the finish isn't quite so cosmetically precious. -
- CommentAuthorwes m.
- CommentTimeAug 3rd 2009
I've had great luck with older used 105 and 600 brakes. I have a brand new ultegra front brake. Its light, has serious stopping power, looks decent, and costs too much. -
- CommentAuthorcyclecrazyjames
- CommentTimeAug 3rd 2009
I use a front 105 brake caliper, I bought it black, think it was 15 new on ebay, works perfect. have had it over a year now -
- CommentAuthordas_pyrate
- CommentTimeAug 3rd 2009
hmm i might get a good deal on campy centaurs so i think i'm gonna do that. -
- CommentAuthoreaglerock
- CommentTimeAug 3rd 2009
Basically, all name-brand (Camy, Shimano, SRAM) dual-pull brakes at all levels stop great. The differences between one level and another are weight, price and aesthetics.
Functionally, the difference is that Campagnolo's quick-release mechanism is on the brake/brifter lever, while Shimano/SRAM's quick-release is on the brake caliper. This means that if you combine a Shimano lever with a Campagnolo caliper, you have no quick-release; if you combine a Campagnolo lever with a Shimano caliper, you have two QRs. -
- CommentAuthorr.p.r
- CommentTimeAug 4th 2009
SNG makes a knock-off of some Tektro's, which are a knock-off of some low end Campy.
I can tell they are Campy knock-offs because the SNG's don't have a quick release on the calipers, so you'll have to buy some Tektro levers, which are also knock-offs of the same low end Campy line.
I sell these things all the time and are wonderful to set up, stop very well and cost less than the tofu burger/spinach salad/ginger flavored beverage you had for lunch.
Bonus: With a little elbow grease, cotton wool and aluminum foil, you can make those suckers unbranded and shiny by early afternoon. Extra Bonus: If your friends smoke enough pot then they will soon forget that you bought cheap-ass knock-offs and you can tell them they are Campy.
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