Zorro5614 Posted July 28, 2017 Posted July 28, 2017 Mechanical disc brakes are pretty scary on a fast gravel downhill, even with compressionless brake housing. Hydraulic brakes are just too crazy expensive
Patchelicious Posted July 28, 2017 Author Posted July 28, 2017 I'm still selling them - they're a new set of TRP Hylex brakes. They're not everyone's flavour as the drop bar levers are brakes only - no shifters. So you need to run them on a single speed (as I do) or with bar end levers (there are a couple of other niche alternatives).So won't the calipers simply hook up to the 105 levers I have. It would effectively be almost exactly like the Spez Crux setup? Mechanical lever linked to TRP calipers?
SpruitCommuter Posted July 28, 2017 Posted July 28, 2017 The Hylex brakes are full hydraulic. The levers have hydraulic reservoirs and they are connected to the calipers with hydraulic hoses. If you want to use mechanical levers to actuate hydraulic calipers you would need something like the TRP HY/RD system or Hope's V-Twin hydraulic brake system. So won't the calipers simply hook up to the 105 levers I have. It would effectively be almost exactly like the Spez Crux setup? Mechanical lever linked to TRP calipers?
johannrissik Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 Not sure if this is of any ise to you: I saw a nifty set of Yokozuna cable actuated hydraulic disc brakes on a Soma Saga the other day.
Yusran Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 Not sure if this is of any ise to you: I saw a nifty set of Yokozuna cable actuated hydraulic disc brakes on a Soma Saga the other day. Just plugged this into google and I like them ALOT!!! Going to order aset right away http://road.cc/content/review/225573-yokozuna-motoko-disc-brake
Monark Posted July 30, 2017 Posted July 30, 2017 Wow those are very nice. Great option. I'm running cable actuated disks and really like them.
Kalahari Vegmot Posted July 30, 2017 Posted July 30, 2017 Patch, I think what you really need is Giant's new conduct system. The giant proprietry stem will integrate sooooooooo nicely with your BMC....https://www.giant-bicycles.com/global/showcase/conduct/http://www.pedalon.co.uk/acatalog/giant-conduct-hydraulic-brake-conversion-kit.html
eddy Posted July 30, 2017 Posted July 30, 2017 Patch, I think what you really need is Giant's new conduct system. The giant proprietry stem will integrate sooooooooo nicely with your BMC....https://www.giant-bicycles.com/global/showcase/conduct/http://www.pedalon.co.uk/acatalog/giant-conduct-hydraulic-brake-conversion-kit.htmlYou can send it to Bogus or sommer rattle can the Giant branding away....
Patchelicious Posted July 31, 2017 Author Posted July 31, 2017 I have been told I am not allowed to spend more money on this "training" bike..... They really are crap out the box, but looking at the rotors, they seem to only be biting on some of the rotor. So I go get it setup and put on some better rotors on (these seem be chrome or something weird..)
lechatnoir Posted July 31, 2017 Posted July 31, 2017 Patch, get some ice-tech rotors and some decent pads, then give the pads a sanding on a flat surface, and get some steel wool on the rotors, then refit it all. works like a sweet peach
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