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Road bike brakes

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  • June 12, 2017 at 7:45 am #27218
    apapado

    I feel I cannot control my new tiagra brakes on a downhill.  They feel very weak and when I am in an emergency and pull hard the bike skids. Is it worth to upgrade to 105 or Ultegra? I have shimano pads on them. Should I just try better pads? Thanks

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  • June 12, 2017 at 8:47 am #895011
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    Woldsman

    I replaced a friend’s

    I replaced a friend’s inferior brake calipers with 5800 ones.  They were much better afterwards, and only £1 per caliper dearer online than replacement 4700 Tiagra ones. 

    She had Tektro calipers from new – the rest of the bike had 4700 equipment – but reviews of the 4700 kit suggested that the calipers were the weakest link in the groupset.  Worth the upgrade to 5800. 

    June 12, 2017 at 8:24 am #895009
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    sergius

    The pads that came with the

    The pads that came with the Tiagra brakes on my old bike were really not very good – descending in the wet felt scary as anything.

    I replaced them with some Koolstop salmon ones which were a marked improvement.  I also ended up upgrading to 105 when the Tiagra ones gave up the ghost after a few winters, which again improved things a little.

     

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