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Originally Posted by twocicle
The IRD Dual Banger has a not so rosey history as far as the pad adjustments and weight, but otherwise reports are good. I like that it uses standard Shimano type pads that are readily available.

Maybe it's the hopes and dreams the Spyre will be a better mouse trap. Have not heard about the pad style on the TRP though.
Posts on BikeRadar are informative.

Originally Posted by ChrisC
@Danno -
The Spyre appears to work completely differently from the Dual Banger (more of a true dual piston style vs. the IRD’s weird “let’s move part of the caliper body with a wonky cam set up” system), and the TRP is waaaaay lighter. The only similarity seems to be that both units move both brake pads together.
Originally Posted by Zach Overholt
@JonDanger, they looked like the same pads TRP uses for the Parabox – so basically Shimano m515 sized pads.
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