Campy or Tektro?
Don't laugh. I have a set of Tektro R530s, which is Tektro's better brakes, and a set of Campy Xenons, which is their bottom of the range. Which is going to perform better? Just wondering if anyone has tried either or both.
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Never mind. If Cervelo uses the R530 on their $2100 bike, they're probably better than the entry-level Campy.
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not necessarily. companies don't stock components like brakes based on what works best. at the double-pivot level, almost all brakes are good enough, and a company like cervelo is going to look for places to not use brand-name parts on stock bikes in order to bring the price point down a little bit. brakes, cranks, seatposts, stems, and saddles... these are common places for a bike build to cut cost.
however. both the tektros and the campys will perform well enough. |
Originally Posted by queerpunk
(Post 10056352)
not necessarily. companies don't stock components like brakes based on what works best. at the double-pivot level, almost all brakes are good enough, and a company like cervelo is going to look for places to not use brand-name parts on stock bikes in order to bring the price point down a little bit. brakes, cranks, seatposts, stems, and saddles... these are common places for a bike build to cut cost.
however. both the tektros and the campys will perform well enough. |
the R530s came on my BD bike and I haven't felt a need for more stopping power. Get what's more affordable i guess
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Originally Posted by hairnet
(Post 10056381)
the R530s came on my BD bike and I haven't felt a need for more stopping power. Get what's more affordable i guess
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put on the campy's
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Originally Posted by Soil_Sampler
(Post 10056568)
put on the campy's
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in my experience, campagnolo makes poor calipers but excellent levers and tektro makes generally "ok" products.
what is more important is your brake pads. save some money and get the tektros and spend $15 on kool-stops. if both are dual-pivots, the difference will be marginal. what will make a vast difference is the type (or condition) of your brake pads and proper adjustment. I prefer neither tektro or campagnolo; I like shimano, particularly ultegra calipers. but that's a personal opinion. |
Originally Posted by bionnaki
(Post 10057074)
in my experience, campagnolo makes poor calipers but excellent levers and tektro makes generally "ok" products.
what is more important is your brake pads. save some money and get the tektros and spend $15 on kool-stops. if both are dual-pivots, the difference will be marginal. what will make a vast difference is the type (or condition) of your brake pads and proper adjustment. I prefer neither tektro or campagnolo; I like shimano, particularly ultegra calipers. but that's a personal opinion. |
I already own both sets, and they're both new. I'll leave the R530s on the Wabi, put the Campy brakes on my Windsor, and get some new brake pads if either disappoint me. I'd really like some Chorus titanium in black.
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Campy Brakes don't have a Quick Release lever. So unless you are using drop bar levers, use the Tektro. Those are pretty nice brakes. Campy Mirage are ok.
This is coming from a Campy guy. |
Originally Posted by bionnaki
(Post 10057074)
in my experience, campagnolo makes poor calipers
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Tektro makes some quite nice brakes...I see no reason why they couldn't beat out low end campys
Quick release levers are nice if you are running bigger tires on a narrower rim |
Originally Posted by ottothecow
(Post 10057578)
Tektro makes some quite nice brakes...I see no reason why they couldn't beat out low end campys
Quick release levers are nice if you are running bigger tires on a narrower rim this is a good point though, if your not using levers with a release, campy calipers can be a hassle. it can be done, and i currently am, but if you run any wider than a 700x23 i would advise against it |
I've got 700x23 rubber on both bikes.
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Originally Posted by Brian
(Post 10058075)
I've got 700x23 rubber on both bikes.
if you run your brakes really close to the rim like me, you will have to turn the adjustment barrel in and/or use force to pull the tire between the pads. its not a huge deal unless you take your wheel of a lot. |
Campagnolo does not have a quick release on the brake because the quick release is built into their levers. If you want a quick release then Tektro's, but Campagnolo brakes both entry level and high end work very well. I use Xenon myself and feel very confident going 45+ on descents...
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Xenon, Mirage and Veloce dual pivots are basically the same brake. The finish is just better as you go up the line. The Xenon and Mirage are made in Campy's Romanian factory. IMO either one will work.
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I have tektro levers on my single speed. It's shaped just like campy levers and has the brake release button just like campy and a smooth action. It's attached to centaur brakes. I keep thinking I'll get some campy brake levers but I never do because these look and work just fine. As for brakes I favor any skeletons and Mavic ssc's.
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Originally Posted by RoyIII
(Post 10060006)
I have tektro levers on my single speed. It's shaped just like campy levers and has the brake release button just like campy and a smooth action. It's attached to centaur brakes. I keep thinking I'll get some campy brake levers but I never do because these look and work just fine. As for brakes I favor any skeletons and Mavic ssc's.
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In my experience the aluminum campy calipers are pretty much the same across the range, except for skeleton brakes. Chorus, veloce, centaur, record are all the same caliper
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If you have a qr on your lever, run the campy's, if not, run the tektro's.
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