Best brake housing to use/other questions
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Best brake housing to use/other questions
I picked up a cannondale 2012? tandem a couple days ago. I'm in the process of rebuilding it and have a couple questions
What is the best brake housing to use on a tandem?
Is it just the brake housing that should be good quality or will the shifting quality suck if i use regular shimano housing?
Is it worth upgrading to TRP Spyre brakes from bb7?
What is the best disc to use? I kept reading ice tech. What exactly is that? I looked it up and there are different models of shimano Ice tech. Which is the best bang for the buck?
Any feedback will help. Even if you can answer just 1 question.
What is the best brake housing to use on a tandem?
Is it just the brake housing that should be good quality or will the shifting quality suck if i use regular shimano housing?
Is it worth upgrading to TRP Spyre brakes from bb7?
What is the best disc to use? I kept reading ice tech. What exactly is that? I looked it up and there are different models of shimano Ice tech. Which is the best bang for the buck?
Any feedback will help. Even if you can answer just 1 question.
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For brake cable, what's wrong with Shimano SLR? Would be using high quality inner as well (i.e. Shimano)
For the TRP vs BB7, if you already have the BB7, what don't you like about them? The TRP Spyre mimic hydraulic with both pistons moving vs one normally on a mechanical brake so should offer more even pad wear.
For the IceTech, this is a system, to get the best out of it, you really need all the components in the system (caliper, rotors & finned pads) there should be no issues with mix and match as long as they are all IceTech parts. If you have drops, Shimano only do 11 speed hydraulic STI's so this could be pretty limiting, if flat bar, there levers are separate, so SLX/XT level would offer best value for money
For the TRP vs BB7, if you already have the BB7, what don't you like about them? The TRP Spyre mimic hydraulic with both pistons moving vs one normally on a mechanical brake so should offer more even pad wear.
For the IceTech, this is a system, to get the best out of it, you really need all the components in the system (caliper, rotors & finned pads) there should be no issues with mix and match as long as they are all IceTech parts. If you have drops, Shimano only do 11 speed hydraulic STI's so this could be pretty limiting, if flat bar, there levers are separate, so SLX/XT level would offer best value for money
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Get the Stuff made for disc cable brakes It is somewhat like Wire end on low compression gear cable,
but has a Kevlar braid around it to resist the tendency to blow the wires out like barrel staves , from Braking force demands ..
10 Meter Compressionless Shop Rolls | Jagwire
but has a Kevlar braid around it to resist the tendency to blow the wires out like barrel staves , from Braking force demands ..
10 Meter Compressionless Shop Rolls | Jagwire
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I like the Jagwire compressionless. The Yokozuna is nice but too stiff! I mean, any compassionless will have bending limitations comparably. I've had good experience with the type but is it the be all-end all, bee's knees, cat's meow? Well, you decide.... One can brake reliably with any new, reliable product, and your traditional Shimano or Gore, etc. housing does the job just fine.
This type of housing has come a long way since Sheldon warned folks to be wary of it in braking applications.
This type of housing has come a long way since Sheldon warned folks to be wary of it in braking applications.
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I picked up a cannondale 2012? tandem a couple days ago. I'm in the process of rebuilding it and have a couple questions
What is the best brake housing to use on a tandem?
Is it just the brake housing that should be good quality or will the shifting quality suck if i use regular shimano housing?
Is it worth upgrading to TRP Spyre brakes from bb7?
What is the best disc to use? I kept reading ice tech. What exactly is that? I looked it up and there are different models of shimano Ice tech. Which is the best bang for the buck?
Any feedback will help. Even if you can answer just 1 question.
What is the best brake housing to use on a tandem?
Is it just the brake housing that should be good quality or will the shifting quality suck if i use regular shimano housing?
Is it worth upgrading to TRP Spyre brakes from bb7?
What is the best disc to use? I kept reading ice tech. What exactly is that? I looked it up and there are different models of shimano Ice tech. Which is the best bang for the buck?
Any feedback will help. Even if you can answer just 1 question.
I do not find the Spyres to be a substantial upgrade from the BB7s. If I were buying new, I would get the Spyres. I wouldn't pay to upgrade.
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I don't like the BB7 because the single caliper is hard to adjust and noisy. We use the TRP Hy Rd disk brake because it has dual calipers, and is far easier to adjust. As a result, the braking is powerful, consistent and quiet. It's almost as good as the Shimano XT or XTR hydraulic brakes on our mtn bikes.
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With any of the longitudinal wire compressionless outers, make sure you have compatible high strength ferrules. Got caught on this the other day, the wires pushed their way out through the end of the thin brass ferrule I used because I'd run out of machined ones. That was only on a cantilever brake... got pretty sqidgy by the end of the descent.
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