Originally Posted by
Braden1550
MOst Panther CX's with Vittoria Rubino Pro (technical tread). They were the first set of wheels I ever bought, and when I sold the old tiagra steed, I kept the wheels and put them on my (now deceased) shimano 105 opera bernini.
Used on all the same rides and even at the same criteriums.
that's still anecdotal evidence. from a sheer physics standpoint, i doubt the calipers are so much better engineered at the 105 level vs. tiagra that you could tell the amount of braking force. maybe psychologically you saw 105 and thought 'oh it's gotta be better,' but all dual caliper brakes operate on the same pivot motion, for the same amount of cable pull, theoretically the same amount of stopping power is generated.