I just bought a CAAD9-1 and those Tektro brakes are horrendous. I even swapped out the pads for Kool Stop and it didn't help much. Note that it really depends on the Tektro model. I did the same thing with my previous road bike that had "cheaper" Tektro brakes and the Kool Stop pads made a world of difference. Not this time. Brakes are the first thing on my list to upgrade.