Originally Posted by
UmneyDurak
Never understood a question "How good are brakes (insert name)". It's a mechanical device. You pull on a lever and through a cable it contracts the calipers. The main difference is in weight (doesn't effect performance) and in the brake pads, which can be swapped at will.
Which would you prefer at 40 mph heading into a right-hand bend with a Ford F350 towing a horse trailer coming in the other direction cutting over the yellow line (he says while thinking of Harmony Church Rd in Loudoun County, VA)?
Actually, I would agree with you if you are talking going from 105 to Ultegra or even up to Dura Ace. But the OP is building a bike and sounds like they'll be buying new brakes. So asking if the Apex are good/better than another brand/model seems like a perfectly sensible question.