Originally Posted by
Gege-Bubu
I do not have anything specific in mind about the new calipers. First thing cone to mind is Tektro? I am open for any suggestion. Shimano 105 are good, but I recently have replaced rear brake on my other bike with Shimano R450, and the only thing I do not like is that normal brake cable housing metal tip will not fit into barrel adjuster. I had to let the bare housing into it.
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Genna B, on Flickr
I believe the "conventional" Tektro calipers will not require metal housing, only inline barrel adjuster.
Or... I don't even need the INLINE barrel adjuster, b/c the regular calipers normally have adjuster on the arm.
I think you will find even if you use Shimano Dura Ace cable outers, they don't have the ferrule to go on the ends and into the brakes. I don't think it's any great problem, just make sure the cable is cut square, or at least have a file handy to flatten out the "interface".
There are variables to making brakes of any design work as efficiently as possible. The ones in your previous pictures indicate they are cartridge types, so I would probably swap out the originals for something with a good reputation. Having said that, I haven't had any issues with the stock Shimano pads on my Ultegra brakes on several bikes.