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Old 10-18-16, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by redlude97
I much prefer caliper brakes over HYRD except in rain, even descending. If you expect discs to magically make your new road bike perform better, you're in for quite the disappointment.
I'd love some magical performance gains but I am not expecting any. Assuming the HY/RD's function near as well as the BB7 caliper on my commuter I'll be quite happy, and so will my carbon fiber rims. I know discs aren't perfect but they tick more boxes for me especially on this latest build.
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