Originally Posted by
MinnMan
3. The textured braking surface makes for somewhat noisy braking. It's not a big deal, but it takes getting used to.
Originally Posted by
superdex
Braking: Better than what I'm used to. 2003 Campy Record (which, in its day, were pretty good, but the single pivot rear brake is passé) and more recently some Tektro Cantis on the FrankenCrux. If you are worried about relative braking performance, stop. With the SwissStop Black Prince pads, I had modulation and control and though I didn't do any comparative testing, grabbing a handful of brake stopped forward momentum far faster and easier than previous experience.
It seems like people have mixed feelings about the "upgrade" to the grooved graphene braking surface. Do we know if anyone has tested the grooved graphene and/or the standard "high TG" or whatever in the rain to see if there's a significant difference? Basically, is there a consensus on which brake track is better?