Originally Posted by
bampilot06
Im speaking specific rim brakes. Come to think of it, it is interesting to have claris, sora, tiagra, 105, ultegra, dura ace as all different caliper choices. Function is all the same, so back to my original question, other than weight do you notice a difference.
I have 6800 Ultegra prake calipers, 5800 105 brake calipers, trp 957 long reach brake calipers, some cheap tektro brake calipers, cheap Promax brake calipers, and a few various old shimano calipers from 20 years ago.
With quality cut housing and good brake shoes/pads, I certainly can't tell the difference between any of them.
I have 2 brake pads and shoes on all of them, so no stock cheap pads.
Maybe I am not the princess and the pea in this instance, but I just can't say I prefer one over another when it comes to performance.
I like my trp 957 brakes the most because they allow a 35mm road tire to be used. I have 32s on my main road bike.
So I prefer a long reach brake over the claimed better performing short stiff calipers.