Originally Posted by
sced
How good are the Delta-style brakes at stopping when compared to their contemporary Chorus (monoplanar) and Athena single pivot designs? I am running the Athena's on a bike and they stop pretty well.
When I snagged the Bottecchia, the bike was in working order, although pretty scunned and my dive buddy and I took it for a test spin. This was my first experience with Delta brakes.
My buddy's reaction- "Man, this thing has awesome brakes!" He isn't a cyclist, and had no idea that these brakes were any different from the norm. I had to point out that the parts were Campagnolo and Italian made.
The pads were a mixture of Promax curved cantilever pads, and what appear to be standard Shimano road pads. It really felt good in the braking department.