Anyone ever tried ebay brakes?
04-08-11, 04:04 PM
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Anyone ever tried ebay brakes?
I was looking around on ebay and saw these: https://cgi.ebay.com/Super-light-Road...ht_2785wt_1139
Has anyone ever tried anything like these? They are pretty light and very cheap.
But would you trust the quality of brakes that are this cheap?
Has anyone ever tried anything like these? They are pretty light and very cheap.
But would you trust the quality of brakes that are this cheap?
04-08-11, 04:07 PM
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Might as well get the forged Planet X brakes:
https://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/...brake-calipers
https://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/...brake-calipers
04-08-11, 08:04 PM
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There comes a point where you reduce enough material that the rigidity of the brake goes down. spongy brakes suck
04-08-11, 11:32 PM
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They look good, that's half the battle.
04-09-11, 03:01 PM
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If you're going to go weight-weenie, you may as well go all the way:
04-09-11, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by **********
Might as well get the forged Planet X brakes:
https://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/...brake-calipers
https://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/...brake-calipers
I have the CNC version. They were an incredible upgrade over my OEM Tektros.
They came with SwissStop (black) pads, but I immediately swapped those for SwissStop GHP2 (green) pads.
I can't speak for the forged set, but the CNC calipers get great reviews.
There's only a 30ish gram difference in weight and about $75.
Maybe PX USA might have a set of CNC's left:
https://cgi.ebay.com/2010-2011-Ultral...ht_3543wt_1135
Very nice guys to deal with.
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04-09-11, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnDThompson
If you're going to go weight-weenie, you may as well go all the way:
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04-09-11, 04:21 PM
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I would not trust no-name brakes from who-knows-where in Taiwan. You can get a sweet deal on SRAM Rival or Force, Shimano Ultegra or 105 or many other name brands. I got some NIB Force calipers for ~$125 with shipping.
Why take a chance?
Why take a chance?
04-09-11, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Peter2
I would not trust no-name brakes from who-knows-where in Taiwan. You can get a sweet deal on SRAM Rival or Force, Shimano Ultegra or 105 or many other name brands. I got some NIB Force calipers for ~$125 with shipping.
Why take a chance?
Why take a chance?
They've around for years and used to be sold for almost 3 times as much under a "name" brand.
Reviews-----> https://www.featherbrakes.com/reviews.php It's basically the "better mousetrap".
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04-09-11, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 2ndGen
Supposedly, the CNC versions of these brakes are no longer being produced/offered.
I have the CNC version. They were an incredible upgrade over my OEM Tektros.
They came with SwissStop (black) pads, but I immediately swapped those for SwissStop GHP2 (green) pads.
I can't speak for the forged set, but the CNC calipers get great reviews.
There's only a 30ish gram difference in weight and about $75.
Maybe PX USA might have a set of CNC's left:
https://cgi.ebay.com/2010-2011-Ultral...ht_3543wt_1135
Very nice guys to deal with.
I have the CNC version. They were an incredible upgrade over my OEM Tektros.
They came with SwissStop (black) pads, but I immediately swapped those for SwissStop GHP2 (green) pads.
I can't speak for the forged set, but the CNC calipers get great reviews.
There's only a 30ish gram difference in weight and about $75.
Maybe PX USA might have a set of CNC's left:
https://cgi.ebay.com/2010-2011-Ultral...ht_3543wt_1135
Very nice guys to deal with.
They've stopped offering them with Swiss-Stop pads, but they're still making the calipers.
04-09-11, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Nerull
Those you posted (thanks by the way) refer to themselves as new?
That'd be great news for anybody who wanted them. I'd recommend them.
I communicated with them regularly and spoke to someone by phone who told me they (the calipers) were discontinued.
Here is the email they sent me a couple of months ago [Feb 17] after I got their last pair of Black CNC brakes:
Dear XXXXX,
"We're sorry to say that Ultra Light CNC Brake Calipers With Swissstop Brake Pads / Black has now been discontinued.
We are not expecting to get any more in stock. We usually discontinue an item when it is superseded by an alternative.
Check out our site to see what's currently available or contact us to let us find you an alternative."
"We're sorry to say that Ultra Light CNC Brake Calipers With Swissstop Brake Pads / Black has now been discontinued.
We are not expecting to get any more in stock. We usually discontinue an item when it is superseded by an alternative.
Check out our site to see what's currently available or contact us to let us find you an alternative."
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Yes, they're now selling them with different pads.
From Planet X: "we've got more on the way but not with Swiss stop pads as we're moving over to Ashima - very nice too! :-) We have Blue and Pink due early April with Black and the rest of the colours due end of May."
They currently show "Lots in stock" for black, though.
From Planet X: "we've got more on the way but not with Swiss stop pads as we're moving over to Ashima - very nice too! :-) We have Blue and Pink due early April with Black and the rest of the colours due end of May."
They currently show "Lots in stock" for black, though.
04-09-11, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Nerull
Yes, they're now selling them with different pads.
From Planet X: "we've got more on the way but not with Swiss stop pads as we're moving over to Ashima - very nice too! :-) We have Blue and Pink due early April with Black and the rest of the colours due end of May."
They currently show "Lots in stock" for black, though.
From Planet X: "we've got more on the way but not with Swiss stop pads as we're moving over to Ashima - very nice too! :-) We have Blue and Pink due early April with Black and the rest of the colours due end of May."
They currently show "Lots in stock" for black, though.
What probably happened is that they sold out and needed time for the factory to get back up to speed.
The current calipers seem to be different in other ways as well.
04-09-11, 09:28 PM
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I have a set on my bike, got them from ebay. They are branded Mr Control, but look to be identical to the Planet X ones. 223grams with kool stop salmon pads (I put the pads in, they came with something else). They work great, a little harder to set up as they are single pivot, but no complaints on stopping power.
