BRAKE CALIPERS
2011 SRAM Red Limited Tour Edition Complete Gruppo
Some folks write hardbound coffee table books to celebrate the Tour's magical history. SRAM decided to honor the race with their Red Limited Tour Edition Complete Gruppo. Either way, Tour fans can share a part of what's been billed as the greatest race on earth. As late entrants into the ...read more
2010 SRAM Red Brake Calipers
Red brake calipers take their inspiration from the "skeletonized" dual-pivot design of Force. SRAM does extensive machining to Red to make them over 10% lighter than Dura-Ace, and to save you an added 10g in comparison to Force. They're ungodly light by production standards, with two nice upsides: ...read more
2010 SRAM Force Brake Calipers
We don't know what SRAM is up to. And looking at the new 2010 SRAM Force brake calipers reminds us of our confusion. When they introduced their Rival group, it looked almost identical to Force, but cheaper. Now when we look at the new Force caliper, it looks almost identical to the top of the ...read more
2010 SRAM Rival Brake Calipers
From component to component the storyline between Force and Rival is the same: Force and Rival products are mechanically and functionally identical, with the only meaningful distinction being their weight. Rival provides the same lock-up power and speed modulation as Force; they're built with the ...read more
2010 SRAM Apex Brake Calipers
Want to know what we like best about SRAM's Apex Brake Calipers? They'll take a 28c tire. So don't let their budget oriented status fool you, Apex brakes have all the same details as their high end offerings -- SwissStop made pads, easy hex key centering adjustment, and super strong forged ...read more
2010 Shimano Dura Ace BR-7900 Brake Calipers
We've been accused of over-interpreting things in the past, and maybe that's exactly what we're doing here. Bear with us, please, and allow us to start with a question: Has anyone here ever had a headache of note with a set of Dura Ace brakes, regardless of the generation? Sure, we remember the ...read more
2010 Shimano Ultegra BR-6700 Brake Calipers
Servo-Wave. This unique Shimano feature has now made it's way into road brakes and can be found when you mate these Ultegra BR-6700 brake calipers with the ST-6700 brake levers. Same basic design at the 7900 Dura Ace, just a little heavier and a lot cheaper. The Servo-Wave is what has improved ...read more
2010 Shimano 105 BR-5600-L Brake Calipers
The Shimano 105 BR-5600-L Brake Calipers are the spitting image of Dura-Ace 7800 and Ultegra 6600 calipers. They utilize Shimano's Super SLR dual pivot design with a thrust bearing to provide both loads of stopping power and the ability to modulate speed with subtlety. Like Dura Ace and Ultegra ...read more
2010 Campagnolo Super Record 11 Skeleton Brake Calipers
The Campagnolo Super Record 11 brake calipers represent Campy's second generation "Skeleton" design. While the super-machined appearance of the Skeleton design might suggest that lightness was Campagnolo's main motivation, in fact their foremost goal was to maximize caliper strength and increase ...read more
2010 Campagnolo Record 11 Skeleton Brake Calipers
7 grams. 1/3rd of an ounce. That's the total weight difference between these Campagnolo Record 11 Skeleton brake calipers and their Super Record 11 equivalent. From a functional standpoint there's nary a difference between Record 11 and Super Record 11 brakes. You'll get the same lockup power, ...read more
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