upgrade my brakes

neiljohn
neiljohn Posts: 35
edited July 2008 in Commuting chat
I have an old specialized allez with Sora brake calipers.

I will be commutuing 28 miles a days with half through the city centre.

Would upgrading my brake calipers be a good idea? such as dura ace or Ultegra?

Would they help me stop that little bit quicker?

Or does anybody have any other ideas?

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  • el_presidente
    el_presidente Posts: 1,963
    IMHO for a commute the upgrade would be overkill. New brake blocks and cables and make sure they are correctly adjusted would probably get you to 90% of the performance from a set of ultegras.

    Having said that I have DA calipers on my commute bike (GET ME) so if you fancy it what the hell.
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  • meanwhile
    meanwhile Posts: 392
    What the other guy said. Plus gripper tyres have a big effect - better rubber, perhaps a little wider than you'd run for a race, like 28mm Sports Contacts. And most people don't know how to use their front brake aggressively enough; read www.sheldonbrown.com/brakturn.html

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