Changing over brake calipers
I am thinking of changing my current Campag Chorus brakes to a pair of KCNC C7's. Am I going to be able to;
a) Leave the casings and cables exactly as they are and just change the calipers
b) Have to cut the casings but leave the cables
c) Change casings & cables which would involve re-taping my bars etc.
Cheers,
Matt
a) Leave the casings and cables exactly as they are and just change the calipers
b) Have to cut the casings but leave the cables
c) Change casings & cables which would involve re-taping my bars etc.
Cheers,
Matt
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The correct answer is A... remove one, fit the other.
However, are you sure of what you are doing? You are getting rid of brakes which are mechanically fantastic to replace them with a product likely to be mechanically inferior, just for the sake of saving what? 50 grams?
I had some KCNC products in the past and the only thing I can say is that they put their money on the looks rather than the substance...
Your choice, but it sounds like a big (really big) waste of money to meleft the forum March 20230 -
ugo.santalucia wrote:The correct answer is A... remove one, fit the other.
However, are you sure of what you are doing? You are getting rid of brakes which are mechanically fantastic to replace them with a product likely to be mechanically inferior, just for the sake of saving what? 50 grams?
I had some KCNC products in the past and the only thing I can say is that they put their money on the looks rather than the substance...
Your choice, but it sounds like a big (really big) waste of money to me
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If you want to sell the Chorus calipers I might be interested!0 -
If I was you I would look at the Planet X CNC calipers, they are cheaper and lighter and come with Swisstop pads. They also work really well
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This is strange as I've looked around and the c7's seem to get a really good write-up wherever they are reviewed.0
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mplayer78 wrote:This is strange as I've looked around and the c7's seem to get a really good write-up wherever they are reviewed.
I don't question that,
Problem is Campagnolo brakes are superior to anything I've ever owned and that includes cable operated discs. The calipers are amazing and the campagnolo pads work well in all conditions and last a lot longer than the competition. This is my experience, so I really don't get why you want to go into uncharted waters for the sake of a handful of grams (equivalent to a sip of water form your bottle, more or less). Chances are you will end up with an inferior product and you've spent a lot of money for it!left the forum March 20230 -
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^ go for a dump before your ride and save the money - brakes are probably the last component on the bike worthy of upgrade until you've done absolutely everything else - including replacing the air in the tyres with helium!(jus'kiddin'). The £400 Tektro magnesium brake calipers didn't help the guy that came out on the club ride the other week - he was still out the back!Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..0