Planet X Ultra Light FORGED Brake Calipers

Cornish-J
Cornish-J Posts: 978
edited August 2012 in Road buying advice
Anyone use these?

good price and great weight - just wondering if they're actually any good at stopping you?!

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  • Rod11
    Rod11 Posts: 293
    I used them on my last bike and I was very happy with them. Currently using ultegra 6700 brakes and I'd say the braking is marginally better, but hard to say as it's on a different bike with different wheels etc. It is true what most people say about setting them up, takes a bit longer than usual and a bit of a faff, but really in the big scheme of things it's nothing that'd put me off buying them. In fact I've just ordered their cnc brakes - as you say great weight at a great price.
  • itsnotarace
    itsnotarace Posts: 518
    Jack93 wrote:
    Currently using ultegra 6700 brakes and I'd say the braking is marginally better

    Braking will be marginally worse with 6700 or 7900 levers as the cable pull ratio is 1:3 on the PX calipers and 1:4 on the levers. It just means you need to pull the levers further towards the bars to get the same braking force.

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