Shimano 105 brakes

spadve71

Can anyone tell me if shimano do a long reach rearer black 105 caliper or are they just a short drop in the black version.
Thanks in advance

jomoj

105 brakes are all short drop, if you want a long drop shimano brake in black have a look at the BR-R451. It's more Tiagra level if that bothers you but they are good solid brakes. There's the BR-R650 which is pretty much the same caliper in silver with better brake blocks, more 105 level finish. For what it's worth, this is the best price I've seen on them, inc. p&p
http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/shim ... aid:520104

spadve71

jomoj wrote:

105 brakes are all short drop, if you want a long drop shimano brake in black have a look at the BR-R451. It's more Tiagra level if that bothers you but they are good solid brakes. There's the BR-R650 which is pretty much the same caliper in silver with better brake blocks, more 105 level finish. For what it's worth, this is the best price I've seen on them, inc. p&p
http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/shim ... aid:520104

Jomoj thanks for the reply.I knew there would be a shimano fan who knew his tech.New brakes for the training bike i think.

jomoj

You're welcome. They're good stoppers, better once you swap the pads for some cartridges.

chrisvanderkaap

jomoj wrote:

You're welcome. They're good stoppers, better once you swap the pads for some cartridges.

up! unbelievable what those cartridges did to my old 90's 105 'rubber only' brakes.

garethp73

Bought a pair from Ribble a couple of weeks ago for £54.60:

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... himbrar360

Use code xtra10 for 10% off, bringing them under £50 for the pair. From doing research before buying them, they're apparently more Ultegra level.

jomoj

I'm 90% certain the 650 and 450 are the same bits of metal but the 650 has a polished surface finish and the 450/1 are painted. My 450s had a silver metallic finish on them, nothing fancy but looked smart enough.