105 hydraulic disc brakes

feisty

I read in various articles that Shimano is releasing 105 hydraulic discs in October. See: http://road.cc/content/news/147376-shimano-hydraulic-discs-trickle-down-105-level

But this seems to suggest they are already available?: http://www.evanscycles.com/products/shimano/rs685-mechanical-sti-hydraulic-shifters-with-calipers-pair-ec069037?country=GB&currency=GBP&esvt=1096-GOUK311068&esvq=&esvadt=999999-0-34196-1&esvcrea=61235495216&esvplace=&esvd=c&esvaid=50080&gclid=CJuIv9vT-8YCFeoJwwod7HEEcg

What am I missing please? Are they already out or is it that there is something different being released in October?

P.S. I am not wishing to have a conversation abut the relative merits of discs vs rim brakes

homers_double

A mech/hydro hybrid I think, mechanical lever to a hydo caliper.

I guess the new edition will be fully hydraulic.

NeXXus

The RS685 levers are non series, which means they are neither 105, nor Ultegra nor DA. There is even a di2 hydro disc version, again non series

homers_double

But, we all know discs are better than rim brakes... And they're so powerfull you need to wear a helmet at ALL times (whilst on the bike, not doing your weekly shop) to prevent a head injury should you be sent over the bars.

They also reccomend increasing to 25.5mm tyres so you have a larger contact patch for more powar and are thinking of 710c wheel to give a bigger contact patch too.

dj58

The ST-RS505 is a new 105 level hydro/STI the ST-RS685 is the Ultegra level hydro/STI.
http://productinfo.shimano.com/#/spec/2.0/ROAD/Shift_Brake%20Lever%20(Hydraulic%20Disc%20Brake)

bendertherobot

http://www.madison.co.uk/products/cycling/transmission-braking-components/brakes/st-rs505-hydraulic-disc-brake-mechanical-sti-set-with-rs785-callipers-pair/

Ugly little blighters with a £424 RRP. That will almost certainly see something like £300 or less when discounted. Dunno, I think I'd rather get the Ultegra level. At least they look nice.

bendertherobot

dj58

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19667227#p19667227]bendertherobot[/url] wrote:

http://www.madison.co.uk/products/cycling/transmission-braking-components/brakes/st-rs505-hydraulic-disc-brake-mechanical-sti-set-with-rs785-callipers-pair/

Ugly little blighters with a £424 RRP. That will almost certainly see something like £300 or less when discounted. Dunno, I think I'd rather get the Ultegra level. At least they look nice.

^ I agree, they look very odd, the lever looks out of proportion in relation to the body.

First.Aspect

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19667229#p19667229]bendertherobot[/url] wrote:

That' looks like its made of Duplo. You should save up and get the full the Lego version once you are old enough.

feisty

Thanks for help. I shall wait until October. Am planning to get them fitted on a custom built bike