Ribble CGR tiagra build (Tektro Brakes)

kingrollo

Ribble Are doing the CGR Tiagra for £999 - with cycle to work this comes in at a nice price for a winter bike.
My only concern is that is comes with Tektro mechinical disc brakes

The only way around this is to upgrade to the next level either

Sram apex build £1199
105 Build @ £1399

I haven't used sram - and my other bikes are all shimano - so not keen on that

105 seems OTT for a winter bike and the price rise extra £400 is quite steep

My questions are:-

1. Has anyone used the supplied brakes with the Tiagra build
   
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3. What would be the upgrade route & costs if I wanted to upgrade to just tiagra hydros (ribble don't offer this )
   
   
   
   

StillGoing

I had Tektro DM brakes on my Reacto when I bought it, which were not very good to a) set up and b) adjust. Could have been the SRAM brake pull that was the issue as I was using SRAM at the time and they didn't then make DM brakes.

Why not just buy the bike and change the brake callipers for Shimano mechanical ones if you'd rather not fork out the extra for 105? It'd be cheaper and a simple job to do.

kingrollo

StillGoing said:

I had Tektro DM brakes on my Reacto when I bought it, which were not very good to a) set up and b) adjust. Could have been the SRAM brake pull that was the issue as I was using SRAM at the time and they didn't then make DM brakes.

Why not just buy the bike and change the brake callipers for Shimano mechanical ones if you'd rather not fork out the extra for 105? It'd be cheaper and a simple job to do.

OH - Thanks I wasn't aware I could do that. I thought I would have to go full hydro - (not cheap) - good idea - thank you.

photonic69

Or, how about this for a crazy notion?

buy a Giant Conduct hydraulic system for under £100? You could use that with your exisiting groupset and have better braking for not much money.

https://cyclestore.co.uk/giant_conduct_hydraulic_disc_brake_upgrade_kit-ID_76551?sv_source=google&sv_medium=cpc&sv_campaign=[campaign_name]&sv_term=[keyword]&gclid=Cj0KCQiAk7TuBRDQARIsAMRrfUbbeHplFTwmz6rzsmj0ijQ6dWN1om8cvqmQ_4BgxPZJmgrAlAWhRl4aArXWEALw_wcB

joe_totale-2

photonic69 said:

Or, how about this for a crazy notion?

buy a Giant Conduct hydraulic system for under £100? You could use that with your exisiting groupset and have better braking for not much money.

https://cyclestore.co.uk/giant_conduct_hydraulic_disc_brake_upgrade_kit-ID_76551?sv_source=google&sv_medium=cpc&sv_campaign=[campaign_name]&sv_term=[keyword]&gclid=Cj0KCQiAk7TuBRDQARIsAMRrfUbbeHplFTwmz6rzsmj0ijQ6dWN1om8cvqmQ_4BgxPZJmgrAlAWhRl4aArXWEALw_wcB

This is what I'd do, either this or TRP Hy/Rd's if you don't like the look of the Conduct system. It'd also be a far quicker job than installing a new hydro braking system.

kingrollo

photonic69 said:

Or, how about this for a crazy notion?

buy a Giant Conduct hydraulic system for under £100? You could use that with your exisiting groupset and have better braking for not much money.

https://cyclestore.co.uk/giant_conduct_hydraulic_disc_brake_upgrade_kit-ID_76551?sv_source=google&sv_medium=cpc&sv_campaign=[campaign_name]&sv_term=[keyword]&gclid=Cj0KCQiAk7TuBRDQARIsAMRrfUbbeHplFTwmz6rzsmj0ijQ6dWN1om8cvqmQ_4BgxPZJmgrAlAWhRl4aArXWEALw_wcB

Another option - although I think I will see how I get on with the tektro's - has anyone fitted the giant system ? - not researched it - but it looks complicated.

wolfsbane2k

I had a 2019 Diverge Elite which came with mechanical brakes, but bought the Giant system to replace it after a few months of the mechanical discs as I found them lacking.

I ended up selling it on to a friend and fitted it to their bike I broke the diverge's frame and got an upgrade under warranty to a hydraulic disc'd diverge elite 2020.

Fitting wasn't as fiddly as I thought it would be, the biggest challenge was trying to work out if the stems we had were compatible..