A 'dale CAADX with 105 & Promax Render R or an Eastway Balun with Tiagra and TRP Hydro/Cable?
The dale is £100 more essentially for the name the rest being more or less equal so im just looking for real world experience on the brakes - t'internet seems to suggest the TRP would be much better.
Never owned anything made by Cannondale thoughand I feel i should once in my life...
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Haven't heard of Promax before but if it's only actuating one pad it will most likely be shite.
The TRP spyre is great for a mechanical disc, I have them on my CX but they are still a big step below hydraulic, cable actuated hydraulic may be better and self adjusting. Think the name of the eastway would be enough to put me off even if it's a good bike.
I thought you already bought a cx bike yesterday?
Fwiw someone in my club has a eastway and seems to like it. No idea what model though
its not just the brakes , the caadx frame is great
If its a race only machine - brakes are purely for the finish line
TRP spyre will make a massive differance, I've tried loads and the only other brakes i found better were the fully hydraulics by Shimano but I found the hoods too big for my hands.
I'd recommend compressionless cables aswell
promax-awful
trp spyres-fantastic
trp hy/rd-ok but no better than spyres and you'll need to bleed them which is fiddly
I have the promax brakes and they are mediocre, the TRPs will be a lot better. Not better enough to get an Eastway over the CAADX (lol), but a superior brake nonetheless.
rOcKeTdOg - Member
promax-awful
trp spyres-fantastic
trp hy/rd-ok but no better than spyres and you'll need to bleed them which is fiddly
Why would he need to bleed the TRP hydros?
Why would he need to bleed the TRP hydros?
not sure but had a close call - had to rush home to some household emergency and put bike frame upside down on back seat of a friends car and left it there overnight - next day when turned it upright got a very worrying whistling sound from the trp hy/rd's - emailed TRP and they replied something like "don't be dumb like all hydraulics there is a vent to atmosphere - don't keep your bike upside down"
actually didn't need to bleed and been running fine for a couple of years
mrs antigee has a road bike with spyres and for a cable brake seem pretty good to me
I thought you already bought a cx bike yesterday?
I decided to sleep in it. Then, given the above I've just bought a giant TCX SLR 2 with TRP Spyres from Paul's at £799. 🙂 6 months 0% also. Result.