I had one of the first sets of Spyres in the country, which got replaced under the recall, so I’ve probably done 5000 miles on the two sets combined. They replaced some BB5s that in comparison were chalk / cheese.
I found the Spyres an absolute doddle to set up, very forgiving on tolerance and just make sense having two moving pistons. Yes, a fettle now and again works well – tightening the barrel adjuster, or even a tweak on the cable pinch bolt, but really and truly, they’re very easy to live with – and to adjust when required.
They’re currently set up with Clarks replacement pads – can’t recall what the original pads were like TBH. The rest of the braking system is Ultegra 6700 levers, some Goodridge inners and outers, the stock lightweight TRP rotors, some ti rotor bolts and that’s about it.