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Old 15th November 2009   #1
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Ultralight CNC Brakes

Does anyone run these or similar. Zero G etc...

Planet X are doing them for £100 a pair in most colours.

Worth it or not?
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Old 15th November 2009   #2
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I'll let you know..
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Old 15th November 2009   #3
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205g a pair!!!

SRAM Red - 260g
Campag Super Record - 275g
Shimano Dura Ace - 293g
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Old 15th November 2009   #4
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I'll let you know..
You buy?
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Old 15th November 2009   #5
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160g but more than 3 times the price.
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Old 15th November 2009   #6
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http://www.londonfgss.com/thread1163.html


£650/pair
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Old 15th November 2009   #7
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Brakless is cheaper and lighter.
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Old 15th November 2009   #8
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Until you crash and have to pay for the damage to the car and your own face.
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Old 15th November 2009   #9
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Brakless on my road bike really scares me.
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Old 15th November 2009   #10
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I'm too fast for 'brakless' and much too fast for brakeless.
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Old 15th November 2009   #11
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You buy?


Regarding the brakes. We were talking about them today. The cable clamping thing is a bit shit and they're supposed to be pretty damn flexy.
I suspected as much before buying them but since this is my TT machine, I wanted something a little different and I won't be using brakes I figure no problemo.
I would be very unlikely to move away from Shimano brakes on a proper road bike.
Last edited by hippy; 15th November 2009 at 17:41.
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Old 15th November 2009   #12
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Why not the 7900 cranks?
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Old 15th November 2009   #13
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Hippy is that your living room?
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Old 15th November 2009   #14
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Why not the 7900 cranks?
I don't like them.
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Old 15th November 2009   #15
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Hippy is that your living room?
No.
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Old 15th November 2009   #16
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Why not the 7900 cranks?
Have you seen the prices of 7800? Pair of hubs for £120 etc.
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Old 15th November 2009   #17
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I don't like them.
These would look good on that. 600 smackers though.
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Old 15th November 2009   #18
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These would look good on that. 600 smackers though.
Yeah, or this:


Some Gatorskins would also look quite fetching.
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Old 15th November 2009   #19
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I'll puke pass, thanks chaps.
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Old 15th November 2009   #20
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Hippy this would look nice on that bike £449.00

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/campag...-groupset.html
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Old 15th November 2009   #21
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It was considered. DA won out.
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Old 15th November 2009   #22
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good deal though
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Old 15th November 2009   #23
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Hippy loves the Gatorskins.
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Old 15th November 2009   #24
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Dov, ask mitre_tester about those brakes. I think he likes them.

or something similar.
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Old 15th November 2009   #25
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I don't like them.
really? or you don't like paying £400 for a set of aluminium cranks.
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Old 15th November 2009   #26
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hippy loves crocodile skins
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Old 15th November 2009   #27
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Does anyone run these or similar. Zero G etc...

Planet X are doing them for £100 a pair in most colours.

Worth it or not?

Bargain, mate. They look sweet!
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Old 15th November 2009   #28
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really? or you don't like paying £400 for a set of aluminium cranks.
It wasn't the cost. I just can't stand the new look. I'm used to and happy with the 7800 series. I was actually contemplating that crazy FSA aero set but that would look like I was trying to hard. :)
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Old 15th November 2009   #29
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I've ordered the cheapo 50GN forged version. They look the same meh
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Old 15th November 2009   #30
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didn't either scott or Em get something similar?
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Old 15th November 2009   #31
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Think Object had the Zero G's on that Look biek
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Old 15th November 2009   #32
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These ones are 120g which is cool but cost £850 which sucks
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Old 15th November 2009   #33
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These ones are 120g which is cool but cost £850 which sucks
how the fuckinghell can those cost that much to produce ?

desperate weight weenies = win for these makers.

ridiculous
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Old 15th November 2009   #34
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Where'd you get £850 from? $875 RRP
http://cycling.ciamillo.com/

The guy's a nutjob..
http://cozybeehive.blogspot.com/2008...-subhuman.html
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Old 15th November 2009   #35
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All the hip kids roll with these....
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Old 16th November 2009   #36
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@ Hippy - How do you attach the cable to the brake? Do they supply some kind of thing that fits over the cable?
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Old 16th November 2009   #37
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Yep. A little barrel that the cable slots through which is then clamped with allen key. It sits in the red 'claw'.
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Old 16th November 2009   #38
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Ah, that makes sense.

Does it look like it'll hold the cable properly?
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Old 16th November 2009   #39
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That's a big "maybe". Scherrit said the old one with two screws was particularly shit. I guess I will find out. Emergency stop testing ftw
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Old 16th November 2009   #40
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To buy or not to buy?

Difficult decision, don't want to be crashing brand new road steed in to wall at 90 million miles an hour.
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Old 16th November 2009   #41
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Old 16th November 2009   #42
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I think I'll buy them and try on my winter bike first.
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Old 16th November 2009   #43
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To buy or not to buy?

Difficult decision, don't want to be crashing brand new road steed in to wall at 90 million miles an hour.
Lucky you're slow eh?
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Old 16th November 2009   #44
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Lucky you're slow eh?
Slow?

I propose a race. Duathlon. 50 mile ride, 10 mile run.

Winner gets the others bike???
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Old 16th November 2009   #45
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That's a big "maybe". Scherrit said the old one with two screws was particularly shit. I guess I will find out. Emergency stop testing ftw
I've used a similar thing on some annoying mountainbike brakes and never had a problem with them slipping. If they do slip go to a motorbike shop and get another there, some motorbikes use the same thing.
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Old 16th November 2009   #46
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I run zerogravity and love them, though the modulation feels a little different to a normal dual pivot brake.

That said I'm also 147lb so what the fuck would I know about brakes.
Get whatever hippo recommends.
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Old 16th November 2009   #47
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I want Nokons.
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Old 16th November 2009   #48
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I fully recommend them (Currently featured on every bike I have that uses cables).
Best upgrade ever.
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Old 16th November 2009   #49
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Have you seen these? Made of ceramic, like dishes and mugs and that.

http://www.vertebr.ae/about/

S'posed to be btter than Nokons.
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Old 16th November 2009   #50
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Regarding the brakes. We were talking about them today. The cable clamping thing is a bit shit and they're supposed to be pretty damn flexy.
I suspected as much before buying them but since this is my TT machine, I wanted something a little different and I won't be using brakes I figure no problemo.
I would be very unlikely to move away from Shimano brakes on a proper road bike.


exactly how i feel.
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