need a lighter front brake caliper
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on my TMR02, since the rear is BMC's own proprietary brake setup, i'm probably stuck with that. but for my front brake caliper, i'm using my Red caliper, which is 127g. is there an aero version of it that is lighter in weight without sacrificing stopping power?
thanks~
thanks~
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Not sure about lighter as the Red calipers are pretty light, but check out the simkins egg and the TriRig Omega X for some pretty slippery front brakes
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EE should save 30-40g
spandexboy817 wrote:Not sure about lighter as the Red calipers are pretty light, but check out the simkins egg and the TriRig Omega X for some pretty slippery front brakes
whats the weight of these Omega X and Simkims egg? also seems simkims egg is out of biz?
Wookski wrote:EE should save 30-40g
i've emailed them to see if their will fit my bike.
What size is your TMR02 and weight coming in at?addictR1 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2017 4:31 amon my TMR02, since the rear is BMC's own proprietary brake setup, i'm probably stuck with that. but for my front brake caliper, i'm using my Red caliper, which is 127g. is there an aero version of it that is lighter in weight without sacrificing stopping power?
thanks~
I have a 56cm TMR02 weighing in at 7.6kg (mix of DA and Ultegra, Venn 507 50mm carbon clinchers, Cinelli Neos bars), weighed a 56cm TMR01 and that was 7.7kg (sram Force, Zipp 303's)!
ee spacers...
i substituted some thinner al washers to make the spacing just right to fit both my 20 and 21mm wide when used with unworn pads and keeping plenty of range on the barrel adjuster, they were m6 x 12mm, from pro bolt, almost indistinguishable in look from the originals
aside from weight and performance, what i really like is the ease of swapping pads, makes it fast to switch from cf to alloy wheels if the weather is grim
notice the gap between 20-23, the supplied spacers are quite thick which can limit fine tweakingGeneral spacer setups.
19mm to 20mm wide rims. Use 2 spacers on each side.
23mm to 24mm wide rims. Use 1 spacers on each side.
26mm to 28mm wide rims. Use 0 spacers on each side.
i substituted some thinner al washers to make the spacing just right to fit both my 20 and 21mm wide when used with unworn pads and keeping plenty of range on the barrel adjuster, they were m6 x 12mm, from pro bolt, almost indistinguishable in look from the originals
aside from weight and performance, what i really like is the ease of swapping pads, makes it fast to switch from cf to alloy wheels if the weather is grim
The front brakes should be no problem running EE brakes. But the BMC TMR rear brake is a PITA to adjust, so would like to replace with something with better modulation
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Last edited by addictR1 on Sat Jun 09, 2018 4:58 pm, edited 1 time in total.
also worth noting that their brake shoes are also lower stack than Shimano & Swisstop shoes IME (though I don't think they're sold with the calipers)
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