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Manufacturer	Model	Year	Claimed<	Real	±	Comments
Aken	Road	2004	275 g	285 g	+3,64%	Dual Pivot, w/ pads
ALM	Split Beam	?		392 g
Avid	2	1997		340 g
Avid	25	?		153 g		incl. SRP Ti kit
Avid	Arch Rival	2001	390 g	410 g	+5,13%	w/ pads
Avid	Arch Rival 50	1998	195 g	217 g	+11,28%	body 147 g, pads 54 g, bolts 11 g, noodle 4 g, rubber boot 1 g
Avid	Arch Rival Mag	?		392 g
Avid	Arch Supreme	2000		376 g		pair
Avid	Mag	?		161 g
Avid	Mag	?		139 g		incl. SRP Ti kit
Avid	Mag	2000		166 g		right & left, w/ pads & bolts
Avid	Rival 50	?		404 g
Avid	Shorty 6	2005	176 g	175 g	−0,57%	pair, incl. straddle cable, bolts
Avid	Single Digit 10	1999		402 g
Avid	Single Digit 20	2000		197 g		single brake, w/ noodle
Avid	Single Digit 25	?		306 g		pair, incl. SRP Ti kit
Avid	Single Digit 5	2002	210 g	214 g	+1,90%	single brake, incl. pads, noodle, boot
Avid	Single Digit 7	2003	360 g	364 g	+1,11%	pair, w/all hardware (bolts, needles etc.)
Avid	Single Digit Mag	?		322 g		pair
Avid	Single Digit Mag	2000		327 g		pair, stock out of the box w/ all bolts, pads, and noodles
Avid	Single Digit Mag	2002		160 g		single brake, incl. pads, bolts, noodle & boot
Avid	Single Digit Mag (tuned)	?		278 g		pair, incl. SRP Ti kit
Avid	Single Digit Mag (tuned)	?		307 g		w/ Al bolt & shoes
Avid	Single Digit Mag (tuned)	1999		148 g		single brake, w/ Avid Ti kit (internal sleeves & 3 bolts)
Avid	Single Digit SL	2004	165 g	167 g	+1,21%	single brake, complete w/ noodle, boot & bolts
Avid	Single Digit SL	2005		164 g		single brake
Avid	Single Digit Ti	2001		162 g		single brake, w/ mounting hardware
Avid	Single Digit Ti	2002	330 g	322 g	−2,42%	pair, comes with Ti bolts
Avid	Single Digit Ti	2002		312 g		pair, w/ XT cartridges + XTR ceramic pads
Avid	Single Digit Ultimate	2002	182 g	184 g	+1,10%	single brake, incl. pads
Avid	Single Digit Ultimate	2004	182 g	188 g	+3,30%	single brake, all incl.
Avid	Tri Align 3	1999		125 g		single brake, incl. all hardware but no pads
Avid	Tri Dangle Cable Hanger	1995		5 g		cable hanger for rim brakes
AX-Lightness	Orion	2006	97 g	97 g	±0,00%	pair (front+rear), w/out pads
AX-Lightness	Perseus	2004		172 g		pair, w/ B-T-P Corima Pads
AX-Lightness	Perseus	2005	127 g	126 g	−0,79%	w/out pads, front/rear: 69/57 g, claimed 68/59 g
AX-Lightness	Perseus	2006	127 g	124 g	−2,36%	pair, w/out pads
B-T-P	Optimized C.A.T. Brakes	2003	166 g	163 g	−1,81%	pair, w/ Corima cork pads on Carbon plates and Al bolts
BREW	BREWlitePRO	2003	202 g	207 g	+2,48%	road calipers w/ Aztec Formula 1 road pads (57 g)
C-Star	866A	1997		191 g		single V-Brake, w/ all hardware
C.A.T. USA	Claws Titanium Pro 1.0	2003	200 g	209.3 g	+4,65%	pair, w/ stock pads, averaged (206/210/212), 136 g w/out pads
C.A.T. USA	Claws Titanium Pro 1.0	2003		178 g		w/ Aztec Delta Ti pads
Campagnolo	Athena	1994		365 g		pair, f/r 186/179 with BBB brake pads
Campagnolo	C-Record Delta	1988		480 g		front + rear
Campagnolo	Centaur	2006	376 g	369 g	−1,86%	pair
Campagnolo	Centaur-D Skeleton	2007	334 g	338 g	+1,20%	pair
Campagnolo	Chorus	1992		375 g		front/rear: 191/184 g, w/ all hardware and stock pads
Campagnolo	Chorus	2003	380 g	360 g	−5,26%	front/rear: 196/164 g
Campagnolo	Chorus	2005	340 g	358 g	+5,29%	front/rear: 196/162 g
Campagnolo	Cobalto	1986		343 g		front/rear: 172/171 g
Campagnolo	Record	2003	308 g	313 g	+1,62%	front/rear: 177/136 g, w/ pads & hardware
Campagnolo	Record	2004	308 g	312 g	+1,30%	pair, black anodized
Campagnolo	Record D Skeleton	2009	282 g	286 g	+1,42%	pair
Campagnolo	Record O. R. Cantilever	1992		208 g		incl. 23 g transverse cable and hanger
Campagnolo	Record-D Skeleton	2007	279 g	282 g	+1,08%	front/rear: 152/130 g
Campagnolo	Super Record	1981		334 g		front/rear: 169/165 g
Campagnolo	Super Record D Skeleton	2010	275 g	276 g	+0,36%	front + rear
Campagnolo	Veloce	2009	327 g	333 g	+1,83%	front/rear: 168/165 g, black
Campagnolo	Veloce-D Skeleton	2007	349 g	352 g	+0,86%	front/rear: 184/168 g
Cane Creek	200SL	2003	250 g	240 g	−4,00%	road, pair
Cane Creek	Direct Curve	?		414 g
Carbon Crew	Road Calipers	2003		229 g		front + rear, incl. pads
CKT	DON-305	2004	305 g	316 g	+3,61%	incl. stock pads (for Carbon rims)
CLB	brake calipers, hex nut	1985		188 g		year: mid eighties; front 96g, rear 92g; without brake pads
Coda	1000	?		370 g
CODA	Expert	2001		192 g		brake with pads (some wear on pads)
Control Tech	?	?		322 g
Dia Compe	BRS Radius 300	?		202.2 g		w/out pads, front/rear: 102.3/100.0 g w/o pads; single pivot brake, year unkown
Dia Compe	VC 737	?		398 g
Dia Compe	VC 767	?		436 g
Empella	Froglegs	2004		266.5 g		pair, CX cantis w/ pads, cables, carriers and mounting hardware
Extralite	UltraBrakes	2006	99 g	100.5 g	+1,52%	per brake, averaged (100/101)
FRM	BRS 200 Ti Road	2003	235 g	239 g	+1,70%	pair, single pivot, w/ bolts & pads
FRM	Direct Pull	?		286 g
FRM	DP4	2004	145 g	146 g	+0,69%	single brake w/ Ritchey pads (stock)
FRM	DP4 Ti	2004	136 g	135 g	−0,74%	single brake, stock w/ Ritchey pads
FSA	Energy	2012	316 g	319 g	+0,95%	Pair complete with pads and mounting hardware
Hershey	Longneck V-Brakes	1995		147 g		w/out pads, but incl. hardware
Machine Tech	Zero Flex	?		350 g
Mafac	Dural Forge	1980		189 g		front brake incl. hardware, from a vintage (maybe 70's) Peugeot PX-10
MAGURA	HS 11	1998		450 g		front with boosters, bolts, spacers etc.
MAGURA	HS 11	1998		460 g		rear with booster, bolts, spacers etc.
MAGURA	HS 11	1998		270 g		single brake only including spacers, w/o booster
MAGURA	HS 11	1998	790 g	910 g	+15,19%	with boosters, bolts, spacers etc.
MAGURA	HS 33	2003		790 g		front+rear, w/out brake boosters
MAGURA	HS 33	2005	790 g	895 g	+13,29%	pair, incl. stock Evo2 boosters (66 g/piece)
MAGURA	HS 33 FIRM-tech	2004	272 g			single brake + brake lever
Marinovative	?	?		256 g
Mavic	SSC	2004	314 g	311.6 g	−0,76%	front/rear: 157.5/154.1 g, stock out of box incl. all washers
Mavic	SSC	2006	314 g	310 g	−1,27%	front/rear: 157/153 g, stock out of the box
MICHE	Team	2005	325 g	333 g	+2,46%	pair, road brakes, part# 14021
Modolo	Kronos	1983		195 g		front/rear: 99/96 g, both w/ '04 Corima pads
Mrazek	MOC V+ Brake	2002	105 g	105 g	±0,00%	per brake, w/out pads
Nashbar	Jail V-Brake	2003		325 g		front/rear: 163/162 g, w/ Avid Rim Wrangler 2 pads, incl. all hardware
Paul	Motolite	?		324 g
Paul	Motolite	2004		181 g		single brake, incl. pipe and KoolStop brake pads
Paul	Motolite Z	?		364 g
Paul	Stoplight Cantilever	1997	144 g			w/out pads (the blue one with holes drilled in the arms)
Performance	Forte Team	2004	340 g	364 g	+7,06%	front + rear., w/ bolts, noodles & rubber sleeves
Performance	Topo	1999		412 g
Precision	Billet	?		162 g
Precision	Billet	?		139 g		inc. SRP Ti kit
Precision	Proshift	?		314 g
Precision	Proshift	?		278 g		inc. SRP Ti kit
Promax	A TX-22	2003		418 g		pair, complete incl. bolts
Ritchey	Linear Logic Comp	?	380 g	374 g	−1,58%	pair
Ritchey	Linear Logic Pro	2002	340 g	339 g	−0,29%	pair
ROI	Carbon Brakes	2003	99 g			per single brake, each w/ brake pads, Titanium hardware
Shimano	105 BR-5501	2003	353 g	352 g	−0,28%	black, front/rear 175/172 g, no nuts
Shimano	105 BR-5501-L	2004	353 g	360 g	+1,98%	complete front and rear set, black
Shimano	105 BR-5600	2006		346 g		pair
Shimano	Acera BR-M420	2004		400 g		pair, w/ pads and fixing bolts (21 g)
Shimano	Alivio BR-M430-L	2005		206 g		single brake, stock w/ screws, pads and pipes
Shimano	Alivio BR-MC12	1996	177 g	184 g	+3,95%	single cantilever brake, w/o B size transverse cable (+11 g)
Shimano	Altus BR-M420	2002		223 g		w/ pads (72 g) and cable/wire
Shimano	Capreo BR-F700	2004		375 g		front/rear: 187/186 g, w/out guidance pipes
Shimano	Deore BR-M510	2001	420 g
Shimano	Deore BR-M510	2003	420 g	407 g	−3,10%	incl. pipe, brake pads, fixing bolts
Shimano	Deore LX	?		412 g		pre 1999 cantilevers
Shimano	Deore LX BR-M570	1999	542 g	520 g	−4,06%
Shimano	Deore LX BR-M570	2000	542 g	516 g	−4,80%
Shimano	Deore LX BR-M580	2005	180 g	190 g	+5,56%	single brake, arms 54+58 g, screws 18 g, pads 2x26 g, pipe 6 g
Shimano	Deore XT BR-M739	1997	383 g	388 g	+1,31%
Shimano	Deore XT BR-M739	1998	383 g	391 g	+2,09%	pair, w/ all hardware, pads and noodle
Shimano	Deore XT BR-M750	2000	455 g	462 g	+1,54%
Shimano	Deore XT BR-M760	2004	502 g	499.6 g	−0,48%	pair, front/rear: 250/249.6 g, stock w/ pads
Shimano	Dura-Ace BR-7400	1988		357 g		pair, front/rear: 180/177 g, short reach
Shimano	Dura-Ace BR-7700	1999	317.5 g	317 g	−0,16%	pair, front/rear: 160/157 g
Shimano	Dura-Ace BR-7700	2002	317.5 g	318 g	+0,16%	pair
Shimano	Dura-Ace BR-7700 (tuned)	2000		259 g		pair, w/ SRP Ti kit, Aztec F1 pads
Shimano	Dura-Ace BR-7700 (tuned)	2004		309.5 g		pair, w/ Koolstop pads
Shimano	Dura-Ace BR-7800	2004	314 g	311.5 g	−0,80%	pair, front/rear: 150/160 g, averaged (310/313)
Shimano	Dura-Ace BR-7800	2005	314 g	313 g	−0,32%	pair, front/rear: 159/154 g, stock out of the box
Shimano	Dura-Ace BR-7800	2006	314 g	317 g	+0,96%	front/rear: 163/154 g
Shimano	Dura-Ace BR-7900	2009	293 g	294.5 g	+0,51%	pair, averaged (294/295)
Shimano	Dura-Ace BR-7900	2010	293 g	297 g	+1,37%	front/rear: 151/146 g, incl. recessed nuts
Shimano	Exage Country BR-M250	1988		463 g		pair, cantilevers w/ transverse cable
Shimano	Exage Motion BR-A250	1989		305 g		pair, short reach, front/rear: 154/151 g
Shimano	Exage Mountain BR-M451	1988		347 g		single U-brake, w/out transverse cable and yoke (+14 g)
Shimano	Exage Trail BR-M350	1989		220 g		single cantilever brake, w/out transverse cable and yoke (+18 g)
Shimano	Tiagra BR-4400	2004	355 g	355 g	±0,00%	pair, stock out of the box
Shimano	Ultegra 600 BR-6403	1995		403 g		pair, short reach, front/rear: 206/197 g
Shimano	Ultegra BR-6500	1998	334.5 g	336 g	+0,45%	front/rear: 170/166 g
Shimano	Ultegra BR-6500	2001	334.5 g	335 g	+0,15%	pair
Shimano	Ultegra BR-6500	2003	334.5 g	337 g	+0,75%	front/rear 171/166 g, also weighed 330 g
Shimano	Ultegra BR-6600	2005	330 g	336 g	+1,82%	front/rear: 170/166 g
Shimano	Ultegra BR-6600	2006	330 g	334 g	+1,21%	pair
Shimano	Ultegra BR-6700	2010	317 g	316 g	−0,32%	pair
Shimano	Ultegra SL BR-6600-G	2008		329 g		pair, front/rear: 167/162 g
Shimano	XTR	2000	394 g	395 g	+0,25%
Shimano	XTR BR-M900	1995		204 g		pair, w/ Ti padholder bolts, w/out pads
Shimano	XTR BR-M951	2002	194 g	192 g	−1,03%	single brake, with mounting bolts 202 g
Shimano	XTR BR-M960	2003	394 g	398 g	+1,02%	pair
Shimano	XTR BR-M970	2007	400 g	396 g	−1,00%	pair, stock out of the box
Spooky	Brakes 2000	2003	156 g	152 g	−2,56%	pair, cyclocross cantis, w/out pads, incl. bolts & cable carriers
SRAM	7	2000	215 g	195 g	−9,30%	with mounting hardware
SRAM	9	2001	396 g	402.6 g	+1,67%	incl. noodles, bolts, pads, averaged (398/404/406)
SRAM	9	2002		400 g		incl. noodles, bolts, pads
SRAM	Force	2007	279 g	280 g	+0,36%	front/rear: 142/138 g, stock out of the box
SRAM	Red	2008	265 g	262 g	−1,13%	front/rear: 133/129 g
SRAM	Red	2010		276 g
SRAM	Red	2013	250 g	253 g	+1,20%
SRAM	Rival	2007	290 g	288.585 g	−0,49%	pair, stock out of the box, averaged (288/289.17)
SRP	Mr Grumpy's Cyclocross Brakes	2009	280 g	278 g	−0,71%	full kit, brake pads and straddle cables/holders included
Steinbach	LEICHTBAUBREMSE	2005	85 g	101 g	+18,82%	single brake
Suntour	XC Pedersen SE rear cantilever	1989		254 g		incl. 17 g transverse cable and hanger
Tektro	521	2006		355 g		front/rear:180/175 g, incl. brake pad holders + pads (15 g each), stock on US Giant OCR2 Composite
Tektro	825A	2001		175 g		w/ mounting hardware
Tektro	MT-20	?		528 g
Tektro	MT-31	2001		166 g		single brake, incl. pads, bolts, noodle & boot
Tektro	MT-50	2004		173 g		incl. pads, hardware, noodle
Tektro	Oryx	2005		171 g		cantilever brake, incl. hardware, pads, straddle cable
Tektro	R740	2007	276 g	288 g	+4,35%	pair
Tektro	R740	2008	276 g	294 g	+6,52%
Tektro	R750	2007	300 g	314 g	+4,67%
Tektro	R920	2008	256 g	268 g	+4,69%	claimed & actual weight incl. brake blocks
Tektro	RX 40	2007		321 g		dual pivot, with stock pads
Tektro	RX 60 Carbon	2005		308 g		front/rear: 152/156 g, stock on Giant TCR Composite 1
TNT	?	?		324 g
TRP	EuroX Cantilever Brake	2010	104 g	143 g	+37,50%	single brake, incl. pads, cable hanger, straddle cable, bolts
TRP	R920	2007	256 g	260 g	+1,56%	pair, incl. pads
TRP	R920	2010	256 g	262 g	+2,34%
TRP	R950SL	2008	135 g	139 g	+2,96%	per brake
TRP	R970 SL	2012	228 g	222 g	−2,63%	incl. brake pads, brakeset
Vuelta USA	Magnesium	2002		262 g		pair, (front+rear!)
Vuelta USA	Magnesium (tuned)	2002		218 g		pair, extensively tuned w/ Al and Ti bolts
Zero Gravity	0G-04	2004	194 g	187.5 g	−3,35%	pair, front/rear: 95\|95/92\|93 g, w/ KoolStop pads, averaged (187/188)
Zero Gravity	0G-04 (modified)	2004		177 g		w/ cut Kool-Stop MTB pads
Zero Gravity	0G-05 Ti	2005	168 g	166.8 g	−0,71%	front/rear: 84.6/82.2 g, w/ pads
Zero Gravity	OG-05 SS	2005	215 g	210.26 g	−2,20%	w/ pads, averaged (209/210.8/211)

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