It seems that mechanical discs need larger rotors than hydraulics, that is all. We tested a Jones with 200 mm rotors and mechanical (mtb) Shimano discs (XT, I recall), and they were very powerful, but a bit too grabby.
All the bikes we've tested recently with 160 mm rotors (mostly TRP Spyre brakes) were "almost" fine, but not quite as powerful as a good centerpull. That seems to indicate that 180 mm is worth a try... Jan Heine Editor Bicycle Quarterly www.bikequarterly.com On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 2:09 PM, Evan Baird <vanster...@gmail.com> wrote: > While I agree that drop bar hydraulics feel loads better than mechanicals > in terms of modulation, I'm curious whether Jan knows of any mechanical > brakes that pass muster. My experience has been that using compressionless > housing makes a huge difference in terms of power, but I haven't ridden the > Paul Klampers or the TRP Spyres long enough to form any opinion. I ask > because I'm planning to try an Ultra Romance style non aero disc brake > combo on my Ravn build, and you better believe I'm going to ride that thing > on singletrack. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > topic/rbw-owners-bunch/I2AP5oO2Wdo/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
