Pre-Production TRP CX8.4 mini Vs, with 84mm arms to better suit the shorter cable pull of all drop bar levers that aren’t current gen DA/Ultegra (Use CX9 for them).
Read the review this morning, they sound pretty darn good (for non-muddy courses).
I just chucked a set of cheap textro mini-v’s on the crosscheck: the fucker actually stops now, and they were a piece of piss to set up. Those tektro oryx cantis they replaced are SO shit, it would take a bit of convincing for me to go back to cantis now, given the cost of a decent setup.
I run the Tektro mini-v’s and have been very happy with them…until I rode DDCX…
I now run mini-v front, canti rear but it wasn’t as if my wheel stopped spinning - it was just really clogged up and had a wee bit of drag compared to wide-angle canti’s (narrow canti’s seemed to suffer a similar clogged up fate). I found I would lock my rear too easily with the mini-v - mainly on the trails rather than in a race but the canti/mini-v combo gives me better modulation out back with the sheer stopping power out front.
PS the Tektro’s are 80mm, not 85mm - so less cable pull than the 8.4s?
The 926AL is 80mm, RX1/RX5 is 85mm, RX6 is 90mm.
Plenty of budget models to choose from and experiment with depending on your lever / personal preference. TEKTRO BRAKE SYSTEMS
They’re almost nice enough to induce me to build that CX bike
Always liked good vees. Not quite CX related I have Avid SD7 vees with Cane creek Drop Vee levers on the Black Pig, I reckon they’re as good as if not better for stopping than the BB7s with 160mm discs on my 29er.
Are the 8.4’s finally showing up in on-line shops? They’ve been on the price lists for ages, but always are “out of stock”… I’ve heard they’re quite nice w/ SRAM levers, going to try a set, they should be in the $85 (US) range.
For specific muddy CX racing, I imagine cantilevers will always offer better clearances and mud shedding than mini-V’s. But for all other applications (like commuting, touring etc) these TRP mini-V’s are great. Swap over the standard pads though- they’re shit.
The brakes debate is gonna make me have to choose between two well priced bikes next year.
Apollo Cx bike with SRAM apex and canti’s, or a Merida with some shimano and discs.