They would benefit even more from being put in the bin and replaced with generic Campagnolo Skeleton brakes for about £50. It is another level!
It has Ultegra shifters and rear mech, 105 front, FSA Gossamer chainset. The brakes are the original RC units, which to be fair, brought by 82kg bulk to a fairly convincing halt on the test ride. Agree about the Swisstop greens. Have them on my bike and they are a very worthwhile and cost effective upgrade. They have started squealing a bit lately though, which I haven't been able to remedy yet.
It very rarely gets ridden now, but to be fair they did their job in stopping the wheel going round when applied. The limiting factor with all brakes is the penny sized piece of rubber that each tyre has in contact with the Tarmac that ultimately decides how quickly the bike stops, the pads gripping the rim is also pretty vital particularly in the wet, hence my favour of Swiss stops, the actual calipers don't make that much difference IMHO, some might require less pressure to apply, but you can counter that by squeezing harder, and yes some may modulate better which helps to avoid lock ups. That's from using RC units, Ultegra units and weinnmann circa 1987 centre pull units!
5cm more than Mrs ORM at 1.48 and 40kg. Any more takers for smallest partner?My lovely Spanish lady is 1.53M (5ft)
Over the years it's me that's been encouraging her to get out on the bike, once I've recovered from this prolapsed disc it will be her that's motivating me to start building up my fitness again.
