Tektro R750 Carbon Brakeset

[beancounter]

These brakes seem to be about half the weight of equivalent campag units, even the skeleton ones.

Anyone using them, or know anything about them?

Many thanks

bc

 

[jimboalee]

I read these are Alloy covered with a carbon fibre laminate/veneer.

Myth ??

 

[dodgy]

I read these are Alloy covered with a carbon fibre laminate/veneer.

Myth ??

No - http://www.tektro.com/02products/08r750.php

Lightweight design
Dual pivot caliper brake
Forged aluminum insertion carbon fiber construction
Light aluminum quick release mechanism
With Kool-Stop adjustable angle cartridge pads

Exactly what I expected really.

Dave.

 

[yenrod]

Tektro do a lighter variant.

Check out the site...

R740's..

 

[Blue Manc]

R740s are plain aluminium. 12g lighter than 750s. The 12g accounts for the stick on carbon fibre look covering.

 

[dodgy]

R740s are plain aluminium. 12g lighter than 750s. The 12g accounts for the stick on carbon fibre look covering.

Which actually is carbon fibre. Carbon is often used to reinforce metals, there's nothing underhand about wrapping a metal in carbon, it's not necessarily a purely cosmetic practice.

 

[beancounter]

Well then, damned by faint praise (at best).

I'm not really sensing any good reason to deviate from campag, unless there are any other good brakes I should be considering?

bc

 

[dodgy]

I think the Tektro 750s also have some nice quality bearings, so they should be smooth in actuation - if you care about that kind of thing (I do). I think they were briefly tested in a recent Cycling + magazine.

 

[beancounter]

Just can't decide (what a girl....)

These or Chorus, maybe record?

bc

 

[beancounter]

....or these.....

help!

 

[GrahamG]

Ah, the winter rebuild ponderance threads have started!

 

[beancounter]

Ah, the winter rebuild ponderance threads have started!

Yeah, I'm building up one of these, it really is quite a stunning frame.

Confession - I nicked the photo. Mine's not quite in such perfect condition, but it's pretty good and will look fine when built up (I hope).

bc

 

[mickle]

There is only one option for such a nice frame;

http://www.poshbikes.com/product.php?id=322

 

[beancounter]

There is only one option for such a nice frame;

http://www.poshbikes.com/product.php?id=322

Cheers Mickle. It IS a nice frame but it didn't cost me much money and I'm building it up on a strict budget.

Those brakes are very nice but are £236 too expensive!

bc

 

[mickle]

Such a tightwad!