Silver eeBrakes Coming; Pre-Order

[MoparPorsche]

Email from Cane Creek about eeBrakes:
Hi Terry,

We may have Silver be coming as on option soon, if you or your friend is interested, let me know as we can take pre orders in the future.

Happy Riding,
Andy


Andy Bennett
Customer Support
Cane Creek Cycling Components
355 Cane Creek Road
Fletcher, NC 28732
W: (828)-641-9560 \\ M-F 10am-5pm Eastern
www.canecreek.com
andyb@canecreek.com

[NoMoreParagon]

Good news. Definitely some of the best upgrade I have done to my Pegs.
It will take some extra care in setting them up correctly, but, once tuned, they are a joy to ride.

[nmrt]

Are the new silver ones the same as the older El Platino?

[steelrimbrake]

Sweet! Those look nice.

[Mr steel]

Originally Posted by NoMoreParagon

Good news. Definitely some of the best upgrade I have done to my Pegs.
It will take some extra care in setting them up correctly, but, once tuned, they are a joy to ride.

Maybe hard to quantify but how much and in what way are these better than say for example dura ace 7800 or campa record 10s brakes?

[CAAD]

Originally Posted by Mr steel

Maybe hard to quantify but how much and in what way are these better than say for example dura ace 7800 or campa record 10s brakes?

Probably half the weight of the others, plenty of stopping power, can fit wide carbon rims with ease, look cool.

[Will_Elder]

Originally Posted by CAAD

Probably half the weight of the others, plenty of stopping power, can fit wide carbon rims with ease, look cool.

Exactly! The silver ones look particularly cool...

[54ny77]

They are easily the equal of 7800. Just lighter.

I have bikes with both.

I wouldnt say better, because all modern brakes are amazing and stop just fine.

Originally Posted by Mr steel

Maybe hard to quantify but how much and in what way are these better than say for example dura ace 7800 or campa record 10s brakes?

[Nomadmax]

What's a set of those "assembled in USA" calipers go for?

Edit

Yow, $780.00.

[CAAD]

Originally Posted by Nomadmax

What's a set of those "assembled in USA" calipers go for?

Edit

Yow, $780.00.

I have acquired 2 sets used and one set at employee pricing while working at a bike shop. I like them, die hard weight weenie, but I couldn't justify them at full retail.

[Robot870]

I have two sets of EEs. While I was testing front brakes for my fixed commuter they by no means are as powerful or stiff in the right ways as a 9100 Dura or 7800.... not even close. I run the EEs on my race bike but you will be messing with them over time if you ride hard.

[Greyfox]

I find your findings interesting.

Most seem to say that the EE brakes are equivalent to the Dura Ace or, if less, than only slightly less.

You seem to find a big difference. It sounds like you tested them side by side.

Makes me wonder whether the direct mount version (no longer in production but still available in some places) might be a better performer.

Originally Posted by Robot870

I have two sets of EEs. While I was testing front brakes for my fixed commuter they by no means are as powerful or stiff in the right ways as a 9100 Dura or 7800.... not even close. I run the EEs on my race bike but you will be messing with them over time if you ride hard.

[Robot870]

When your running a front brake only it really exposes the weaknesses. On my other bikes with both EE's not so much. Guess that's why others feel that way......

[Greyfox]

True. And I imagine that the direct mount are better still due to the short distance between the pivot and the brake shoe.

Originally Posted by Robot870

When your running a front brake only it really exposes the weaknesses. On my other bikes with both EE's not so much. Guess that's why others feel that way......

[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by Greyfox

True. And I imagine that the direct mount are better still due to the short distance between the pivot and the brake shoe.

I'm pretty sure that the arm pivot positions are the same for both the "standard mount" and direct mount versions. The "standard mount" basically adds an arched yoke with a center bolt, and the arm pivots screw into the yoke. But the arched yoke may not be as stiff as screwing the pivots directly into the frame, so the "standard mount" version may have more flex (and the accompanying poorer modulation) than the direct mount version.