Are eeBrakes worth it?

[mass_biker]

Have this set up on 2 of my bikes. Works great. Echo what others say about checking clearances. I run 700x26 Pirellis and they clear just fine FWIW.

[benb]

Did SRAM ruin their rim brakes at some point?

I had multiple Rival groups back in the day and the brakes were just fine, no different than 105/Ultegra/DA.

Are you talking about them wearing the pads unevenly and decentering? Or just getting bumped and decentering?

[prototoast]

Originally Posted by benb

Did SRAM ruin their rim brakes at some point?

I had multiple Rival groups back in the day and the brakes were just fine, no different than 105/Ultegra/DA.

Are you talking about them wearing the pads unevenly and decentering? Or just getting bumped and decentering?

The SRAM Red Aerolink brakes are a particularly finicky design. This is not apply to all their brakes.

[Clean39T]

Tektro / TRP makes some nice upper-end brakes if you don't want to jump to eebrakes..

R879 for example.

[steelrimbrake]

My new bike came with them and they are super set and forget.

[Philster]

As has been pointed out, EE brakes combine light weight with power.

If you choose them because of clearance for larger tires, be aware that they haven't worked well for me off-pavement. They tend to jam up with mud.

[sevencyclist]

I had Record 10 calipers and Record/Super Record 12 DM rim brakes on my bikes.

Tried EE brakes with carbon wheelset from BTLOS and felt comfortable with the power and modulation. So I sold my Campy brakes and now have exclusively EE brakes on my two road bikes.

[David Kirk]

I've used the EE brake and it worked as well as any of the "big three" brand brakes but they are of course much lighter and much more spendy.

I like them.

dave

[Pastashop]

Originally Posted by Philster

If you choose them because of clearance for larger tires, be aware that they haven't worked well for me off-pavement. They tend to jam up with mud.

Thanks, this is very useful info for me – I was contemplating using them on a "road+" bike that would see a lot of dirt

[Waldo62]

No. They don't work any better than top of the line Campagnolo or Shimano brakes and cost appreciably more, but if it makes you feel great that you're riding the lightest brakes out there, there's no price to put on that feeling. I have them on my one weight weenie bike, where they make sense. I am happy with my choice. I have Campy, Shimano, and VO Grand Cru brakes on other bikes and am perfectly satisfied with those also.

[zmalwo]

are they more aero? or do they have more stopping power? If neither of them are a yes then no it's not worth it.

[glepore]

They are light, functionally pretty, and hardish to clean. They work well, but lack the "power brakes" feeling of Shimano calipers.
I've had various Campy, Shimano, Ciamillo, and EE's over the last 10 yrs (and others over the 20 before). EE's are better than Ciamillo's with the cam (which actually aren't bad unless you're going down mountains, and then they work but are hard on the hands). I'd rate EE's as functionally equivalent to Campy, and they'll stop as well as Shimano, but require a little more effort. My current favorite is actually the Lekki 8 Ultra (carbon Ciamillo without a cam) but I'd not ever either pay retail at $700 or give Ted a dime of my cash. They were Ali available for a while but that's stopped.
So to answer the op's question, probably not if you're not a weight weenie enough to want the weight savings. No other real benefit.

[slowpoke]

Originally Posted by Pastashop

What about EE for fat tires - I mean, their 40+ mm models for mounting on posts — worth it relative to canti or Mafac style?

My concern is there's a lot more spaces for sand and dust to gather on eeBrakes vs the others. And you're locked into these specialty-made brakes.

If you're not running Campy Ergolevers (with shorter cable pull), just run mini-v brakes.

[Bob Ross]

Originally Posted by Waldo62

but if it makes you feel great that you're riding the lightest brakes out there, there's no price to put on that feeling.

Slight Digression:
Are they the lightest brakes out there?
I'd heard the Ciamillo Lekki8 Ultras were

...but it's hard to find a direct comparison. Lekki8 Ultra are 121g/pair without pads, ee are 169g/pair with pads. (I think.)

[72gmc]

When it comes to saving brake weight, are you really trying if you have two brakes?