I was looking to upgrade my Felt's own brand brakes and stumbled across these:
Shimano 105 5800 (11Spd) Brake Set;
Improved efficiency and controllable brake system
Quoted 10% increase in braking power versus 5700
Twin bearings reduces pivot friction
Higher clearance so can be used with 28mm tyres
Tempting. Have been slowly working everything up to Ultegra/Dura Ace on my bike but this is a very good price, not much more than a decent set of brake pads..
cirian1975
7 Jan 162#3
got these on my Allez, life savers for when that German saloon decides to pull out even though they have seen you.
johnstalvern
7 Jan 1617#4
11 speed brakes. Impressive.
ebble to johnstalvern
7 Jan 16#15
I've got 2000 vintage 9 speed Shimano 105 brakes on my road bike.
computerdog to johnstalvern
7 Jan 16#21
probably won't fit my single speed then
:man::smile:
basergorkobal
7 Jan 16#5
Hot. Will see if I can get wiggle to price match. Just for the ease of returns in case the advertised increased clearance isn't sufficient.
honeymonster86 to basergorkobal
7 Jan 16#7
Doesn't look like Wiggle sell the set, only two individual calipers :disappointed:
honeymonster86
7 Jan 16#6
Any idea how much better these would be than Tiagra?
maviczap to honeymonster86
7 Jan 16#25
Better, but only because 105 and above use different pads compared to the one piece fitted to Tiagra.
I've got 105 & Ultegra on different bikes, and you can't tell the difference in stopping power, its down to the pad material
The 5800 brakes are at least as good if not better than the 6700 I had previously
chrisbass
7 Jan 161#10
Ultegra is 6800 (not 7800). the cheaper ones you linked are the last generation 6700, the 10 speed groupset, not that it would matter for brakes really!
robodan918
7 Jan 16#11
my bad on the typo - but the point is the same
eded
7 Jan 16#12
Really good price - can't spend the money now, but heat added for a good deal.
Catfishsalesco
7 Jan 16#13
What STI's are you using the brakes with? I think Shimano has been playing about with the leverage ratios in their brakes between the 5600/5700/5800 groupsets
chrisbass to Catfishsalesco
7 Jan 16#14
I don't think it would be an issue, it is just a straight pull from lever to brake so should be fine.
robertoegg
7 Jan 162#16
I'm going to go out on one here and say that you could significantly improve your braking if you use some top rubber like the Swissstop Pro green jobbas. They will cost you less and you will notice a HUGE difference!
Bazza71 to robertoegg
7 Jan 16#20
Had greens on my bike with 6800, worse than the stock pads which I went back to. I'm pretty sure most people have the placebo effect when they are paying £25 for two smallmpieces of rubber :stuck_out_tongue:
benjai to robertoegg
7 Jan 161#31
Must be some placebo going on as I switched to some expensive pads and didn't notice much difference at all. A bike service does make a huge difference though if you get them to adjust the brakes.
Judosteffer
7 Jan 16#17
ive done this upgrade to both my road bikes. they are amazing!! stuff disc brakes, upgrade your current rim brake bike to these! worth every penny. I also have a cyclocross bike which had terrible cantilever brakes. I would recommend the TRP CX9 brakes for those (as these wont fit cyclocross bikes) about £60 but totally awesome.
slyboy
7 Jan 16#18
I have a battaglin start 10 speed, can I use theae
rev6 to slyboy
7 Jan 16#19
Yes.
nathb
7 Jan 161#22
Haha I left the 11 speed bit on for those not in the know that it's the latest 105 generation :smiley:
mattrixdesign2
7 Jan 16#23
I am running Ultegra, but these 105s are ace (were on my old bike, now on my lads), massive improvement on Shimano Tiagra and below - and even better than the majority of "unbranded" ones you see on many new bikes.
They are a doddle to setup and maintain too.
Shimano Pads are very good too, I don't use anything else.
thel33ter
7 Jan 16#24
I'm a big fan of Koolstop Salmon pads :sunglasses:
honeymonster86
7 Jan 16#26
Thanks, really useful :smiley:
mbuckhurst
7 Jan 16#27
Me too, got both, can't tell the difference, 105 pretty much takes you to the point of skidding anyway, unless running wider tyres or cycling on drier roads, you're not going to get any better braking. Both are better than my cable disc brakes on my tourer, but nowhere close to the hydraulic disk brakes on my mountain bike, but then only because the wider tyres grip better.
Simple, they won't fit on my road bike that has rim brakes, no disc brake mounts and cable sti's. :laughing:
mbuckhurst to Leftfield_2k2
7 Jan 16#30
Because you don't need the stopping power of hydraulic disc brakes, even if these work on your bike, which if you're looking at dual-pivot calipers for a road bike, presumably you've got drops, and the tektro are designed for straight bars, so a completely different product for a completely different market.
I've got cable operated drop handle bar disc brakes on one bike, at comparable cost to Shimano 105, and frankly the stopping distance is somewhat longer than my Sinclair A-bike. Otherwise as soon as you go to hydraulic systems for drop handlebars, you're doubling the cost and of course quadrupling the complexity of fitting.
mike
robertoegg
7 Jan 161#32
Did you try in the wet? That's when you notice the pricey jobs... imo of course.
alfrado
12 Jan 16#33
If you want to improve stopping in all weathers buy Swissstop pads. They also increase life of your wheels.
derms
19 Jan 16#34
When buying brakes such as this I assume they do not come with cables? thanks
nathb
19 Jan 16#35
Yeah, it's just the brakes and fitting attachments (2x bolts).
derms to nathb
19 Jan 16#37
thanks, thought I'd doubled check before I ordered cables also and ended up with unnecessary spares
chrisbass
19 Jan 16#36
adjusting the brakes is a very simple thing to do (probably the easiest bit of bike maintenance you can do) no need to get the bike serviced for that.
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Shimano 105 5800 (11Spd) Brake Set;
Improved efficiency and controllable brake system
Quoted 10% increase in braking power versus 5700
Twin bearings reduces pivot friction
Higher clearance so can be used with 28mm tyres
Cheapest elsewhere is £47.98 for a set.
2.1% cashback also via TCB
See post 1 for links to black & silver.
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Silver: http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-track-bike/brakes-brakes-road-shimano-105-silver-5800-11spd-brake-set/shimbrar554000000000
:man::smile:
I've got 105 & Ultegra on different bikes, and you can't tell the difference in stopping power, its down to the pad material
they were at 39.99 some weeks ago http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/shimano-ultegra-6700-brake-caliper-front-rear-set-39-99-delivered-wiggle-2341873
I can't justify 105 for 36 TBH
They are a doddle to setup and maintain too.
Shimano Pads are very good too, I don't use anything else.
mike
http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/tektro-draco-1-hydraulic-disc-brake-id87082.html#info
I've got cable operated drop handle bar disc brakes on one bike, at comparable cost to Shimano 105, and frankly the stopping distance is somewhat longer than my Sinclair A-bike. Otherwise as soon as you go to hydraulic systems for drop handlebars, you're doubling the cost and of course quadrupling the complexity of fitting.
mike