Are Tektro R580 brakes good? How much better are Shimano 105 5700 brakes and how are they better? To me, my Tektro R580 brakes are comfortable so I wouldn‘t need to upgrade unless Shimano 105 5700 brakes are way better. Do all road brakes make slight noise when feathering them? My brakes don‘t squeak but they make a feathering noise when I squeeze them. I hear other riders‘ brakes making feathering noises also. Do any pro tour riders use Tektro Brakes?
noise is an adjustment issue not ''the brakes'' they all do it or don;t depending on mechanic skill actually some PADs do it more than others but that isn;t ''the brakes'' and it can always be fixed wle
Shimano 105 5700 series levers and brake calipers have a slightly different pull ratio for better braking, so make sure that the Tektro calipers work properly with the Shimano 5700 brake levers. Tektro makes some good products, I have a set of their brake levers on my touring bike. I love the design which is a copy of the Campagnolo brake lever shape and release mechanism. They feel the same as the Campagnolo levers I have on my other bikes
Last-to-first, pro tour riders. Are irrelevant because 1) their entire braking system is in an extreme state of change where their sponsors are going to be pushing them to use disc brakes (as soon as standardized hydraulic drop levers are uci-approved) as a result of 2) all of the racing-deaths associated with poor braking performance of 3) trying to brake on a $10,000 disposable carbon fiber braking surface. 4) pro-riders ride what they're paid to ride making their word on bike components unreliable until they fully retire. All brakes make noise. All brakes. On all vehicles. The 105's aren't so much better as to warrant an upgrade. It would only be a cosmetic upgrade to have an entirely 105 grouped bike. They are *slightly smoother, but you have to upgrade the cables and levers to even kinda notice it. The worthwhile upgrade (if you have regular non-carbon fiber rims) is Kool-Stop salmon or Swiss-stop brake pads. Tektro has proven to many over the last decade or more to produce brake components that, while not as nicely finished as shimano or campagnolo, are as functional and reliable as anything else out there. That dual-pivot caliper design is great, really. I have the model below thise on one of my bikes (without the cutout) and, while requiring far more effort at the lever, on a dry day, they really stop close to as well as my hydraulic disc brakes.
