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How much difference do (cable actuated) disc brakes make?
A massive difference if build correctly (i.e. compressionless, which the CAADX most defintely doesn't have, unsure about Charge).
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I'm going to be controversial, but I reckon cable actuated disc brakes are crap. They work well enough but just don't have the modulation and control of a well set up pair of dual pivot brakes.
Hydraulic discs, on the other hand, are superb and worth stretching the budget for if you can.
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How much difference do (cable actuated) disc brakes make?
I'm trying to decide whether I want to build a 1x10 bike based around a brother kepler frame (probably with mini-vs), or whether to go down the c2w route and get something like a CDF20/Plug 4/CAADX 105?
Currently my sole experience is with the various iterations of calliper brakes I've had on my road frames in the past. The bike will be intended as a do it all light tourer/commuter/winter training/gravel bike, and to go alongside my nice road bike and TT bike.