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After initially chastising the CX77, my opinions have changed massively 500k in on the bike.
I think i was expecting a better braking experience than DA9000 rim calipers which are/were my go to for road.
The experience i got/have isn't necessarily 'better' neither is it 'worse' its just different. Ive thrown the CAAD down some pretty heavy descents the last few weeks, and overcooked a corner yesterday at about 50kph, and now they're bedded in and tweaked, they're fucking excellent, and i think they could have possibly saved my face on that corner.
I had a play around on a friends hydro shimano yesterday, and found it miles more direct, but very harsh and abrupt, almost too much braking power for a road bike.
If set up correctly the simplicity of use, maintenance and general compatibility, not to mention cost effectiveness makes the CX77's an excellent choice.
I paid £45 for the pair of calipers, £20 for rotors, £10 for the P2P adapter for 160mm; thats £200+ less than the Hydro option, with little worry of issues other than pad and rotor wear.
Heard some pretty crazy stuff from long term tests of the hydro shimano stuff, like calipers popping on scary descents, without scaremongering, and without experience, i just feel a little more reassured knowing the simplicity of the fact that its theoretically just one mechanical action thats easy to fix.