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branwen-
I want to do prolly-bait gravel skids. That's the only reason I give a shit about locking my wheels.
p.s. did a bit more nitromorsing and scraping after a v spicy club run today. Looking like this now. Getting there.
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Was going to say that. Never had a problem locking up with spyres, stock pads or others for that matter. But I guess in a cx race you don't need to lock up, just scrub a bit of speed off. But if gravel riding is your thing, you need to be able to lock up the rear brake.
MechaMorgan
jontea
I got the weight of my M/L size TCX down to about 8 kgs in the end. The only remaining stock items were the frame, forks and seat post.
The best thing to change on the Spyres is the pads, the stock ones are rubbish. I got a set of the Superstar sintered pads and they improved the braking hugely. Add compressionless cables and the braking performance is adequate, although I don't think you'll ever lock the wheel as the Spyres don't bite, rather they apply pressure equally.