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main drawback is that they are a closed system with no reservoir, so they don't self adjust...
I actually think that's an advantage, I get too many customer who think their brakes is fine but the pads are almost completely worn out due to self adjusted for wear.
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Possibly. This is my commuting bike, so not an issue... if it was a CX bike for racing, I wouldn't want to have to get off and adjust the pads in a race.
On balance the ability to adjust the lever throw is more of a feature than self adjusting will ever be.
However, metal piston and no reservoir means I would not use them to descend Monte Zoncolan, whereas I have come down some pretty vicious descents with the HyRD
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Fitted a pair of Juin Tech R1 semi-hydro to my SS... very nice, even with spongy compressive outer cable. Main point over the HyRD is that I can adjust the lever throw, main drawback is that they are a closed system with no reservoir, so they don't self adjust... the adjusting dial is exceedingly easy to use though. Here with a pair of Veloce shifters where the innners have been removed to make the lightest brake levers on the market