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i'm a bit unhappy with mechanical rim brakes given my first "road" bike had hydraulic discs.
I'd look into just sorting out your calipers brake first, changing pads, ensure the cable run smoothly, maybe run Ultegra calipers (if you don't already).
Also different rims behave differently in term of braking performance, Fulcrum/Campagnolo wheels for instance work best with Koolstop Salmon, or Mavic/Shimano wheel work best with Swissstop BXP.
edscoble-
yea i have 6800 calipers, standard (new) housing and cables. calipers look centered, not sure i have toe-in right though. pads are standard shimano ones on hed ardennes aluminum rims. the rear feels considerably more spongy. it goes through a port on the front-underside of the top tube and out a port on the left side of the rear of the top tube. think i have the run done well (at least according to a mechanic i showed it to). i have to grip pretty hard to lock the rear wheel.
i guess maybe i should try polymer coated cables? is there another pad that is significantly better for alloy rims? i thought the kool stop salmons were for carbon rims? the bxp is for alloy though?
zmjones_
i'm thinking about getting the sram red hydro rim brake shfiters/brakes and derailleurs and pairing them with shimano 11 speed crank/cassette/chain.
i'm a bit unhappy with mechanical rim brakes given my first "road" bike had hydraulic discs.
any opinions on this combo/idea? it would have been cool if there had been an etap hydro rim brake group...