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Well, ignoring the ad honimem attacks and playing the ball rather than the man, then yes, some of my bikes have some pretty sketchy brakes, including Weimann centre-pulls, and there's definitely a difference compared to them and more modern brakes. As I said, I've never used 926AL brakes - that pleasure is yet to come. However, as I hold them in my hands, they seem like pretty chunky numbers which look sturdy enough. Maybe I'm wrong, and they are an order of magntidue worse than TRP CX brakes. I doubt it, but I'll rely on personal experience on that front.
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they look like pretty chunky numbers
Apparently they're a little too chunky for some forks, see https://www.flickr.com/photos/ah_blake/8353292956/in/photostream/ et seq.🙂
Anyway, since this is the #tester_approved thread, the 926AL gets the seal of approval for easily exceeding the threshold dividing crap from proper bicycle components, but for my money the Shimano ones are worth paying double for.
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You know where you can stick your honey memes? :)
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Oliver Schick
Maybe you're too rich ever to have used cheap brakes, but you can certainly feel the difference. From the look of things the "real life experience" is going to be of the class (and possibly order) of Weinmann 500 vs. Shimano BR-6800. If the back tyre is off the ground before the front brake lever hits the bars, the brakes are adequate, but your fleet is full of things which are nice rather than simply adequate.