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Oh I see, I hadn't realised you were talking about the first model, that explains the differences - I have gone back and edit my initial comment to remove the frame you're talking about as a recommendation!
That's really unfortunate about the HyRds, I know the one I have on my fixed commuter is 5+ years old so it's entirely possible that they have changed/cut corners in that time. Regarding set-up I just like that the cables are something I'm already capable of dealing with, rather than having to buy a bleed kit, mineral oil, and then diagnose what's wrong with my Shimano one.
The wheels on the red frame are fine. Nothing to write home about, but no issue unmounting the tyres it came with, or mounting new ones.
Anyway, good to clear up the confusion. Tbh the main reason I went for it was the ability to run a front rack; it was a good price for that and a mostly 105 groupset
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Yeah my comments were mostly referring to the first one you linked. Yours, despite very similar looks, is a different frame and fork.
Not sure if they chose better rims on yours : have you tried removing a tyre yet?
Anyways, it's great that you're getting along with the HyRd, but they remain a dealbreaker for me. We have a 18 pages thread on a French forum of people trying to diagnose issues with them or just reporting they broke for no reason, just like mine did. As far as setting them up, they are also actually closer to a hydraulic brake than a cable brake, if I recall correctly : you're not supposed to use the cable to adjust anything, just pull it tight while a screw is blocking the actuation arm.
I don't know the UK market very well so I'm unsure how much more you need to pay for a similar bike with fully hydraulic brakes, but I thought people should take into account the flaws I mentioned when making their decision (though some don't apply to your model, I get that). I know that price looks very tempting (esp. when it was 850€ with a mostly complete 105 groupset), but people will pay for it later down the road with more maintenance and headaches imo.