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Growtacs well worth their money
Am I looking in the wrong place? Everywhere I looked that setup seems to cost
more than a whole 105 hydraulic Groupset?
sohi-
Haha, okay maybe more like:
Well worth the money * if you are in the market for premium cable-actuated disc brakes.With hydros there is so much choice but with mechanical disk brakes I feel like there is a real lack of a decent middle field in terms of cost and quality. There are the BBs and Spyres, then some hybrids then a big gap and then we have Growtacs and Paul Klampers.
You can definitely get cheaper hydros that will perform better. But I wanted the simplicity of mechanical brakes on a bike that is mainly used for travelling and needs easy disassembly to fit in a tiny bag. Also looks. Hydro levers are bulky and their cables are always in the way of handlebar bags and rolls.
Also for a disclaimer I am currently based in Austria and (used) Klampers coming up for sale here is like spotting a Unicorn.
Oddo
Coming in late to the brake chat but I treated myself to some growtacs after I struggled to get Klampers at a reasonable price tag. I am using them with Paul levers and they are amazing. Best mechanical disc brakes I ever had (compared to Spyres and Juintech hybrids).
Comparing prices to Klampers you should also consider that the growtac come with really nice compressionless housing in the box. It might even be that housing that makes them feel really nice. I am usually using Jagwire compressionless housing which is so stiff that brakes sometimes feel very on/off binary. Paul even advice against compressionless housing with Klampers for that reason. The growtac housing interesingly has both, the traditional spiral around the housing but also the metal strands along the housing. Maybe its a bit more "compliant" that way?
Anyways TLDR : Growtacs well worth their money in my opinion. Good power, nice feathering, great looks, less chunky than Klampers.