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Cable operated hydraulic calipers are an evolutionary dead end.
I dunno; aside from working with cable brifters, the tiny contained hydraulic system basically needs zero maintenance, right? And the major drawback of cable discs is the frequency of adjusting for pad wear. Seems like a pretty good idea to me; I was a hydraulic service technician for about as many years as I was a bike mechanic, and IMO hydraulic brakes on a bike can fuck right off. Hybrid calipers don't count because you never need to see the oil. Cables are lovely. You can see whatever's wrong with them at a glance; no problems can hide.
Kimmo
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Cable operated hydraulic calipers are an evolutionary dead end.
Personally, I don’t understand why you’d purposefully choose to not have hydraulic brakes. They perform better and require less maintenance once set up.