There've been a few comments/posts re: brakes, power in brakes, and brake pads......so to that add this:
I got the chance to try a set of green SwissStop pads in my '05 ZG Ti calipers. Prior to trying the SwissStops, I was plenty satisfied w/ the ZG's and the black pads that came with 'em. In that configuration, they performed very close...within a thin, brown hair....of the Mavic SSC's I had before them. With the green SwissStops in, they surpass the Mavics. The difference between the two different types of pads was uber significant.
Keep that in mind when assessing your brakes. Don't under estimate the importance of pads.
I got the chance to try a set of green SwissStop pads in my '05 ZG Ti calipers. Prior to trying the SwissStops, I was plenty satisfied w/ the ZG's and the black pads that came with 'em. In that configuration, they performed very close...within a thin, brown hair....of the Mavic SSC's I had before them. With the green SwissStops in, they surpass the Mavics. The difference between the two different types of pads was uber significant.
Keep that in mind when assessing your brakes. Don't under estimate the importance of pads.