I have a new Scattante CFR Race...great bike, and I'm very satisfied with it thus far. It'll need some upgraded wheels at some point (stockers are Mavic Aksiums), and I upgraded the 11-23 Shimano CS-5600 cassette to an ultegra 11-28, which made a huge difference. Derailleurs and shifters are all Ultegra 6700.
The brakes, however, suck. It has Tektro R-530s. I found a great deal on a set of new Dura-Ace BR-7900s that I plan on swapping in front and rear. This being my first road bike, I've not previously worked on brakes (other than minor tweaks on pad orientation, etc.). From the looks of things, this will be an incredibly simple swap? (Loosen and remove cable, take out mounting bolt, swap caliper, reinstall mounting bolt, realign, reinstall cable). Looks like a 3 minute job. Am I missing something, or is it that simple?
From what I've read, the Dura-Ace calipers work great with the current generation 6700 ultegra shifters...but are a little TOO aggressive with the last generation 6600 shifters.
The brakes, however, suck. It has Tektro R-530s. I found a great deal on a set of new Dura-Ace BR-7900s that I plan on swapping in front and rear. This being my first road bike, I've not previously worked on brakes (other than minor tweaks on pad orientation, etc.). From the looks of things, this will be an incredibly simple swap? (Loosen and remove cable, take out mounting bolt, swap caliper, reinstall mounting bolt, realign, reinstall cable). Looks like a 3 minute job. Am I missing something, or is it that simple?
From what I've read, the Dura-Ace calipers work great with the current generation 6700 ultegra shifters...but are a little TOO aggressive with the last generation 6600 shifters.