Cinelli Zydeco CX/Path/Gravel/Commuter

[MartinB123]

Bit of a hiatus on this over the last few days as I learned the hard way regarding road levers and mtb calipers not being compatible!

Turns out I was oblivious to the fact that mtb versions of the bb7 calipers were a thing!

Hopefully I'll have it working properly this week at some point.

 

[ktuludays]

Bit of a hiatus on this over the last few days as I learned the hard way regarding road levers and mtb calipers not being compatible!

Turns out I was oblivious to the fact that mtb versions of the bb7 calipers were a thing!

Hopefully I'll have it working properly this week at some point.

and the road version are of course more expensive!

 

[trailstar82]

Have a set of these on my gravel bike, they work well and aren’t too expensive. A few other users on here too.

CNC Hydraulic Disc Brakes Set，Mountain bike Hydraulic Disc Brake Set Front and Rear Line Pulling Hydraulic Disc Brake Caliper set. https://amzn.eu/d/5DawOdF

 

[ktuludays]

Have a set of these on my gravel bike, they work well and aren’t too expensive. A few other users on here too.

CNC Hydraulic Disc Brakes Set，Mountain bike Hydraulic Disc Brake Set Front and Rear Line Pulling Hydraulic Disc Brake Caliper set. https://amzn.eu/d/5DawOdF

they look decent for the money - do they work ok with road shifters? i fitted the trp hyd-rd on my wifes' gravel bike and they work well but obviously much more expensive.

 

[trailstar82]

they look decent for the money - do they work ok with road shifters? i fitted the trp hyd-rd on my wifes' gravel bike and they work well but obviously much more expensive.

I’m running them with Sora 9sps, they are fine for my usage and I think they’re better than the standard spyres.

The one thing I noticed, full transparency here. There is a tiny bit of movement when they are locked. Imagine holding the front brake with an ever so slightly loose headset, it’s that sort or play a mm if that when you rock the bike back and forward you notice. I’ve not investigated if it’s my poor fitment or a tolerance / flaw in the design.

Crush in sunlight

• trailstar82
• Aug 15, 2022
• gravel bike orange

 

[trailstar82]

Also a few similar users of cable hydro in here
Post in thread 'Drop bar disc options and bars'
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/drop-bar-disc-options-and-bars.441077/post-3220895

 

[ktuludays]

Also a few similar users of cable hydro in here
Post in thread 'Drop bar disc options and bars'
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/drop-bar-disc-options-and-bars.441077/post-3220895

lovely, cheers

 

[MartinB123]

Bit of an update, the calipers I bought to replace the mtb BB7s were indeed TRP Spyres. Fitted this evening and the cable pull/modulation is spot on! I think I will get some new pads (these are used calipers) and see how I go!

 

[ktuludays]

Bit of an update, the calipers I bought to replace the mtb BB7s were indeed TRP Spyres. Fitted this evening and the cable pull/modulation is spot on! I think I will get some new pads (these are used calipers) and see how I go!

make sure you fit decent compression-less outer cables and they'll perform very well.

 

[MartinB123]

make sure you fit decent compression-less outer cables and they'll perform very well.

Yes! I have Jagwire compressionless fitted