I just converted one of my mountain bikes to single speed. I was thinking about throwing on a woodchipper style drop bar on there and I'd like some proper brake levers instead of rigging up my mountain bike levers. I also want hydraulic brakes. Far as I can tell...TRP is the only hydraulic single speed road style option. I mean of course I could go with something like a Shimano or SRAM and just not use the shifting aspect and just the brakes. Just wondering if anyone has ever used the TRP Hylex brakes?
Hylex brakes are pretty awesome. Stock brake pads are so-so, but toss in some Shimano pads & they feel fantastic. They're a breeze to service too, and should you decide you want to run gears Gevenalle is going to offer a blade & shifter upgrade for the Hylex soon.
Stock brake pads are so-so, but toss in some Shimano pads & they feel fantastic
I second that. My stock pads weren't terrible, but after a wet & muddy ride both sets literally started to disintegrate. I would say I suffered a 90% loss in braking power. I threw on a new set of Shimano pads and the brakes have never felt better.
