Best road brakes?

[AyBee]

I currently ride a Spesh Langster in fixed on my commute and need new wheels so in typical upgrade fashion, was also in the process of looking at replacement forks so I could fit a front disc, replace the wheels with some that don't have brake tracks and remove the rear brake. Anyway, since I love the geometry of my current bike, I'm thinking changing the forks may result in me not loving it anymore so I'm probably better off just upgrading the standard Tektro brakes to something with more power and getting some new wheels with brake tracks

So, can I do better (value for money also) than Ultegra 5700 (have these on my weekend bike and like them)?

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Celtic Dragon said:

What pads do you have? Swissstop greens transformed my Tiagra brakes, the old pads were so hard it was a night and day change.

I tend to use fairly generic ebay pads because I get through them so quickly. If I switched to softer pads, I'd be changing them weekly which could get expensive...

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jesusbuiltmycar said:

No idea about the brakes, but I'm interested in which fixie wheels you are considering...

Not got to that yet If I'd gone down the disc route, I'd have used some 29er disc wheels with the rear flipped over and a sprocket attached to the disc mount. Keep me informed if you do any research into decent wheels please

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Jimbo. said:

Does the Langster take "normal" brake callipers or long drops?

I'm not sure actually - is there an easy way to tell other than taking the Ultegra brakes off my weekend bike and trial-fitting them?