Shimano.

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I know that... let me rephrase this. What can I do to cut corners, as in a cheaper set of brake calipers. I don’t mind using unbranded or something cheaper since that’s been done on previous bikes and I haven’t had much of an issue. But that was with stand alone brake levers.

Would all Shimano brake levers be compatible with Tiagra 4600 or 10sp 105?

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You can get 105 for like $15. How much cheaper are you trying to get?

Where? I've not seen a pair of new calipers for under $75...

Wear?

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Ebay. I sold two new unused pairs for under 20

Huh?

Probably Tektro brakes are your best chance.

All kinds of calipers go cheap on Ebay. I picked up a set of FSA calipers for $5 not long ago that were like new. Also, the lower end Campy stuff seems to go super cheap...Veloce, Centaur, etc. Seems like Campagnolo value only holds when it's Chorus or higher.

It sounds like a stupid question but when it comes to bike builds I’m a bit of a newb. Will basically any dual pivot caliper work or does it have to have compatibility? I feel like anything should work. But I can’t be positive.

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Let's start with "what bike are you attempting to build up?" Some frames have specific brake requirements...

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Either a flyxii or a dengfu. Not brake specifics as far as I can tell. Probably the Flyxii FLX-FR-308 ( 700C )

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Any standard road brakes will work.

Yes, you can use 105 brakes with DuraAce levers, Sram levers with Campy calipers, etc. etc. That's how TriRig can sell lots of folks the OmegaX aero brakes.

IME good pads are 90% of the equation. I'd use Sora brakes with DuraAce pads over the reverse. Get some Kool Stop salmon pads and even low end brakes are really good.

Related plug: I have some old Ultegra calipers from my former tri bike if you are interested in some quality (though dated) brakes cheap.

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I might be. Although unless I want to see how it feels to sleep on the couch for the remainder of October I’m gonna have to wait a week or two. I’ll let you know and PM you then.

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Welcome to the "couch club" :-) .
I bought cheap $15.Tektro for my first build. It brakes fine. Sometimes a nice TRP (like the 920 ) will pop on Ebay too.

Louis :-)

Check Craigslist or garage sales in your area if you are trying to go as cheap as possible. Maybe even check out a bike shop to see if they have any old ones in the back off of a scrapped bike.

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Generally, yes. There are slight differences in the amount of cable pulled, but in general it's not enough to prevent one sort of lever working with another sort of caliper (unlike say MTB v-brakes and their associated levers that need much more cable pull)

This should help:
https://productinfo.shimano.com/...C-453&acid=C-456

That said, I'd say just get the best calipers you can justify. Cheap ones (especially off brands) often come with crappy pads and by the time you upgrade them you might as well have gotten the better brakes.

I'm currently running old Shimano 600 single pivot calipers with 10-speed Ultegra shevers on one road bike, and with SRAM Rival 11-speed shevers on on another. Lighter, enough stopping power for me, can be found cheap with a little searching. I've got a couple sets of 105 single pivot calipers in the parts bin...

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