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Fouriers BR-S005 for Propel and Envie

I have bought these for my Giant propel SL3 (2014). The original brakes were not compatible with my new wheels which have a rim width of 24 mm. Although there was enough room, I could not get the brake pads aligned with the brake surface of the wheels because the adjustment hole of the brake pads was too narrow. With the new Fourier brakes, plenty of space is present for adjustment. Setting up is easy and I would suggests replacing gear cables as well. The delivery was fast, even for abroad deliveries (Ireland). Overall great product but a bit pricey. Also, the box didn't mention whether the brake pads are suitable for carbon brake surfaces.

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I broke one of the TRP SL Ti brakes on my Propel SL & so the obvious choice was to replace the lot with the Fouriers. (My wife thinks I broke it on purpose!) I had read that the Fouriers were only a noticible upgrade from the pre-2015 TRP equivalent & not the later TRP SL Ti versions............I beg to differ! The Fouriers are superb by comparison! Ease of set up, stronger tension springs, better modulation & much more powerful braking! I should have broken my TRP ones sooner!

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only non ebay place to source these and very quick delivery

my giant propel sl 2014 had brakes that as well as being not great wouldnt allow 25mm tyres and the fouriers are much more responsive easier to adjust and fit 25mm tyres so alls good

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Great quality brakes. Have a nice solid feel to them when hitting the breaks. Finish is great and very easy to set-up. Pricey but I suppose you pay for quality.

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Brakes arrived really quickly considering they came from outside the UK. Fitting was straight forward. They seemed and felt better made. Anyway I have been out for a couple of rides and I don't seem to get any problems, it did with the Giant ti sl. Braking feels a lot tighter and more solid. The adjustment screw is at a slight angle to adjust compared with the Giant but who cares as they don't really need continuous fettling so no real problem. Some people commented that they are expensive but I think they are pretty cheap considering the options. I have my brakes fitted to a propel SL with dura ace so I think if I had to buy a set of dura ace brakes they would have cost me a lot more. So overall I am very pleased with the brakes and Mantel for there 1st class service

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Early days to review but install was easy. They give extra clearance to run 25mm tires. Seem well made and lighter than Trp they replace. Be aware the pads sent with mine were not carbon compatible so had to fork out for some swiss stop pads too. The combo of these on first ride did give much improved brake power over standard setup on propel adv pro0.

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I was selling the bike because the brakes were so bad, these are fantastic, now can control the bike with one hand easly - well worth the money and the service was second to non jaw dropping fast

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