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So I'm tired of my mushy front brake lever. Bike stops ok, there's just too much lever travel for my taste. Especially after riding my dad's 929 and feeling how nice, firm, and immediate those brakes were. So after looking at this thread and this chart I've still got some questions.
I currently have a 5/8 MC. My bike has 2 floating calipers, with 2 pistons each, with a 30mm diameter. So I'm sitting at a 14.28:1 ratio, a 16mm MC would put me at 14.06. Looking at the numbers this doesn't seem like it would be much of a difference, but 11/16 MC would be too much and the feel would be too "wooden."
So is a change of 0.22:1 going to make a noticeable difference in lever feel/travel or would I be wasting my money on a 16mm MC?
I currently have a 5/8 MC. My bike has 2 floating calipers, with 2 pistons each, with a 30mm diameter. So I'm sitting at a 14.28:1 ratio, a 16mm MC would put me at 14.06. Looking at the numbers this doesn't seem like it would be much of a difference, but 11/16 MC would be too much and the feel would be too "wooden."
So is a change of 0.22:1 going to make a noticeable difference in lever feel/travel or would I be wasting my money on a 16mm MC?