It has been simply over a 12 months since TRP launched the EVO Professional. The brand new providing from Tektro Racing Merchandise (in case you didn’t know the acronym) offered what some thought had been some long-awaited enhancements to TRP’s DH-R EVO brakes.
Now, two extra brakes discover their strategy to the EVO Household: the EVO Skilled and EVO Comp. TRP simplifies the EVO choices and claims to offer race-level stopping efficiency in any respect ranges.
TRP EVO Brake Household
Okay, to be clear, the TRP EVO Household really consists of 4 brakes. Additionally on the docket is the EVO X, a 2-piston brake for mild path and cross-country. The EVO X brakes function titanium {hardware} to save lots of weight and had been developed in collaboration with XC World Cup race groups.
Now let’s bounce to the 4-piston choices. We already know fairly a bit concerning the TRP EVO Professional brakes since their launch a 12 months in the past. The introduction of those brakes established them because the model’s new flagship brake, offering probably the most extended energy and changes.
The EVO Professional brakes function hybrid pistons (alloy/ceramic), which dissipate warmth extra successfully. The levers are solid alloy and have each pad contact and attain adjustment with out the usage of instruments. And, the EVO Professionals are available gold, silver, and black coloration choices.
Shifting to the brand new TRP EVO Skilled, we see a really related providing to the Professional, with some slight variations. Except for the shortage of coloration decisions (black is the one possibility), the EVO Skilled brakes lack pad contact adjustment. They preserve the hybrid pistons, although.
Attain adjustment continues to be there, nevertheless, and nonetheless with out instruments. And the Skilled levers are a bit completely different as nicely. Whereas the EVO Professional levers are 6061-T6 solid alloy, the Skilled levers are die-cast alloy.
Stepping right down to the EVO Comp, TRP nonetheless claims high quality energy however with out the “bells and whistles.” Contained in the calipers, the hybrid pistons have been swapped for alloy. Whereas there’s nonetheless no pad contact alter, there’s lever attain adjustment, but it surely isn’t toolless. The Comps additionally share the identical die-cast levers because the Specialists.
EVO Professional: 632g / $307.99 (black), $318.99 (silver), $329.99 (gold)
EVO Skilled: $224.99
EVO Comp: $169.99
What About Earlier EVO Choices?
Will the DH-R EVO brakes nonetheless be round? What concerning the Path EVOs?
Whereas TRP didn’t say it immediately, this announcement appeared to suggest that former brakes can be put out to pasture. So, I reached out to TRP to ask whether or not any present choices can be phased out or discontinued.
In accordance with TRP, the “Path EVO and Slate EVO are being phased out.” That stated, in addition they informed us the Path EVO will stay an OE possibility on choose bikes for an additional 12 months.
So far as the DH-R EVO, it doesn’t seem like going wherever. Once more, based on TRP, it “will proceed to be a part of the lineup for the foreseeable future.”
Hopefully, we will get a set of the brand new EVO Comp or EVO Skilled brakes in for some long-term testing.
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