Since taking on the ee brand, Cane Creek has issued several limited edition eeBrakes colors, but now they’ve completely revised the venerable stoppers. The all-new eeBrake G4 is the fourth generation of the lightweight rim brakes. And they now come in at 80g per wheel for standard mount… a savings of about 3g per wheel compared to the prior version (Technically, Cane Creek says there’s no claimed weight savings between iterations, but we checked past specifications). Which is impressive not just because they were already class-leading light, but also because the plastic badging on them has been replace with metal, and they get wider.
Functional refinements are the real focus, though, and include the ability to fit wider 700×28 tires. Anyone riding an older road bike that’s been pining for more modern tires will appreciate the increased capacity, as well as the upgrade to T25 brake shoe bolts.
Other upgrades include a stronger spring to work better with full length cable housing, internal routing, or other convoluted designs. Their center adjustment has been tweaked for easier adjustments too, and the overall design is a bit more refined. Brakes are $325 each and are available now at dealers and on their website. Now, if only you could combine them with those sweet new titanium eeWings cranks…
