Brembo
- Thread starter Redboots
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€750 plus the discs
What, no ABS?
Larry Langford
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The long time golden standard is shimano XT brakes for mainly MT bikes. Lately the four piston calipers have taken over it seems. I have a set of XT two piston brake set that came with my first shimano ten speed groupo. I have never fully bled them since 2011, just touched up or poped if you will a couple of times. They have been on my A bike the whole time, mostly doing mixed riding but not dirt so much. They haven't been down but a couple of steep trails. I did get new pads and rotors for this set when I built my Vassago Optimus TI in 2015. They are still on it.
Before the XT brakes came out it wasn't unusual to have to bleed the brakes every few rides, especially if steep down hills are being rode a lot. I like to run the XT's on my A bike which is mainly road used. These give excellent panic stop capabilities, much better then V-brakes or the like, and are ready to take on very steep descents as well.
Those brembos do look nice and they could become very popular if they have durability .....
Before the XT brakes came out it wasn't unusual to have to bleed the brakes every few rides, especially if steep down hills are being rode a lot. I like to run the XT's on my A bike which is mainly road used. These give excellent panic stop capabilities, much better then V-brakes or the like, and are ready to take on very steep descents as well.
Those brembos do look nice and they could become very popular if they have durability .....
Larry Langford
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I also forgot to mention on Mt disc brakes, the rotors are somewhat adjustable, according to the front fork limitations and the frame limitations. The larger the rotor the more powerful the brakes will be with the same brake set. I almost always use the largest rotor size I can put on. Several of my second bikes have avid BB7s and they do work pretty well running 203mm rotors up front, and a 180 in back. All of my suspension forks will do 203mm rotors so I have those on say my dedicated dirt bike (yelli-screamy 29er), SLX hydraulic with 203/180 rotors. The A bike mentioned in the above post has 180/160 rotors because the carbon whiskey 9 fork is only rated for a 180 rotor.
Then, of course when you upgrade to a four piston caliper there is a noticeable jump in the brake power as well. So far I haven't heard if there are restrictions related to the frame/fork manufacturers. I have also seen folks that say the jump in power isn't that substantial, but the heat endurance will still prolly be better.
Then, of course when you upgrade to a four piston caliper there is a noticeable jump in the brake power as well. So far I haven't heard if there are restrictions related to the frame/fork manufacturers. I have also seen folks that say the jump in power isn't that substantial, but the heat endurance will still prolly be better.
A cycling mate of mine spends obscene amounts on his bikes and accessories. He has just spent £14.5 K on an upmarket road bike ( he already has an S Works), which looks so understated most people would say it’s worth a couple of hundred quid. If brembo made brakes for a road bike I’m sure he would buy them.
However, much easier for mountain bikes where there is a separate master cylinder - road bikes have the master cylinder built into the levers and are dedicated to the manufacturer of the majority of the group set.
Also, most road bikes use 140 or 160mm rotors, so the much larger brembo ones would give greatly improved braking and better heat dispersion.
However, much easier for mountain bikes where there is a separate master cylinder - road bikes have the master cylinder built into the levers and are dedicated to the manufacturer of the majority of the group set.
Also, most road bikes use 140 or 160mm rotors, so the much larger brembo ones would give greatly improved braking and better heat dispersion.
Larry Langford
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Most all my stuff is pre-boost, newer or otherwise. I never went with the "one chain ring for all" hype. I like a straight-ish chain line so all my frames, wheelsets and drive train parts are pre-boost 10 and 11 speed, doubles and triples. So I have saved a ton of money, buying new old stock parts, and anything from that period on craigslist. But I have spent some coin for sure, just not astronomical amounts for the lastest. I was able to get a couple of wheelsets built recently with pre-boost hubs and DT-Swiss EX 471 rims. And I have several more sets I bought used.
The most I ever paid for anything bicycle was my Enve All Mountain carbon wheels which I still have. They were 2700.00 US in 2013. I never used them in the dirt and they are still in fine shape, with king hubs and sapim flat spokes.
Besides mostly made in the US parts, I do have a fair amount of UK bike parts. The legendary Brooks saddles, I have several, even the TI ones. Then there is Hope, of which I have one bottom bracket, and at least three sets of wheels with Hope Pro II Hubs. Very solid parts for sure.
The most I ever paid for anything bicycle was my Enve All Mountain carbon wheels which I still have. They were 2700.00 US in 2013. I never used them in the dirt and they are still in fine shape, with king hubs and sapim flat spokes.
Besides mostly made in the US parts, I do have a fair amount of UK bike parts. The legendary Brooks saddles, I have several, even the TI ones. Then there is Hope, of which I have one bottom bracket, and at least three sets of wheels with Hope Pro II Hubs. Very solid parts for sure.
