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Bike / Product Year: 2021 Manufacturer Shigura Brakeset Saint/MT7 Model Saint Lever, MT7 Caliper 200mm Discs, Uberbike braided hose and Stainless fixings Asking Price £350 GBP Location Surrey Hills, UK Description Shigura Brake Set from my downhill bike, very little use, most powerful brakes...

Finally seems like Valeo/effigear have a solid prototype, I recall seeing another manufacturer on an embn vid at interbike a few weeks ago too. https://m.pinkbike.com/news/valeo-and-effigear-merge-an-e-bike-motor-with-a-gear-box.html In my mind this is a slam dunk for ebikes and should the...

Indefensible prices

I hear you, I snagged my rail 9.7 in September after ordering it in may. Got a great deal at 4900 and they are now at an insane 6750. Tariff or no tariff, someone is making serious bank off the pandemic and surge in cycling.

Yea thats the kit, the last time I ordered I got an old spec banjo bolt tho (think it was m4 instead of 3, or 5 instead of 4 or something) so in the order form make sure you highlight you need the correct spec. They arent quite as tidy as the internal finish hoses but the quality is great and...

As far as I know they are the same caliper body, only with 'e-optimised' pads, this was just the cheapest place for the calipers that i could find on my last build. As far as the barb compatibility goes, the magura one quite thick (aka sits quite a long way proud of the olive)? Im not sure, but...

You're not going to regret the setup bud, I love mine. One thing I learnt first of all is you need the thicker brass barbs from Shimano as the magura hose is a little thicker and they can somethimes be a bit of a pain to seat. However, for the last two shigura sets I've installed I've opted...

Am 6'1 but with 31 inside leg and long torso, ride XL. They aren't ever going to be the most nimble machines (even in small sizes) but does the job perfectly well, if you think it's a bit dead you can always flip the chip and steepen up the head angle, my acoustic Slash feels far more fun in the...

Don't laugh.. but I've been rocking these for the last month and they are fantastic https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/men-s-waterproof-warm-snow-boots-sh500-x-warm-high/_/R-p-176643 Super warm, comfortable, waterproof.. grip well on my nukeproof flat pedals. Also been using Declathon thermal...

Each their own I guess, I can't get enough of it! Kerrr-thunk feels so good

Yea that's pretty much the breakdown, as @aarfeldt mentioned the quality difference is night and day, in my opinion SRAM stuff is just awful. Obviously you can go 10 speed with more range but as I mentioned I don't need more range, the 36t is fine. By far the best feature is the double upshift...

I have the exact same setup as OP, saints and mt7s, have ridden with stock magura pads, race magura, disco pads ceramic pro, and some nukeproof organic ones I picked up in Les gets last year. The ceramic pros are the superior in all conditions imo, incredibly grabby and most of all satisfy my...

I run mt7 calipers and saint levers on my dh bike, and mt5 estop calipers and saint levers on my trek rail, both with uberbike braided hoses. Both perform identically, it's really just the colour of the caliper that seems to be the difference, and potentially the compound of the pads. I run...

I'm thinking similar regarding the fork upgrade, Ive seen a few rails with regular sized crowns and it looks a little silly.. thinking of a damper upgrade on the yari is the way to go, it doesn't flex unduly or anything.

I run 10spd saint group on my 9.7 with an 11-36 xt cassette and haven't had a problem with the ratio (live in the Surrey hills so fairly steep). Best groupset out there, I rode it with the eagle group for a month or so and the 50t with a motor is just not needed at all, I find you break traction...