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Here’s my steed 2021 ORBEA Wild FS H30 but I’m looking to upgrade the brakes. I’ve seen some second hand saint M810 for front/rear at a decent price so was wondering for £150 if that’s the best deal?
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Here's some Shimano examples
For some reason I though zee were the pads! Right I’ll have a look into those cheers for those saying the same too.Here's some Shimano examples
Zee Shimano ZEE BR-M640-B D01S Disc Brake Set | Disc Brake - Sets Shop
SLX Shimano SLX BR-M7120 Disc Brake Set | Disc Brake - Sets Shop
XT Shimano XT BR-M8120/8100 Disc Brake Set | Disc Brake - Sets Shop
I would take the Zee's
I changed to Zee's and love them. I ordered the ones with the vented pads (big fins on them) as they were cheaper at the time. That's the only thing I do regret - the fin's rattle which I find annoying and always think somethings going to fall off the bike ... I doubt you'll need the fins as you're not doing 2000m descents.
I did have the Code R's - but for me, I hated the feel.
Maybe .... It's another one of those things where there is no perfect solution for everyone as we all prefer a different feel.nice little article here, I wonder if the RSC would have been better for you. Sounds like the Guide might have a little more power than the Zees Best mountain bike brakes: Bike Perfect's pick of the best MTB brakes
Can't tell about Sram, because I'm a SHI-mano-MANnice little article here, I wonder if the RSC would have been better for you. Sounds like the Guide might have a little more power than the Zees Best mountain bike brakes: Bike Perfect's pick of the best MTB brakes
I've probably sustained cuts to my hands/arms at least once a week most of my adult life and never ever notice at the time. In fact it's often not until later and someone else points out the blood to me that Ill even know about it.maybe if your hands are the size of boulders and you don't notice when you hit them with a hammer, then that might be the case.
Maybe .... It's another one of those things where there is no perfect solution for everyone as we all prefer a different feel.
I know people seem to say that the Shimano's have less modulation, but for me I have zero modulation issues - maybe if your hands are the size of boulders and you don't notice when you hit them with a hammer, then that might be the case.
I tried a bike with the Guide RE's and for me, I didn't get along with them at all. In fact the person with that bike rode mine with the Zee's later and swapped his to XT's - but again, it's personal preference.
For the Code RSC to have been a better choice for me, they'd have to not have "Code R" in the name in anyway - not even the letters C o d e r - used in there. If there was even 1% similarity to the Code R's - they would not have been the brakes for me. You have to ride the brakes all the time to keep them dry or you have no brakes. They scream in the wet like a pack of young ladies (or men maybe) seeming @BAMBAMODA naked for the first time and unless you modify the disks, they harmonically resonate when wet - hence the no brakes.
For me, I like a brake to perform the action of slowing the turning of the wheels via frictionwhen I pull the lever - SRAM's are more like a fruit machine lever - you just don't know what you'll get each time.
Some people like them though....
They have to by law so people can say "Zee Germans" ..Struggling to find Zees in stock as it happen, some German shops have them at least, must be a good sign!
Damn you Dutch people! I nearly just ordered Shimano ZEE BR-M640-B D01S Disc Brake Set | Disc Brake - Sets Shop but the rear is a righty brake! Ffs......only other things I can find are theguide reor the Deore
All the brakes bought from European shops will come like that, it's not hard to swap the levers over. Done carefully you can get away without needing to bleed them.
LOL .. if you're buying the front and the rear .. just connect them the way you want them
They both comes with a spare olive ..
This is one of those ... OH GOD NO moments .. you need to actually go "oh, it's a little pipe that pulls off, I buy a €3 shimano bleed kit, and I know a bit more about how my brakes work and have a lot more confidence in my bike and can fix my own issues in 2 minutes" .
Honestly .. I was the same as you .. and after only loosing 4 fingers and millions of dollars, it was fixed, just like that ..
But really .. it is sooooooooooo easy, you'll kick yourself and feel good that you did it - fix it, not kick yourself.
You're sitting on it.I promise this won’t be my last stupid question! ? Now where is that matrix chair!!!
Ok .. if it helps you ..I promise this won’t be my last stupid question! ? Now where is that matrix chair!!!
Oh god .. not the wrong pill .... is that worse or better than swallowing the helmet ?Its missing the helmet I think, or I swallowed the wrong pill!
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