Do they make a difference? I’m deciding whether to upgrade my SLX brakes on my DH bike. I’m also tempted to go for Zee brakes.

Note: This is not just for the UK: I’m off to Whistler in July

More melty?

My rear XT Ice tech rotor died in Torridon mid ride. Melted and warped so badly that it would not allow the rear wheel to run smoothly.

Replaced it with the standard rotor and can’t tell any difference whatsoever.

Woah!! 😯

That answers that one, lol.

they are not very good with rock impacts! they are a stainless steel laminated sandwich and when a rock strikes them they can get damaged quite easily. the thin skin of stainless can get rolled over which is pretty much irrepairable and will destroy your pads and maybe your calipers or pistons.

They do weigh less though!

They do weigh less though!

Oh, well! That’s alright then. I’m sold

Wow another chance to join in on an ice-tech thread.

Yep, mine melted in record time in the Alps and Madison took their sweet bloody time about giving me my money back. So I went from the most expensive rotors I’ve ever had to the cheapest (Superstar) and the current ones work perfectly.

They wouldn’t last 5 minutes in Whistler.

It all seems a bit pointless, doesn’t it? You would have thought they’d been tested first.

TBH, I’ve heard of them but I don’t read mtb mags any more so I’ve never really known what they [are supposed] do. I guessed they were meant to stop brakes overheating. Maybe they do, by sacrificing themselves

Melting brakes? Just use them less…sorted! 😉