Question in title?

Yes

and another yes
i run my X2 on formula 203 rotors
and they`re the best brakes ive had so far
only issue is i wish they came as standard with a softer pad compound

Good Question, are there any other compatable with Shimano eg. Avid?

You can use any disc with any rotor

Yes and I do, in the 160mm flavour.

There you go I never knew that…Ta

I tried Tech V2s on Shimano rotors and because the pads were deeper than the braking surface on the rotor I got loads of fork twang each time one of the spider arms passed through the caliper and it felt terrible so I’d check that first.

X2’s are very different to v2’s; the v2 has a huge contactpatch, and as such should only be used with v2 rotors. The x2 has a far more conventional size pad contact area, and works fine in the above combo.

cynic-al – Member
You can use any disc with any rotor

Although BB7 calipers and XTR M970 disks mean you might have to trim a bit off the pad.

Thanks