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  • Most reliable XC brakes
  • hh45
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    Sorry a bit boring question but disc brakes never seem to be as reliable as I want them to be. Avid Juicys were v good but a nightmare for changing pads, Hope Minis kept needing to be bled, Elixirs ditto. I’m not very heavy so don’t need the most powerful I just want something super low maintenance.

    Is that too much to ask?

    cynic-al
    Free Member

    give me an “S”…

    boriselbrus
    Free Member

    Well I’m running 6 sets of Shimano brakes some of which date back to 2003. Never done anything except change the pads, or a quick bleed if I’ve needed to put a new longer hose on. Totally fit and forget.

    steve_b77
    Free Member

    I’d say shimano, replacing one set of Elixirs tomorrow

    orangeboy
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    Have to agree with above shimano seem to be mostly fit and forget. But fort race bike hope every time , just so easy to look after

    mboy
    Free Member

    give me an “S”…

    an “H”

    an “I”

    an “M”

    an “A”

    an “N”

    and an “O”

    😉

    FWIW, I won’t bother with anything else these days…

    njee20
    Free Member

    XTR are just a pleasure to use, particularly after several sets of Elixirs which were utter toss!

    mikewsmith
    Free Member

    Hope??

    Cheese levers on the SLX put me right off

    hh45
    Free Member

    So may be something Japanese you reckon?

    Thanks everyone, you cant all be wrong and you sound emphatic.

    qwerty
    Free Member

    Magura HS33

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