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saw a review that didnt rate them very highly - although it was a bike radar test and they seem to promote the use of 160mm of travel to ride the SDW 😉
anyone got first hand experiance of them - 160mm both ends. the review said that the x2 race didnt have very much power - i want to put them on a race/light&fast tourer
I have them on a lightweight Scott Scale. 160mm rotors at both ends. Set up properly they are as good as any other brake. However I have found that they need accurate aligning to work well. The Hope video on setting up the Tech X2 brakes mentions about both pads having to touch the rotor at the same time. This seems to be the same with the Race brake, if one pad stops moving first you get a soft lever. A few minutes adjusting the caliper, and they work great. Out of the box I was fairly underwhelmed by them, but once set-up properly they are great.
Most of what I ride is twisty singletrack (Swinley Forest etc) so brakes aren't that heavily used, although when I have given them a heavier use at places like the Surrey Hills they have been very good. I am 85kg and they stop me ok.
bike radar test and they seem to promote the use of 160mm of travel to ride the SDW
Really - Hmmm - I did it on a HT with 80mm travel - sore arse but 80mm was fine 😯
Are these not the ones reviewed in STW this month? I though they said look elsewhere for all moutain duties but were fine for their intended xc use.
Terry YGM 😉
Mine are fine they stop me ok around the peaks.
i like em - they feel sweet
Stu you are a star -
unfortunantly they dont sell the mag in my local shops (based in malabo equatorial guinea atm)
Ed oxley is a man whos word i trust over the bike magic boys.
Ill get em ordered for the ragley - i was on the verge of putting it in last week till i read that review and it cast doubts !