Willy do it I bought then set and just swapped the banjo bolt on my xts for the newer 8020s .. much more modulation and like hitting a wall when you need the power
My SLX are on the verge of dying. I believe it's the calipers, so I'm looking at my options.
Could I simply just buy 2 of these and swap the calipers straight over, keeping existing hoses etc!?
I'm guessing my SLX are M7000, but they're older than the images a google search brings up, the lever body is silver.
How are these holding up in terms of reliability folks?
Any of the wandering bite point?
Done 700km on mine, all off road, with no issues and no wandering bite point.
JP
There are now new [url= https://bike.shimano.com/en-EU/product/component/slx-m7100/BR-M7120.html ]SLX[/url] & [url= https://bike.shimano.com/en-EU/product/component/deore-xt-m8100/BR-M8120.html ]XT[/url] 4 pot callipers as part of the new 12 speed groupsets giving a bit more choice alongside the Deores (I did read somewhere that the [url= https://bike.shimano.com/en-EU/product/component/e-bike-e7000-series/BR-MT520.html ]MT520[/url]s are actually sub-Deore no series callipers) but Shimano are only quoting a 10% power increase against the M8000 2 pots.
I've done two full rides on my MT520 and they're still working! 🙂
Mine are in the post...
Very happy with them so far...no variable bite point at all.
Mine are also in the post !
Mine have been on the bike about a month now. Really happy with them.
Shimano bite if you want it but more modulation than my old xt 2 pots
Had mine since August & really like them, no wondering bite point. I rode a bike with XT 2 pots last week & the wondering bite point was scary.
But, last weekend a seal went in the rear calliper, so waiting for them to be warrantied now. Hopefully its a one off.
Sounds good then. My five year old deore 2pots are the only modern Shimano brakes I've had that don't do the bite point thing, so if these share that's reliability they will be great.
Wonder what makes posher Shimano brakes less reliable?
Also - how do they compare with Zees for power, anyone?
Sounds good then. My five year old deore 2pots are the only modern Shimano brakes I’ve had that don’t do the bite point thing, so if these share that’s reliability they will be great.
Wonder what makes posher Shimano brakes less reliable?
Also – how do they compare with Zees for power, anyone?
With Saint pads in they don't feel much different in power to Zees or the XTR 4 pots I've tried.
JP
Thanks JP, that'll do me.
Might need to pick up a front unit if I can't revive my Zee, but will be keeping the rear Zee as I'd rather circumcise myself with a rusty hacksaw than have to do my Orange's internal brake routing again.
What pads are you running in these other than stock shimano?
I bought a set of these brakes from one of those German sites*. One was fine and is still on my old Yeti (my son rides it) and is a lovely powerful brake...
the other honked and didn't bite properly from the start... I took the pads out and they were damp with oil. Changed the pads, no good, did some experimenting and the pistons were leaking fluid.
Sent back to German site, expecting replacement and the cock-ends just refunded me, so I had a bike with one brake. Found a cheap alternative XT in Merlin or Evans' sale (can't recall which).
*Just checked - was Rose Bikes
In conclusion - check the twin pot Deores - if they are noisy and not as powerful as you expect...
