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Has anyone got particularly good or bad things to say about the Shimano Saint 4 pot brakes? Was impressed on a quick ride on tarmac on a friends bike but that's obviously nothing like real world use.
Not bothered about weight, I'm looking for something really powerful, for peak district trail riding.
Saints are really powerful. You won't be disappointed.
I'm also in the market for some.
I will say, they aren't that easy to buy. So far I've only found two sites which sell them individually.
they [s]stop[/s] stopped a 22 stone no worries...........
they now stop a 20 stone bloke even better...... 😉
I've had a set for the past year and a bit, theyre amazingly powerful and once you get used to it theres plenty modulation. Theyre very heat resistant, I just did a week in the alps with a 160mm rotor on the rear and no problems. Make sure your forks are stiff tho! wouldnt want them on a QR fork!
They've been great in the alps / whistler, even better than my juicy carbons.
(I use ss organics pads)
hhmmmm Saints - are uber lush to use... uber powerful and despite what some think there is loads of modulationin them - they're the type of brake where you think damn i'm gonna need to pull hard to stop this bugger................ ooopps over the bar 🙂
Have been running M810 Saints for over 10 months now - DH.
Excellent - super powerful; easy to set up; easy to bleed; Levers have good adjustability, no nasty dot fluid; true one finger braking; good modulation (once you get used to the power!).
Will run with Hope Floating rotors - although you may have to do a tiny amount of filing to clear the "floating rivet" - depends on frame/fork/hub combo etc.
Get some!
Had mine for about 18 months, incl use in the Alps, absoutely brilliant.
The only *very* minor quible I have is they're a tad grabby in very slow techy sections, eg. a steep rocky switchback in the Alps. But that is probably more technique than anything.
I also had to file mine to use with 183mm Hope floaters.
I wonder if the new 2011 XTR levers will work with the Saint calipers...
Love mine,got them on my DH bike and also my Alpine 160.They have LOADS of power and as said modulation is good for such a powerful brake.
Best brakes ever. A week in Les Arcs on the brakes most of the time...no fade whatsoever. Not crazy heavy either.
Stupidly powerful.
One of the guides in Les Arcs swapped from Juicys to Saints.
He spent quite a bit of time that day stopping very abruptly about 10' before the corners...
I've got them on my battery, I've only ridden it once at FOD uplift last week. So far they are mind blowing.
[i]I wonder if the new 2011 XTR levers will work with the Saint calipers... [/i]
Not sure at the moment but it may be a no. The new XTR system is designed to work with a smaller amount of fluid than the Saint to save weight. So it may turn out that the XTR lever won't push enough fluid through to the Saint caliper for them to work properly.
Sold mine to fund a HT build when I split my DH bike after breaking the frame. They paid for a 456 in as new condition plus some brand new LX brakes. Wish I could have kept them but they would have been total overkill on a trail HT.
Whatever is on my next DH bike will be sold off to fund another set of 810's. They are stonkingly good brakes.
had them on my DH bike for a while, now on my AM bike, albeit with smaller rotors (big rotors on small bike meant i nearly went over the bars on a few occasions when not paying attention to the trail and panic braking)
great brakes
Can't say enough good things about them. I used to think my Hope M4's were powerful - I was wrong. Modulation and lever feel is great as well.
Gives you so much confidence knowing you can check your speed quickly and easily with no effort and one finger
would not buy any other brake, unless you're trying to build something incredibly light, buy these.
Best brakes ive ever used by a country mile. I've tried my mates avid codes and whilst they are good they're not as nice as the saints. I have 200mm rotors on my trail bike but could easily get away with 160mm but I bought a whole set from merlin for £300 including rotors.
As above they take a while to get used to due to the massive power for little finger input.
Thanks guys, won't get anything else.
I have 200mm front and 160mm rear hope floating rotors (can always sell these on if it doesn't work well with hope's although others users suggest they seem to have been ok). The front fork is a post mount, rear IS. What adaptors if any do i need to purchase?