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Looking at brakesets, narrowed down to those above.
Hope Tech issues with shifters is putting me off a bit? (will be running LX pods)
Like the sound of the Formulas due to great reviews.
Anyone experience of the above sets?
in the workshop i see more hayes formulas avid ect.. in for repairs needing new seals an pistons due to seazing.
hopes are very relable, i would definitly consider shimano brakes, in my opinion they are by far the most relable brakes you can buy.
avid an hayes come with the most power followed closely by formula.
then shimano and hope. but even the hopes and shimanos will lock up your wheels given a good grab.
and unless you want to stop a 45lbd dh bike. thats enough.
i run the avid elixir 5 brakes and find i need to clean them out each time i give the bike a good once over. after cleaning them take the pads out and silicon lube the pistions and make sure they are moving freely. really this hould be done on all brakes but on avid hayes and formulas it is life or death of the brakes.
i am buying a set of the new shimano xt brakes in a week or two,:D
Ditto the above but I prefer hope