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[quote=sambob]New SLX FTW. Awesome brakes, even compared to the best, never id the fact they're less than £60 an end.
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I find the setting of the BPC and reach on the Hope Tech's has a massive bearing on power as well as perfectly centring the caliper and pads. There is no shortcut for this so remove pads to centre caliper and then fine tune pads to bite evenly with a small screw driver. With the BPC dialled fully in adjust the reach adjuster to suit and that gives incredible power. Don't forget to bleed with the nipple at the highest point of the caliper and the BPC and reach fully out.
That said I found the X2s underpowered on my 150mm Enduro style bike and upgraded to M4s instead. I am not light and ride that bike hard but even on massive long descents in the wet my M4s or V2's (on DH bike) have never lacked power.
But X2 v's SLX well not sure as the shimano stuff is excellent too.