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[Closed] How good are the new SLX brakes!!

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fan****intatstic in my experience tonight, so much feel and power with 180mm discs!


 
Posted : 27/09/2011 10:11 pm
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Just fitted my new XTs. So much power! Nose wheelies ahoy...


 
Posted : 27/09/2011 10:14 pm
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Yep!

Used mine in the Quantocks (cool place 😆 ) and they stopped me no problem! And thats a big job!

Must buy more 😆


 
Posted : 27/09/2011 10:15 pm
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Seem spot on..

Just need to trim down the hoses..

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How long are they out of the box... 🙂


 
Posted : 27/09/2011 10:38 pm
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hoses = massive
levers = tiny - need to move inboard of the shifters!!
do your clamps open out so you can fit them without removing the grips?


 
Posted : 28/09/2011 9:14 am
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Got to say, they are the shiz! After my Juicy 3's they are a bl**dy revelation in both setup and operation.

Yes, the hoses are massive but easy to trim with no bleeding (unlike the avids) and I also had to swap my shifters back round as these are proper 1 finger levers (after taking the hacksaw to my Deore windows last year after Jedi modified my setup!)

The clamps do open. There is a little pin you have to push in to get them to open after you loosen the bolt

Spent a few hours at Cannock in the rain as the first outing and despite the grinding paste the ICE pads seem to have held up well (they also look cool with the fins n’all).


 
Posted : 28/09/2011 10:35 am
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Hoses are 1700mm rear and 900mm front usually. I had to cut quite large chunks out of my Deore M596 (which are also excellent brakes, noticebly better than the M595 they replaced).


 
Posted : 28/09/2011 10:43 am
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Have to say I'm impressed with mine!


 
Posted : 28/09/2011 10:48 am
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ah right cheers for the pin thing


 
Posted : 28/09/2011 12:52 pm
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They look awesome in comparison to my old ones.


 
Posted : 28/09/2011 12:56 pm
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Very impressed with mine, feel so much better than my old formulas. Just about to chop the hoses down a bit.


 
Posted : 28/09/2011 2:27 pm