As above, I’ve just ordered an ebike that comes with SRAM DB8s so planning to pickup some Mavens. Nothing against SRAM brakes as I have been running a mixture of Code RSC and Code R across a few bikes and found them super reliable and not needing much maintenance - just I view them as a mineral oil Code R and would like more power on a 20kg ebike.
Lota of varying reviews out there - most say the A1 Maven brakes (excluding the Base) have a stiff lever feel but a wall of power once through it.
Both the Base and the B1 (revised Mavens out fairly recently) are said to have a lighter lever feel.
Ruled out the ultimate on cost and may as well skip the bronze and go to silver if having the ones with swinglink levers and get the bearing on the lever and the adjustable bits point.
So it comes down to lever feel, power and cost Base va Silver. Looks like there’s broadly a £110 cost between a pair of Base and pair of Silver so it’s not wild but I’d prefer cheaper in an ideal world.
Found 2 or 3 reviews saying the Bade is the ‘goldilocks’ of the Maven range, but equally had a couple of people say where wouldn’t you get the more powerful version on an ebike?
Thoughts?
