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I have some Avid Codes on my DH bike. They work fine but i fancy something new. The usual suspects as Zee or Saint from Shimano or E4 and V4 from Hope.

I was going to reuse the 200mm rotors that i have unless there is a problem with that?

Cost wise i can get a pr of Saint for 225 and the Hopes are 124 or 140 for e4/v4.

My daughter has v4 on her dh bike and i like them. My smaller bikes run xt brakes and i like them too.

I would be cross if the Shimano offerings were disposable....and im guessing really i want the v4. Im 85kg and ride Antur Revs and a fortnight in the alps every yr.

What do people recommend?


 
Posted : 18/05/2017 4:47 pm
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Just put a set of Zees on my DH bike with the old Avid rotors still on there. Very happy with them, very powerful and a nice feel, much like a more powerful XT brake (without the reliability issues)


 
Posted : 18/05/2017 5:00 pm
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much like a more powerful XT brake (without the reliability issues)

Don't speak too soon.

The Zee stuff must be due a revamp soon, hasn't it been out about 4 years now?


 
Posted : 18/05/2017 5:03 pm
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I've had zees for two years and they've been totally flawless, wouldn't look at anything else for the price.


 
Posted : 18/05/2017 5:18 pm
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I'm not into downhill but at over 100Kg and quite quick when going down, Zees stop me perfectly.

So much so that it's a bit of a struggle hanging on sometimes when braking hard and the tyres grip well. 😆

This is coming from years of XT brakes. Not used Hope since the C2 went out of production about a million years ago so can't compare.


 
Posted : 18/05/2017 5:28 pm
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There seems a lot of love for zee here! 🙂


 
Posted : 18/05/2017 6:51 pm
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Zee's were good at £70, but since the price has gone up, I'd say hope at a fiver more is worth it.


 
Posted : 18/05/2017 7:03 pm