Most reliable XC brakes

Sorry a bit boring question but disc brakes never seem to be as reliable as I want them to be. Avid Juicys were v good but a nightmare for changing pads, Hope Minis kept needing to be bled, Elixirs ditto. I’m not very heavy so don’t need the most powerful I just want something super low maintenance.

Is that too much to ask?

give me an “S”…

Well I’m running 6 sets of Shimano brakes some of which date back to 2003. Never done anything except change the pads, or a quick bleed if I’ve needed to put a new longer hose on. Totally fit and forget.

I’d say shimano, replacing one set of Elixirs tomorrow

Have to agree with above shimano seem to be mostly fit and forget. But fort race bike hope every time , just so easy to look after

give me an “S”…

an “H”

an “I”

an “M”

an “A”

an “N”

and an “O”

😉

FWIW, I won’t bother with anything else these days…

XTR are just a pleasure to use, particularly after several sets of Elixirs which were utter toss!

Hope??

Cheese levers on the SLX put me right off

So may be something Japanese you reckon?

Thanks everyone, you cant all be wrong and you sound emphatic.

Magura HS33