[DirtMcGirk]

I'm a large man. Like 240# of bro goo in a set of lycra shorts.

And as a large man, I need a little more than the 150# skinny bastards when it comes to stopping the forward progress of my corpse down a hill.

I've looked at the Saints. And the prices are coming down. However, I hear really good things about the new version of the XT/XTR stoppers.

Anyone played with them? Anyone LARGE played with them?

For a reference I've been riding Gustavs for 5 years, and I love them. However, they are going on the old bike to its new home.

As always, any help/guidance/"jeesus you're a fat fvck" is always appreciated.

 

[chup29]

im 195 with new xt's on my trail bike and new xtr's on my dh bike - they are awesome... ive never had an issue stopping, definitely put 8 inch rotors on though, but id say if your really worried about it, just get the saints and be happy - more than enough power for anyone...

 

[DirtMcGirk]

I was thinking that too, but I like the new ICE tech idea, and the vented calipers, all of that. Are they going to that for the 2012 Saints?

 

[IH8Rice]

my The Ones are stopping my 220lbs of mass fairly well

 

[Kanye West]

Have a buddy who's 250# of (m)ass running the XTR's on his V10, isn't a slow dude, hasn't had a single problem since early spring. I'd rock em.

 

[frorider]

Did you see my post in the Formula RO thread about the $210 price (includes rotor/adapter) on 2010 The Ones? What's your budget?

I'm 195 lb w/o gear, running 203 mm / 180 mm rotors, plenty of power.

 

[NoUseForAName]

I was thinking that too, but I like the new ICE tech idea, and the vented calipers, all of that. Are they going to that for the 2012 Saints?

No. Not in the 2012 dealer book. Stays the same as 2011.

Maybe 2013, maybe late 2012.

 

[Sandwich]

saint

xtr was built with trailbike/xc lightness in mind. I'm sure they stop well...but are they really meant for DH? I wonder if this is like people saying that elixirs are good for DH.

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

I need to say that the hybrid XTR/Saint setup works amazing. IMO the new saint levers are junk, I had sent them back to shimano. Went with XTR Trails.

The Trail levers are the nicest lever I have ever seen and the feel is fantastic. Paired up with the saint calipers its a sick combo.

The ONLY thing I have noticed is that the XTR Trail levers are shorter than the saint, I had to run slightly shorter grips to get the feel I wanted.

 

[yd35]

I need to say that the hybrid XTR/Saint setup works amazing. IMO the new saint levers are junk, I had sent them back to shimano. Went with XTR Trails.

The Trail levers are the nicest lever I have ever seen and the feel is fantastic. Paired up with the saint calipers its a sick combo.

The ONLY thing I have noticed is that the XTR Trail levers are shorter than the saint, I had to run slightly shorter grips to get the feel I wanted.

I'm considering this setup as well and had a question. Which brake lines did you use? I believe the XTR trail brake lines have a slightly bigger ID than the Saints so I'm wondering what works.