Shoot... So what is the deal with the Saint levers? I have an older set and I just ordered a complete new pair for my DH bike. Wondering what I might be getting myself into here!!
meh... aluminum has a very small heat capacity (that's why it conducts heat well) so the "ice tech" rotors should be warming up very quickly which is not nice. idk how well can that alu core extension dump the heat to the air, ice tech seems more a fail than win to me. would prefer they went the hope vented rotor way.Look at the... Saint rotors!
They are ridiculous![]()
There looks to be some machining on the Saint.**edit** Surely the "cheaper" Zee chainring actually cost more to make than the top-of-the-line Saint one? Unless the alloy is special, they're just throwing away material to make the cheaper version heavier/less appealling than the expensive version.
Nothing you'll notice. They don't have a split perch and the bite point adjustment does nothing. The lever blade is narrow, which is more taster's choice than real complaint. Some people have problems with air entering the lines. I had mine for about 2.5 years, shortened the hoses and bled them myself, and I had no problems with a good bleed. With a bad/uncertain bleed, I definitely had some of the phantom power issues that other people have. I LOVED my saint brakes, I only wish the lever were a bit better...looks like they fixed it.Shoot... So what is the deal with the Saint levers? I have an older set and I just ordered a complete new pair for my DH bike. Wondering what I might be getting myself into here!!
I "Z" what you did there...Does this mean I might get another chance to have Z(ee) rims?![]()
alu is good only if it can dump the heat fast enough (i am very doubtful of this, it would take much more surface area), otherwise the rotors will run hotter than the ordinary steel ones. i might be wrong about this so we best wait for reviews.most people seem to like them in the XC world.
yeah, i guess their braking is short and strong so the rotors have time to cool off. i am worried about dragging the brakes slowly...New brakes seem to be well tested by the fastest riders, so I think Ice-Tech rotors are reliable, but on the other hand Gwin or Gee look like don't use brake much during the ride![]()
If they're sold like the XTR/XT brakes, they won't come with rotors, so run whatever you want. I've been using Avid rotors with my XT brakes since day 1, no problems.
Actually this was the only problem I had with Shimano levers. Not even with the Saint ones, but with old XTR.There were plenty of little problems with the old brakes that a lot of people experienced (me included) like leaking from the reservoirs ...
I don't get it, isn't that what it is? I seem to hear a lot of bad things about the ISCG mounted bash, in particular, it destroys your frame instead of your cranks in a big enough crash. This looks like it'll protect both while still managing the same light weight.I will not touch it unless they add a bash guard taco style.
it's attached to the chainring spider and rotates with your pedal strokes.I don't get it, isn't that what it is? I seem to hear a lot of bad things about the ISCG mounted bash, in particular, it destroys your frame instead of your cranks in a big enough crash. This looks like it'll protect both while still managing the same light weight.
if you think so. personally my current bash device isn't only seeing action when my cranks are in the 'correct' position.Right, but it's still taco sized, only now it's also crank mounted, making it the best of both worlds?