My Shimano XT M765 brakes with dual 8" floating Hope rotors have finally died. They've been a good and faithful brake but I'm in need some something stronger. Unfortunately... I'm not made of money and I've got some heavy investing to do this coming year so I have to watch the funds hard.
A few things I've found...
-I've run the Elixir CR Mag/Code hybrid that came on the 2010 Demo 8 II's and those were excellent but hold a tall price tag.
-My old Hope 6 Pot Ti's seemed to last forever but never gave a ton of bite power. I can't see myself running them again.
-The Saint 810's on friends bike seemed legit and plenty strong. The new Saint 820's should be dandy too. Both, even at cost are pricey.
-I have the Shimano XT Ice M785's on my trail bike and they are bitchin with tons of power on 6" rotors. The price is much better than Saint and even Zee.
-Zee... well I'm not really sure. It's at least an extra $100 over the Stroker Ace brakes so I'm curious how better they would be.
The Stroker Ace brakes looked to have the same lever blade as the Stroker Trails which felt good in hand. They also are available for $115 a wheel which has my attention.
Power and modulation wise, how do they compare to the other 4 piston brakes out there now? Are they worth it? Would it be a noticeable increase in power over my current clapped out, 4 season old, xc brakes on a dh bike?
A few things I've found...
-I've run the Elixir CR Mag/Code hybrid that came on the 2010 Demo 8 II's and those were excellent but hold a tall price tag.
-My old Hope 6 Pot Ti's seemed to last forever but never gave a ton of bite power. I can't see myself running them again.
-The Saint 810's on friends bike seemed legit and plenty strong. The new Saint 820's should be dandy too. Both, even at cost are pricey.
-I have the Shimano XT Ice M785's on my trail bike and they are bitchin with tons of power on 6" rotors. The price is much better than Saint and even Zee.
-Zee... well I'm not really sure. It's at least an extra $100 over the Stroker Ace brakes so I'm curious how better they would be.
The Stroker Ace brakes looked to have the same lever blade as the Stroker Trails which felt good in hand. They also are available for $115 a wheel which has my attention.
Power and modulation wise, how do they compare to the other 4 piston brakes out there now? Are they worth it? Would it be a noticeable increase in power over my current clapped out, 4 season old, xc brakes on a dh bike?