Southend Trials Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 (edited) Need help! my birthday next month and i hope to buy some brakes for the bike, its a slopestyle bike. I DONT! do jumps, im no where near pushing the components on my bike to its limit nor am i bothered about weight.. Im looking for a set of brakes that will be able to stop me with out throwing me over the bars too easily, any help / views appreciated wisely! im looking at hope's new range apart from the xc brake haha and possibly Avid Elixirs any one got any views on these aswell? This is the bike soo far! weird seat angle for some reason Edited May 15, 2011 by Southend Trials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 Your seatpost is the wrong way round. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirt jumper jake Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 its a slopestyle bike. I DONT! do jumps Whats the point in that then? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southend Trials Posted May 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 Whats the point in that then? Doesnt mean i have to ride slopestyle on it? werent you running a xc frame and doing dj? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirt jumper jake Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 Doesnt mean i have to ride slopestyle on it? werent you running a xc frame and doing dj? yeah was mint but felt like riding the bloody titanic it was so loooooooooong & go for a hope tech v2 on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Shimano Deores are fine for the money for 90% of people, as are the basic Elixirs. You can pay 4-5 times as much (E.g. XTR) but you're paying for minimal (if any) power increase, a few more knobs you don't need, slightly higher quality, slightly less weight but mostly way more bling factor. The new deores will have servo wave levers like the SLX/XT/XTRs now too. P.S. Have you noticed your head angle is vertical? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southend Trials Posted May 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Shimano Deores are fine for the money for 90% of people, as are the basic Elixirs. You can pay 4-5 times as much (E.g. XTR) but you're paying for minimal (if any) power increase, a few more knobs you don't need, slightly higher quality, slightly less weight but mostly way more bling factor. The new deores will have servo wave levers like the SLX/XT/XTRs now too. P.S. Have you noticed your head angle is vertical? Cheers, yeah at the moment im looking for reviews on brakes that people have had for a long period, unlike me purchasing my last brakes, what a waste that money was haha! And yep! the camera angle really hasnt helped ! haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southend Trials Posted May 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 Avid Elixirs have been purchased!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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