bikeperson45 Posted October 20, 2020 Report Share Posted October 20, 2020 Basic question, just curious what people would recommend for 24" street? I had two Saint callipers snap on me so got fed up and have been using a BB7 for a while. Now I'm yearning for something with more hold and a better lever feel. Budget wise the Magura range appeals, don't really want to be shelling out much more than £100 or so. So what's good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoofty Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 Magura MT5, 62 Euros on Bike24. But if you're snapping Saint calipers... that's some serious hardcore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 Which Saint though? The M820 were supposed to have much weaker calipers than the M810, also, show us what adapter you're using, I bet it's a skinny one! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 16 hours ago, Swoofty said: Magura MT5, 62 Euros on Bike24. But if you're snapping Saint calipers... that's some serious hardcore. You can snap any caliper if you use a weak adapter, or the wrong washers, even having rock hard tyres will contribute to it. In my 5 or 6 years on a 24" I never broke a single caliper, and that was always a 203mm rear rotor. Always used the fattest adapters and nice wide washers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt24. Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 Leon is 100% right. I have snapped 2 calipers . Both of which were due to using the standard shimano adapters. I changed to chunkier adapters and no issues with shimano calipers on deore or twin pot XTs. I found the twinpot shimano calipers with trial tech pads on a 160 rotor (I know people tend to run bigger but I just didn’t need anymore power and preferred a smaller disc as less likely to get knocked) is the most reliable brake I have owned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bourde Posted October 26, 2020 Report Share Posted October 26, 2020 I snapped a Zee caliper and asked Shimano why this happened. I sent them the brake caliper. After "investigation", they told me the torque on the screw was not high enough and the caliper broke due to this. I was surprised. Since then, I use a Hope adapter. Did you contact Shimano? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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