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Post by Fidius on Sept 17, 2014 17:16:34 GMT
This might be a noob question but my Christmas list from the wife will include new breaks  my question is i want to replace my Avid Elixer 7.5SL breaks with these upgrades my question is would i have to replace the rotas as well or will they work with the new set up? thanks guys for any advice  oh my rotas are : Front: Avid G2 Clean Sweep 203mm rotor Back : Avid G2 Clean Sweep Rotor 185mm |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2014 17:20:18 GMT
I don't know about the XT's but my cheapo deore 615's work perfectly well on the even cheaper Tektro Draco discs that came on my first MTB.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2014 17:22:50 GMT
I don't see why you can't mix and match callipers and discs. I've got a set of Hope X2's with Shimano discs and they work fine!
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Post by Fidius on Sept 18, 2014 6:32:06 GMT
thanks guys for the replies/help
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Post by matthews on Sept 18, 2014 7:58:08 GMT
As long as the adapters you use are matched to the disc diam it doesn't matter whose discs they are , what's wrong with the avids I use rsl's on the Lava Dome with a 203/180 setup (and have for 3 years) and they are well powerful , more so than the hopes on the soul.?
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Post by spacemonkey on Sept 18, 2014 11:04:00 GMT
Disks will be fine, I have the same type on my bike and they help to stop my fat arse without problem.
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Post by richardm on Sept 18, 2014 12:44:29 GMT
but price wise go to crc as they are cheeper at 50 odd each and thet have icetec pads in
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2014 16:23:21 GMT
i wouldnt buy the xts when the slx are such a good buy atm. £89.99 a set and just as good. i think only real diff is the reach adjust. the slx look a real bargain also on merlin.
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Post by Fidius on Sept 18, 2014 17:41:30 GMT
yeh thanks guys for advice.....the avids perform well to be fair and not had a problem with them but im wanting to tidy up the fading parts and wanting to try the shimano as the reviews are normally exceptional across the board , i thought these xt's were cheap  clearly i have not looked around very well , i never considered the slx set so ill look into them as well and at 90 quid there a steal  |
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Post by spacemonkey on Sept 18, 2014 18:41:38 GMT
I have the SLX as well as the avid disks as I said before they stop my fat arse very well. Just make sure you bed them in well. Had mine for about a year and still on the first set of pads!  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2014 19:34:06 GMT
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Post by Fidius on Sept 18, 2014 21:19:38 GMT
Thanks for this heads up |
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my question is i want to replace my Avid Elixer 7.5SL breaks with these upgrades my question is would i have to replace the rotas as well or will they work with the new set up? thanks guys for any advice 
clearly i have not looked around very well , i never considered the slx set so ill look into them as well and at 90 quid there a steal 
