An actual brake comparison study

jbrown15

Well-known member
May 27, 2020
799
659
Chilliwack, Canada
Hi jbrown


hi
So am I right that in the end you prefer the XTR 4 pot with galfer (green?) pads and their 223 rotors?

Or are you using those Galfer pads/rotors with the code r?

thx


Yes that was my setup, and really liked it. But I would still get a little brake fade at the very end of a long intense downhill run. So I ended up swapping out my XTR calipers for some Magura MT5 calipers. So now I’m running a Shigura setup, which are the best brakes I’ve ever ridden.

But with that said my Trickstuff Maxima brakes finally just shipped.
 

jbrown15

Well-known member
May 27, 2020
799
659
Chilliwack, Canada
Yeah. Youll be a trickstuff junkie. I put the piccola HD on my DH bike and damn they’re good. My Maxima are on my other DH bike and they’re both amazing.

now bleeding, get a trickstuff only kit. The nipples you’ll need comes in the box so you just need good syringes and the oil.

I added one of their bleed kits to my order, spare pads and some brake fluid.
 

Shjay

Well-known member
Apr 30, 2019
835
491
Kent
Running these levers attached to my MT5 calipers, (with 4 individual pads) better than Shigura setup I have tired with old Saints I had

32B8E134-8EA8-4FF2-B5D9-143F8D5E1B9F.jpeg


9B4F8772-0294-4560-9295-D51E2A8D1663.jpeg
 

jbrown15

Well-known member
May 27, 2020
799
659
Chilliwack, Canada
Running these levers attached to my MT5 calipers, (with 4 individual pads) better than Shigura setup I have tired with old Saints I had

View attachment 95849

View attachment 95850


Who makes those levers? They look like Trickstuff knockoffs.

I haven’t tried a Shigura setup with Saint levers but I suspect the XTR levers have better feel, I know another popular setup for Worldcup DH racers are to run Saint calipers with XTR levers.
 

nB2000

Member
Jul 23, 2020
79
30
South coast UK
Yes that was my setup, and really liked it. But I would still get a little brake fade at the very end of a long intense downhill run. So I ended up swapping out my XTR calipers for some Magura MT5 calipers. So now I’m running a Shigura setup, which are the best brakes I’ve ever ridden.

But with that said my Trickstuff Maxima brakes finally just shipped.
Thanks
Looking forward to the update once you’ve tested.

thx
 

Shjay

Well-known member
Apr 30, 2019
835
491
Kent
ZRace levers, from Ali Express I did a review on them in review section

Who makes those levers? They look like Trickstuff knockoffs.

I haven’t tried a Shigura setup with Saint levers but I suspect the XTR levers have better feel, I know another popular setup for Worldcup DH racers are to run Saint calipers with XTR levers.
 

EMTB Forums

Since 2018

The World's largest electric mountain bike community.

555K
Messages
28,070
Members
Join Our Community

Latest articles


Top