are single pot brakes ok for an ebike ? (xt m8000 )

[nobbyq]

or not enough stopping power ?

 

[Gary]

Depends what you weigh and how/where you ride really

 

[nobbyq]

am only 85 kg and don't ride too hard or gnarly stuff so think it could be ok

 

[Dax]

They will probably be fine. I ran m8000 XTs for 2 weeks of downhill in Canada, including 22,000ft of descent in 1 day and a week at whistler, they were fine.

I would happily put XT single pots on my kenevo, they'd be fine for most UK riding.

 

[Doomanic]

Until last week I was running Deore 2-pots. I’m a Clydesdale who rides down stuff he shouldn’t and they were fine.

 

[flash]

My XT 2 pots have stopped me faithfully on my Merida e900. And I'm 95kg fully loaded.

Gordon

 

[Itchy99]

Currently running Magura MT4 2pots on a Cube160. Described in the Magura blurb as 'suitable for ebikes up to 22.5 kph'.

I had my doubts as I'm used to Hope 4 pots on my analogue bike, also the Magura discs blued up from heat on a couple of big Exmoor descents. However they didn't fade and the pads haven't worn any more than expected.

So that's me told.

 

[Russell]

I wouldn't. My deores were ok until they got wet or a bit of crap on the pad then they were useless. Considering how cheap Zees are I wouldn't get anything less.