your proposed Zee front with Deore rear would likely work well...
i just recently installed a saint (m820) front caliper in an otherwise stock xtr race (M9000) brake setup, and it works great. the xtr race levers seem to work fine with the saint caliper. using a 200mm front 180mm rear rotors (magura storm sl) the bike stops really well. (finned metal pads front, non-finned resin pads rear)
May 25, 2017, 10:31 a.m. - Peter Adamkovics
your proposed Zee front with Deore rear would likely work well... i just recently installed a saint (m820) front caliper in an otherwise stock xtr race (M9000) brake setup, and it works great. the xtr race levers seem to work fine with the saint caliper. using a 200mm front 180mm rear rotors (magura storm sl) the bike stops really well. (finned metal pads front, non-finned resin pads rear)