The simplest and most cost friendly approach would be to simply increase rotor size up front - stepping up to 203mm out front is the biggest incremental bump in stopping power. Slight weight penalty, but that's a ~$60usd answer.
That said, despite being a large oaf, I'm not that hard on brakes because I'm almost always traction limited, so XT brakes on 203/180 rotors and finnned semi metallic pads works fine.
May 25, 2017, 12:25 p.m. - Tehllama42
The simplest and most cost friendly approach would be to simply increase rotor size up front - stepping up to 203mm out front is the biggest incremental bump in stopping power. Slight weight penalty, but that's a ~$60usd answer. That said, despite being a large oaf, I'm not that hard on brakes because I'm almost always traction limited, so XT brakes on 203/180 rotors and finnned semi metallic pads works fine.