Interesting. Curious, if you don't mind saying, how much do you weight and what are you comparing them too? Not the first person to mention this, and I've heard similar feedback about the Quadiem, so I do have to wonder if there's a QA/QC thing going on.
Did you notice a big difference swapping from the TRP rotor to a Centerline? I've used both Magura and TRP rotors and noticed no difference.
I had to up-rotor the Quadiems I tested too (and install Saint pads) to get the performance I was looking for and even then (now) they feel a bit under-gunned compared to the Cura4, Code, MT5/7, or Dominion which I think are all solid buys.
I'd definitely have zero complaints if this bike came with the MT5 (or Trail Sport) or the Code R in terms of balancing a budget and braking power.
Nov. 19, 2019, 11:29 p.m. - Andrew Major
Interesting. Curious, if you don't mind saying, how much do you weight and what are you comparing them too? Not the first person to mention this, and I've heard similar feedback about the Quadiem, so I do have to wonder if there's a QA/QC thing going on. Did you notice a big difference swapping from the TRP rotor to a Centerline? I've used both Magura and TRP rotors and noticed no difference. I had to up-rotor the Quadiems I tested too (and install Saint pads) to get the performance I was looking for and even then (now) they feel a bit under-gunned compared to the Cura4, Code, MT5/7, or Dominion which I think are all solid buys. I'd definitely have zero complaints if this bike came with the MT5 (or Trail Sport) or the Code R in terms of balancing a budget and braking power.