Spot on - the cheapest way to nudge marginally adequate brakes into usable brakes is with giant platters of brake disks, especially on the front..
I'm able to make my Xt-8000's work as all-mountain brakes because of the big boi rotors out front, and updating the brake pads.
For my part, I wish Shimano would just keep making Saint brakes without any updates/upgrades/changes, just because that's still the gold standard for me if you want all the power at 3/4 of the lever travel.
Feb. 14, 2022, 1:41 p.m. - Tehllama42
Spot on - the cheapest way to nudge marginally adequate brakes into usable brakes is with giant platters of brake disks, especially on the front.. I'm able to make my Xt-8000's work as all-mountain brakes because of the big boi rotors out front, and updating the brake pads. For my part, I wish Shimano would just keep making Saint brakes without any updates/upgrades/changes, just because that's still the gold standard for me if you want all the power at 3/4 of the lever travel.