I agree with you about leaky pistons, they also occasionally had exploding master cylinders unfortunately. But if the setup on the used bike hasn't grenaded yet, why not save some cash until they do? It's a shame that the separation between shimano servicability and calipers in to the trash bin is an extra hole and some threads.
I can't handle not riding my Saints on my bigger bikes sadly. It's certainly a shame when a Saint or XTR part blows up at 2.2 years in. Big repair bills for such small parts.
Since you brought them up, I'm not thrilled with Magura's use of wood screws to attach their high end levers to bars. No threads, just carbon you thread in to. I don't know about you, but I've had two sets of Saints that have moved through several bikes in their life (and sadly a couple hoses as they just keep getting shorter) and I'm not sure if the Magura's would hold up after a couple dozen threads and unthreads. I think there's simple solutions to that but it seems a bit odd!
March 1, 2022, 6:09 p.m. - Lu Kz
I agree with you about leaky pistons, they also occasionally had exploding master cylinders unfortunately. But if the setup on the used bike hasn't grenaded yet, why not save some cash until they do? It's a shame that the separation between shimano servicability and calipers in to the trash bin is an extra hole and some threads. I can't handle not riding my Saints on my bigger bikes sadly. It's certainly a shame when a Saint or XTR part blows up at 2.2 years in. Big repair bills for such small parts. Since you brought them up, I'm not thrilled with Magura's use of wood screws to attach their high end levers to bars. No threads, just carbon you thread in to. I don't know about you, but I've had two sets of Saints that have moved through several bikes in their life (and sadly a couple hoses as they just keep getting shorter) and I'm not sure if the Magura's would hold up after a couple dozen threads and unthreads. I think there's simple solutions to that but it seems a bit odd!