My actual wish/plan was to get either some complete M420 brakes and then just swap the calipers to XT fronts and make the 420s single piston for loaner/rental bikes, or buy just the calipers, which would be a bit wasteful, but you can't find them anywhere, anyhow :-\
Other thing I forgot to ask is which has the most Shimano like feel in terms of raw power? My first instance with Shimanos XTs with my first set was a serious eye opener after Hayes S01e, then all the Avid Juicy crap and finally some Hayes Strokers I think. Did my first ride and got to a spot to roll down a quite deceptive landslide/move area and with the XTs, for the first time I just pulled on them with reasonable force and could come to a controlled, complete stop, didn't have to try and squeeze them so hard and still not stop and I've ridden Shimano ever since, as I love slow tech where you need good power.
Right now this is SUPER back burner as things are still slow AF for me down here and the shock on my Phantom just bit the dust :-(
Also, there's no buy and sell for any sort of decent take off parts down here, guys either just buy complete bikes (that's most) and just ride em, or they're fully custom spec'd.
April 19, 2022, 12:43 p.m. - Lynx .
My actual wish/plan was to get either some complete M420 brakes and then just swap the calipers to XT fronts and make the 420s single piston for loaner/rental bikes, or buy just the calipers, which would be a bit wasteful, but you can't find them anywhere, anyhow :-\ Other thing I forgot to ask is which has the most Shimano like feel in terms of raw power? My first instance with Shimanos XTs with my first set was a serious eye opener after Hayes S01e, then all the Avid Juicy crap and finally some Hayes Strokers I think. Did my first ride and got to a spot to roll down a quite deceptive landslide/move area and with the XTs, for the first time I just pulled on them with reasonable force and could come to a controlled, complete stop, didn't have to try and squeeze them so hard and still not stop and I've ridden Shimano ever since, as I love slow tech where you need good power. Right now this is SUPER back burner as things are still slow AF for me down here and the shock on my Phantom just bit the dust :-( Also, there's no buy and sell for any sort of decent take off parts down here, guys either just buy complete bikes (that's most) and just ride em, or they're fully custom spec'd.