Pin-it Posted June 15, 2014 Share Your opinion! Not fact. I'm going to have to agree strongly with that opinion! I've got two bikes, one with Avid and one with XT. I have to say the Shimanos win ever time! Feels like a serious downgrade when I go from the XTs to Avids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capricorn Posted June 15, 2014 Share ah good info on the paint...but I am not sure I want to roll the dice on it. dont be a such a fairy. there's no major risk here other than your imagination. But i have to say, i ditched the dot 5.1 fluid my brakes shipped with, and went with synthetic dot 4: motul RB 600. Dang good stuff. No boil, fade or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donovan Winterburn Posted June 16, 2014 Share SRAM is amazing off-road equipment. Their parts are tough and shift smoothly! I am a huge SRAM fan... Wannabe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted June 17, 2014 Share dont be a such a fairy. there's no major risk here other than your imagination. But i have to say, i ditched the dot 5.1 fluid my brakes shipped with, and went with synthetic dot 4: motul RB 600. Dang good stuff. No boil, fade or whatever. I see on the base of the Brake Reservoir they stamped that either Dot 5.1 or dot 4 can be used.On my next Brake service I will switch to Dot 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V12man Posted June 17, 2014 Share I see on the base of the Brake Reservoir they stamped that either Dot 5.1 or dot 4 can be used.On my next Brake service I will switch to Dot 4. Don't switch to just any old dot4 fluid - use a racing brake fluid - Castrol SRF, Motul 600 and the like - I posted a list of fluids with wet and dry boil points in a different thread somewhere - pick the one with the highest wet boiling point you can find. Wannabe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted June 17, 2014 Share What kind of riding must one do for your brake fluid to 'boil' on an MTB jonnynogood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnynogood Posted June 17, 2014 Share Why buy a bike and then want to worry about the parts? 2014 Cannondale F29 3 Carbon Lefty, motive for purchase was frame and shock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroPlay Posted June 17, 2014 Share https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/134043-sram-rd-recall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droo Posted June 17, 2014 Share What kind of riding must one do for your brake fluid to 'boil' on an MTB You must either be very fast or very ***. I have seen rotors set fire to some dry grass after a ridiculous jeep track descent at the start of the Swartberg trail though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted June 18, 2014 Share dont be a such a fairy. there's no major risk here other than your imagination. But i have to say, i ditched the dot 5.1 fluid my brakes shipped with, and went with synthetic dot 4: motul RB 600. Dang good stuff. No boil, fade or whatever.rather your bike than mine, I hate admin and dot 5.1 creates it in my life in various forms. Why bother when I can get the same if not better performance from something else whilst it being a breeze to bleed shimano brakes. Nee Dankie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted June 18, 2014 Share Fitted X0 to my Turner with X0 twist shifters 2 years ago and have never looked back. I ran the cables totally encased and rain, hail, mud or shine have never even been forced into a cable replacement. I did it by choice a few months ago and as smooth as a baby's bum. Wannabe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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