Shimano Saint Product Compatibility

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Heyall

 

 

 

My rear hub has a bit of play in it, and I think it's time for a replacement. Recently upgraded to Juicy 5's with 185mm rotors.

 

 

 

Now, i've been eyeballing the Shimano saint range, as they are apparently DH/FR specific. Only really read good reviews about this product set.

 

 

 

However, IIRC, the brake rotors are meant to be hub-spline mounted, and the rear mech mounted on the thru axle, ie, no longer on a drop out.

 

 

 

DT Swiss makes a nice6-bolt rotor to hub-mounted adapter which works very well on Shimano products.

 

 

 

But this is turning into a lot of extra components for what was supposed to be rear hub replacement.

 

 

 

So my questions to y'all are:

 

1. If I take the saints, which saint components should i take to ensure compability, yet allowing me to keep my Avid Juicy 5s
2. If I dont take the Saints, which other hub is recommended for DH?