Juicy 5 or SLX Brakes

[ngala24]

Quick vote, do i go with Juicy 5 or SLX Brakes ?

[parabola]

Juicy 5's!

[droo]

Juicy 5's!

 

 

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[MintSauce]

I own Juicy 7s....but I vote SLX.

 

Juicy's have been discontinued and replaced with the new Elixir. Rather wait for the cheaper Elixirs to get here....I think they're also called 3, 5, 7 etc.

 

There are still many people suffering from the dreaded Juicy vibration issues that have plagued the brakes since their introduction.

 

I have tried everything imaginable and my brakes still vibrate every time I squeeze the lever. You might be one of the lucky ones and not have any issues.....or you might not!

 

Plus, my girlfriend has SLX on her bike and they outperform my Juicy 7s by some margin. Better brake feel, better modulation, more power even though I run 7inch and she has 6inch rotors....and I'd bet they'll be cheaper too, no?

 

 

 

[Hog_]

I would go for SLX if it was me. They look strong, nice design, and Shimano is easily available country-wide, meaning spares would be easy. SLX is also great value for money from what I've heard, seen and read.

 

 

 

[ngala24]

The SLX are cheaper, i think its going to be slx as then i dont need adaptors either as they going on XT wheelset with centre lock

 

 

[Newboy]

SLX. Spares are available anywhere. Good value.

[splat]

I would also vote SLX seeing as its newer and the Juicy's are being replaced by the Elixir range.

[Jules]

SLX

[droo]

Mintsauce, my 7's squeak too, but only when they're cold. One good stop and they're good for the rest of a descent. And they bite. But yes, they are a bit of a PITA on climbs...