Wernervdmerwe Posted July 28, 2010 Posted July 28, 2010 You can't go wrong with Formula.The R1 is great, then One's the best and the RX also very good (and VERY affordable).
Wernervdmerwe Posted July 28, 2010 Posted July 28, 2010 JB - I thought you said all brakes are adequate unless setup wrong, so he could not possibly be shoving crap towards his wife's bike? :lol:
splat Posted July 28, 2010 Posted July 28, 2010 @Tarmac-GSTR - with Tarmac-JNR around, her bike wont be getting dirty for a while...
manbearpig Posted July 28, 2010 Posted July 28, 2010 Keep your brakes and chain a kettle ball to your vrou's bike.
The expat cyclist Posted July 28, 2010 Author Posted July 28, 2010 Let me set the record straight here:I bought my wife a Merida XC500D in October of 2008. Neither of us were sure weither she is going to follow through with the MTB thing...I thought the Merida was a good buy and had a lot of potential for upgrades. So it started out with:Rock Shox Dart2 (Well over 2.0kg)Octalink 10ton BBDeore CassetteHG53 9spd chain So I replaced the above with:Fox 32 80mm front fork from my GT. I had it serviced and checked BEFORE it went onto her bike. Saved her well over 1kg in weight.SLX Crankset with bb (brand new) - she did not like the colour of the XT!XT Cassette (brand new)HG93 9spd chain She is getting my Ritchey Pro bar and seatpost this weekend - I will have it resprayed to match her bike! So how is this not upgrading her bike? I decided to get her the SLX disc brakes from CWC and keep my Maguras.
Hairy Posted July 28, 2010 Posted July 28, 2010 So what are you doing with the K@K Strokers ... if you sell them let me know as I am looking for really cheap disc brake (Well only the front, but if I need to buy a set then so be it) and considering they are so K@K you can't expect much for them ... you might even want to just give them away due to their poor performance. Thanks in Advance Hairy
Wyatt Earp Posted July 28, 2010 Posted July 28, 2010 Nothing wrong with hand me downs, it's not chauvinistic at all.Todays women are more independent and there is also more of a mutual respect between partners.If she didn't want your "hand me downs" she would have told you to bugger off and sell it on The Hub.Sounds to me like you love your woman MJ. well done.Do you have kids ?Some people are of the impression that it's wrong to populate the earth, as it's already full, now that I have a problem with.What about legacy's and bloodlines, not to talk of the strong bond and the love between parent and child. Blikskottel, but this thread has been terribly derailed. Just to touch base, I love the Elixirs, heavy or not, I can't understand this obsession with weight.
Wyatt Earp Posted July 28, 2010 Posted July 28, 2010 What I do have a problem with is when guys skimp on safety gear on their wife. Oh yes, this I agree with 100 %
The expat cyclist Posted July 28, 2010 Author Posted July 28, 2010 Nou ja, die een het soos al die ander ontaard... Maar anyway, nou net die SLX brake set by CWC bestel. I'll slap it on as soon as I get it.
Hairy Posted July 28, 2010 Posted July 28, 2010 Nou ja, die een het soos al die ander ontaard... Maar anyway, nou net die SLX brake set by CWC bestel. I'll slap it on as soon as I get it. Soooo ... what are you doing with K@K old brakes?
VeloRacer Posted July 28, 2010 Posted July 28, 2010 Quick hijack, Im a roadie so I dont know much about mtb parts.I ride a XT equiped MTB. If I change the rotors,can I replace them with something like Alligators or Avid rotors?
Mellow Posted July 29, 2010 Posted July 29, 2010 Quick hijack, Im a roadie so I dont know much about mtb parts.I ride a XT equiped MTB. If I change the rotors,can I replace them with something like Alligators or Avid rotors? hey, because ride XT i assume you have a centre lock hub with XT rotors?. dont think the avids or gators will be compatable with the hub
VeloRacer Posted July 30, 2010 Posted July 30, 2010 Nah, I have a six bolt rotor. And says Magura on the rotor. The rest is XT.
AndreZA Posted July 30, 2010 Posted July 30, 2010 Any 6-bolt will work as long as the size stays the same. I use Alligators with my XT brakes.
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