Hydraulic Brake Discs (rotors?) - Performance differences?

[Monark]

Hi

 

My Anthem X2 came with entry level Shimano hydraulic disk brakes. The pads are the resin type.

 

I used to lose all brake feel when running hard so I upgraded my rear brake setup to an SLX calliper with XT pads and disk(rotor).

 

Can I use a non-Shimano disk with my SLX calliper?

[Zeps]

yes you can

[andretraut]

Hi

 

My Anthem X2 came with entry level Shimano hydraulic disk brakes. The pads are the resin type.

 

I used to lose all brake feel when running hard so I upgraded my rear brake setup to an SLX calliper with XT pads and disk(rotor).

 

Can I use a non-Shimano disk with my SLX calliper?

You can use any rotor with your caliper, but my experience tells me that Shimano calipers just works better with Shimano rotors. I once used Hayes rotors on my XT brake set, and although it was ok, the difference was noticeable only after I fitted XT rotors. If you are looking for XT rotors for cheap, give me a shout. Have two (160 and 180) for R250 (both).

[Johan Bornman]

Hi

 

My Anthem X2 came with entry level Shimano hydraulic disk brakes. The pads are the resin type.

 

I used to lose all brake feel when running hard so I upgraded my rear brake setup to an SLX calliper with XT pads and disk(rotor).

 

Can I use a non-Shimano disk with my SLX calliper?

 

It is an absolute waste of money to upgtrade rear brakes. They do very little of the stopping on bicycles and motorbikes and are able to drag the rear wheel without much effort, so why bother?

 

If you don't like the feel, swap pads, but leave the calipers alone.

[29thumbs]

if you want power stay with the resin pads.

[SwissVan]

It is an absolute waste of money to upgtrade rear brakes. They do very little of the stopping on bicycles and motorbikes and are able to drag the rear wheel without much effort, so why bother?

 

If you don't like the feel, swap pads, but leave the calipers alone.

 

Yep tend to agree, the last thing most of us need are stronger rear brakes and hell yes the noise some standard (metal)pads make can be a pain.