TЯΞB Posted November 10, 2010 Share The graph is from Bikeradar's Review of Shimano Brakes. Sooooo .... if you buy the most expensive Shimano Brakes you get the least stopping power According to this graph, at the same Pull Force XTR gives you the least amount of deceleration, followed by XT, SLX and then Deore. Only the Saint brakes buck this trend, coming out tops with the highest deceleration of all brakes tested. Hmmmm .... I'm sure I saw some killer deals on Deore brakes, anybody looking for XT's .... going cheap Or am I going colourblind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covie Posted November 10, 2010 Share Most test previously show that SLX basically performs the best followed by Deore then XT and XTR. According to those tests the Deore also outbraked the juicy 5 etc. I think these tests are slightly relative with some level of interpretation, but i have Deore brakes and I weigh 94kg they stop me just fine. no need to upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speshie Posted November 10, 2010 Share haha orrrr... you could by avid instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covie Posted November 10, 2010 Share oh contrair speshie avid 3 is supposed to compare to Deore, and my gawd the juicy 3's are absolutly horrible. they wouldnt stop a donkey taking a crap When my deore's go ill go either hope or saint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerus Posted November 10, 2010 Share oh contrair speshie avid 3 is supposed to compare to Deore, and my gawd the juicy 3's are absolutly horrible. they wouldnt stop a donkey taking a crap When my deore's go ill go either hope or saint Go hope, go hope. Best brakes Ive had, So little maintenance has been needed on the set i have, which are now about 6 years old, still as good as the day I bought them Edited November 11, 2010 by Caerus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grebel Posted November 10, 2010 Share Got Hayes Stroker Trails on my new ride. I weigh in at 92kg and haven't hit anything yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauloc Posted November 11, 2010 Share Hahaha - ja I also cam across this a while back. If you check out the comments on the site, you'll see that the test team got ripped to pieces for the methods used to test. There does seem to be very little difference between the XT's and the SLX's in terms of performance though. The XT's calipers are 1-piece as opposed to the SLX which is 2-piece so 'theoretically' the XT's should lose less braking power. Other than that the XT's are less prone to brake fade, weigh a bit less and look cooler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weight Weenie Posted November 11, 2010 Share Formula, I need say no more ! Had XT and hated them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Posted November 11, 2010 Share wonder how much the rotors has to do with this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weight Weenie Posted November 11, 2010 Share Pads and brake lines and oil type are also factors, but that makes each brake what it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SURFER Posted November 11, 2010 Share oh contrair speshie avid 3 is supposed to compare to Deore, and my gawd the juicy 3's are absolutly horrible. they wouldnt stop a donkey taking a crap When my deore's go ill go either hope or saint Not sure how you guys brake? I have juicy 3, when I want to stop, no problem. Maybe I go to slow to notice the difference. Educate me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speshie Posted November 11, 2010 Share not always just about stopping power... also modulation and for that the juicy threes are horrific.. juicy 5s are very nice and exactly the same as the sevens.. ( I have not met anyone who cam actually get the red knob on the seven to make any difference) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongmech Posted November 11, 2010 Share er...HIJACK!! While we're on the subject, i have a brand new, never fitted pair of Shimano Deore brakes with adapters and rotors for R1300. Anybody want em??? Sorry hijack off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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