rocky ridge advive

maudsley
maudsley Posts: 7
edited March 2009 in MTB beginners
Hi guys i have a 08 marin rocky ridge the bike is standard so the spec is,

XT shadow rear mech
deore front mech
deore shifters
fox vanilla R 140 forks
WTB laserdisc wheels on deore hubs.
hayes stroker hydrollic disc brakes


I am getting my wife a lower spec marin for our local shop so i am going to fit the wheels and brakes from mine onto hers so that leaves me £650 or roughly $800/$900 to spend on wheels and brakes for mine which are better that old ones to be fitted onto hers from mine. also what do u think of drive equipment. would i get inprovement going to all XT.

i am ater advice on brakes/ which one/models,
: formula?
: hope?

also what wheels, im looking at hope hoops any views on them or different one

cheers lads

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  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    I'd go for a set of Hope Pro II on Mavic XM719. A good, strong tight wheelset that is perfect for general trail riding.

    The Deore stuff works well, albeit a little weighty... I would wait until they wear out then replace, then go for XT.

    Brakes:

    Hope: great brakes but pricey - flawless stoppers
    Formula: Great reviews, no direct experience of them though
    How about XT brakes?

    Try Merlin cycles for great deals on all of the above

    Will get the lot for under £650 (wheels/XT kit/brakes)

    Will transform your ride no doubt - wheels and brakes first though
  • UnNamed
    UnNamed Posts: 10
    Why the new brakes?
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    UnNamed wrote:
    Why the new brakes?

    Actually that's a good point... the Hayes Strokers are getting great reviews....... ? :?

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