Budget Brakes wanted
lucafour
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Looking for some discount disc brakes, either for my Anthem X or Hard tail depending on quality
Anyone seen any bargains recently??
Cheers
Anyone seen any bargains recently??
Cheers
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Formulas for 135 all in on Merlin.0
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Depends what you call a bargain.
Best deal superb brakes.
http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/m ... -rear.htmlI don't do smileys.
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Budget? Anything shimano though, deores can be had for around £60 on the german sites.0
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Thanks for the replies
What German sites am I looking for?
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They're all out of stock at the moment. Rose Bikes, Discount Bikes.de, and another I can't remember offhand. I've spent the last week hunting a set down, no one has rears. Only a few have fronts.
Only set I could find was Merlin.I don't do smileys.
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Looks like Rose have them back in stock, so about £75 posted, but remember they'll be back to front (front left and back right) so unless you can learn to brake funny you'll need to swap the hoses.
http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/product/detail/aid:516080I don't do smileys.
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Just ordered some Deore M596's form CRC for £80 posted.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Cate ... goryID=580
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Sorry, just noticed the rears are out of stock at the moment.__________________
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swap the hoses?
Sounds like hard work?
I guess they would need bleeding after?0 -
Not really hard work, but may need bleeding.I don't do smileys.
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Deore 486's any good
currently less than £40???0 -
They are not Deore if a 486, but are decent enough.0
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Is that a set or per brake?I don't do smileys.
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What like one tab for front and one tab for rear - sounds like all the detail you need!
As SS says M486 aren't Deore (which would be an M5XX number) so CRC are being a bit naughty!Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0 -
Can't really go wrong with anything at that price, but I'd check with CRC first that they are what you hope - as you say, a bit lacking on detail.
Especially as they have euro style front only listed at £28
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Sear ... h=br+m+486
But with CRC you never know.I don't do smileys.
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Deore great brakes for the money i got a set of the 596 s a few months back and after riding my mates bike with the new xt fitted we cant tell the difference.The family that rides together stays together !
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I have mailed CRC, I will have to wait and see what they say
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No luck with the 486's
but Merlin have some Avid Elixir 3's @ £77 less 20%
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I have just replaced my Avid Juicy 3's with a set of M596s from Merlin. The Juicy's never worked as I thought they should despite different pads/discs and cleaning - the M596s are excellent for the money and are ten times better. However I don't think they are any different to any of my sets of Elixirs which have always performed well.
I guess Juicy's are aimed at the budget market and it's not strictly accurate to compare them with M596s.0 -
bazza333 wrote:I have just replaced my Avid Juicy 3's with a set of M596s from Merlin. The Juicy's never worked as I thought they should despite different pads/discs and cleaning - the M596s are excellent for the money and are ten times better. However I don't think they are any different to any of my sets of Elixirs which have always performed well.
I guess Juicy's are aimed at the budget market and it's not strictly accurate to compare them with M596s.
Juicy's are dead as a product, Avid's budget brakes are Elixir 1 or 3.0 -
Good job I haven't got 1's or 3's then.... :-)0
