PSA: Mega cheap formula brakes

lawman

Bike-discount.de have formula RX brakes front or rear for £40, personally a huge shimano brake fan, but thats a bloody good deal still!

http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/k496/a ... black.html
http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/k497/a ... black.html

Bad news is they no longer do a pair of Hans Dampfs for £50 gutted cos I was just gonna get a pair.

bennett_346

What are the delivery charges on that? Also it says rear isnt in stock but still that looks like a decent deal!

supersonic

Short hoses though

lawman

Normally postage is about a fiver so £85ish all in. Presumably the calipers are the same front and rear? If so levers can be run either side so could just buy 2 fronts and fit a longer hose

bennett_346

I presume you could yes, the levers look ambidextrous. I'm still holding out for XTs (ditched my sram for SLX 10 speed a couple of month ago, shortly ditching the GXP sram for some SLX double and bash cranks, and i'd love some shimano brakes to top that off!).

lawman

Xts are the best brakes I've used by far and worth the extra over these IMO, but if you can't stretch then these are great!

bennett_346

I've seen a pair of new XTs on ebay from a trustworth seller for £160, is this a good deal?

http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/k497/a ... white.html

rear brake (in white, but in stock) incase anyone wanted both rx's, and they do a white front to match at the £40 price too.

milfredo

The Formulas work on both sides - Just put a longer rear hose and you are good to go. It's an easy job involving a 8mm spanner, sharp knife and a bleed kit.

Northwind

I'm a Formula fanboi but was never very impressed with the RX, always felt a bit dumbed down like it was made for the OEM market. Much preferred the old Oro. Still not a bad deal at all though.

mikewoods

Xts on CRC are a great buy at the moment - especially with their discount codes - got a pair for £150 with two mounts!!