Used brakes?

joerodman

Hi all,

I'm looking to upgrade my Avid Elixir 5 brakes (that I believe to be cursed) on my Giant Trance X2. I am looking at getting the new generation of Shimano brakes (lever and caliper), but not sure what model to get. I have a budget of between £100 and £120 for a pair.

For that budget I can get M596 from CRC, which score very well in Bike Radar tests. Or I could get used items of a higher spec, XTR, SLX etc.

Does anyone have any recommendations as to what brakes to buy and on buying used brakes sight unseen?

supersonic

New Deore. Great brakes at an amazing price

joerodman

Thanks for the reply. To confirm, this is the model you talk about? : http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=67246

cooldad

Yes.

felix.london

If you can wait a week (showing out of stock) you can get a set of SLX delivered for your budget from Rose Bikes

http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/shimano-slx-disc-brake-br-m675---servo-wave--/aid:591857

Giraffoto

Rose bikes generally deliver them in Euro-spec - left front, right rear. Just a thing to bear in mind

rockmonkeysc

Giraffoto wrote:

Rose bikes generally deliver them in Euro-spec - left front, right rear. Just a thing to bear in mind

Takes two minutes to swap them back to the correct, UK orientation. Hoses usually need shortening anyway, the standard lengths were far too long even for my downhill bike.

stubs

New Deore. I have XT which I love but if I was buying again I would probably go for the Deore as the extra knobs and screws arent needed in my opinion once you have everything set up.