New deore brakes vs old elixir 5's?

welshkev
welshkev Posts: 9,690
edited June 2013 in MTB buying advice
I'm fed up with my old elixir 5 brakes. Would new deores be an improvement?

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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Depends why you are fed up with them. Do they sit around on the couch all night , hair in curlers, eating crisps and drinking cheap wine?
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  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    cooldad wrote:
    Depends why you are fed up with them. Do they sit around on the couch all night , hair in curlers, eating crisps and drinking cheap wine?

    Yes!! Although unfortunately the wine isn't cheap!
  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    I would. My elixirs have never not been a pain in the arse, even if the deores were less powerful i could live with that if it meant no fucking around with bleeding them every 3 months.
  • thelonegroover
    thelonegroover Posts: 1,073
    I had Elixir 5's on an On One Inbred, I prefer the Deore's on Genesis High Latitude.
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  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    Have got Elixir 5s on the Voltage and M596s on the Ramones they both work very well in an unremarkable kind of way.

    If your Elixirs work as expected the Deores won't be any different. Pull the lever - slow down - let go of the lever - carry on etc etc

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