upgrading brakes

steveca
steveca Posts: 16
edited August 2017 in MTB buying advice
Looking to upgrade my current brakes NX to something with more power adjust-ability, Mainly ride trails/ bike parks any recommendations welcome??

Cheers

Steve

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  • JBA
    JBA Posts: 2,852
    What brakes have you currently got? I haven't heard of NX brakes.
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  • steveca
    steveca Posts: 16
    sorry there shimano m447
  • eric_draven
    eric_draven Posts: 1,192
    Shimano SLX 7000 or the XT 8000,only difference is the free arc where you can adjust the pad lever bite point,but i have never really noticed any difference where the screw is,SLX are £65 an end at chainreaction,or the older SLX at merlin at £110 for a pair,alternatively Hope's but they are top dollar though
  • JBA
    JBA Posts: 2,852
    What is your budget?
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  • steveca
    steveca Posts: 16
    budget is maximum £300 including rotors
  • JBA
    JBA Posts: 2,852
    I’d go for SLX or XT as suggested above.
    If you want to spend all your budget then look at Hope Tech3.
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  • poah
    poah Posts: 3,369
    why not try bigger rotors first before shelling out on new brakes. I wouldn't bother with the SLX/XT as they have poor modulation. Saints or Zee would be my choice.
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  • swod1
    swod1 Posts: 1,639
    POAH wrote:
    why not try bigger rotors first before shelling out on new brakes. I wouldn't bother with the SLX/XT as they have poor modulation. Saints or Zee would be my choice.

    Strange you have said that I'm swapping my xt brakes over from my mega tr to a hack bike I'm building for work commuting and after some 4 piston brakes, the xt's didn't seem powerful enough for some full on rides I've done recently.

    Before spending though you could as already said change to bigger rotors 180, 203 etc and also try different brake pads, this is cheaper than buying new brakes.
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Watch out for going too big. Many forks are not rated for 203mm.
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  • steveca
    steveca Posts: 16
    ive opted for some trp slates as they fit into my budget well, many thanks for the other advice re pads rotor sizes

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