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cheap brakes/parts here

https://blueskycycling.com/collections/brakes-disc

 

https://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/index.php?resultpage=4&category=13

 

 for ballin on a budget

Have tektro 285s on my DJ-ish bike with sintered pads and these little brakes actually stop really well and have surprisingly good lever feedback. They're certainly not saints but IMHO much better than the aivd stuff that it replaced.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/TEKTRO-HD-M285-Hydraulic-Disc-Brake-Set-w-160mm-Rotor/333661433923?hash=item4dafc57043:g:d2kAAOSw0fdc2Ter

https://forums.mtbr.com/brake-time/tektro-m285-these-brakes-great-1068824.html

 

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1 hour ago, ATXZJ said:

cheap brakes/parts here

https://blueskycycling.com/collections/brakes-disc

 

https://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/index.php?resultpage=4&category=13

 

 for ballin on a budget

Have tektro 285s on my DJ-ish bike with sintered pads and these little brakes actually stop really well and have surprisingly good lever feedback. They're certainly not saints but IMHO much better than the aivd stuff that it replaced.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/TEKTRO-HD-M285-Hydraulic-Disc-Brake-Set-w-160mm-Rotor/333661433923?hash=item4dafc57043:g:d2kAAOSw0fdc2Ter

https://forums.mtbr.com/brake-time/tektro-m285-these-brakes-great-1068824.html

 

looks good. I was thinking about the TRP Slate brakes, about $120 a set. I keep finding retailers that don't have them in stock though.

all this drama makes me want to go back to mechanicals. BB7s needed to be fiddled with sometimes, but at least it was not so messy!

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3 minutes ago, RonSurly said:

i have whatever is OEM,  will go to sintered once they need replacing if those are better

 

way, way better stopping power and feel. you can actually modulate them compared to just pulling as hard as you can and hoping for the best

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Supposedly Shimano hydraulic brakes are not serviceable. I just successfully disassembled, cleaned, reassembled, and bled my caliper and  and brake lever. the only thing that makes Shimano not serviceable is that Shimano refuses to sell parts for their hydraulic systems. If they sold replacement master cylinders (I am not going to gamble with sketchy stuff from AliExpress), my brakes would be good as new. so much for being and "environmentally conscious" company.

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