AustinBike Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Since there has been a lot of brake talk, let me throw this one out there. https://www.merlincycles.com/shimano-slx-m7100-front-and-rear-disc-brake-set-179619.html?mc_cid=91e30332ed&mc_eid=94dfcd82d7 $191 for front and rear, this is the two piston not the four piston model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 that's more than enough brake for most of us. note: this does not include rotors or the caliper mounting brackets. (right?) that makes sense because each rider might want/need different rotor sizes and the appropriate brackets for those rotors and their frame/ fork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 It seems like brakes got a lot more expensive than when I built my last bike a couple years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 23 minutes ago, Kyle said: It seems like brakes got a lot more expensive than when I built my last bike a couple years ago. This^ My last set of brakes I bought were Zee and I paid $175 f&r. Prior to that, the 7000 slx were $145 from merlin. Just paid full price for a tire & shifter. Supply & demand is a mofo right now. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFisher Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 We were waiting for cybermonday to stock up on some backup stuff like gloves, a new pair of shoes, etc. Specialized and Velocio used to have good deals but they were pared down or non-existent this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcarneytx Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 In 2015 I bought a set of XT brakes for 209. These are probably just as good as those, nearly same price. Checked, and todays XT would be closer to 300 than 200. So,yeah, guess prices definitely going up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyt Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 On 12/4/2020 at 2:13 PM, jcarneytx said: In 2015 I bought a set of XT brakes for 209. These are probably just as good as those, nearly same price. Checked, and todays XT would be closer to 300 than 200. So,yeah, guess prices definitely going up. merlin has XT for 235. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Lordgun for the win with shimano https://www.lordgun.com/_bike-components/bike-brakes/shimano_MTB?p=2&t=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 Sweet deal! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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