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If they're anything like the old Guide RE's they'll be a great powerful brake for cheap. I have a set of Guide RE's on my Jeffsy and they're more powerful than even my 4 pot XTRs on my new bike.
 
G2s on one bike, SLX 4-pot on the other with metallic pads. Took forever to get the G2s to be 90% of the power of the SLX brakes.

G2s have metallic pads now, same Magura rotors as the SLX.

I feel like everyone's experience is different. 🙂
 
JDurk said:
Have the XTR's ever been bled? I have 4 piston SLXs on my Pivot T429 and they're plenty powerful. Similar in feel to the 2 piston XTs I have on my XC HTs and actually feel better than the 2 piston Hopes on my FS SS.
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I've had them bled once, and they are quite powerful. But the Guide RE's have a much stronger grab earlier in the stroke, they feel more like a DH brake compared to the XTRs. Both are on metallic pads too. But like @Santapez said everyone has a different experience with brakes. I find the XTRs are much easier to control personally, just the Guide RE's beat it in pure "slam on the brakes" power.
 
Santapez said:
I feel like everyone's experience is different. 🙂
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Agreed with that.

I’ll make 3 points on brakes…

1. A lot of riders don’t use their brakes hard enough. They really benefit from a good long downhill where they get hot. This tends to burn off some of the contaminants which take away from braking power. Riding at places like six mile, allaire, or Nassau will never get your brakes hot enough to clean them off.
I’ve been guilty of this myself and after taking it on a long downhill (usually a road) and getting them heated up, they usually work soooo much better. And usually quieter.

2. Clean them pistons. If you have a sticky piston, you’ll get uneven braking where 1 of the 4 pistons is stuck. So the other 3 are doing all the work while 1 isn’t doing anything and this results in a spongy feel on the lever.

3. If you have Shimano brakes, they have ceramic pistons and they leak small amounts of mineral oil on the pads. Especially if you hang your bike from a hook. You need to ride them regularly and do something like I noted in point 1 above. If you let it sit, there is a chance your stopping power will decrease dramatically and you’ll start screeching from mineral oil on the pads and rotors. Good luck cleaning that, you’ll probably need to replace both. This is why I moved to SRAM brakes exclusively and will not look back. This isn’t all Shimano brakes, but it happens a lot.
 
Jeremy said:
Agreed with that.

I’ll make 3 points on brakes…

1. A lot of riders don’t use their brakes hard enough. They really benefit from a good long downhill where they get hot. This tends to burn off some of the contaminants which take away from braking power. Riding at places like six mile, allaire, or Nassau will never get your brakes hot enough to clean them off.
I’ve been guilty of this myself and after taking it on a long downhill (usually a road) and getting them heated up, they usually work soooo much better. And usually quieter.

2. Clean them pistons. If you have a sticky piston, you’ll get uneven braking where 1 of the 4 pistons is stuck. So the other 3 are doing all the work while 1 isn’t doing anything and this results in a spongy feel on the lever.

3. If you have Shimano brakes, they have ceramic pistons and they leak small amounts of mineral oil on the pads. Especially if you hang your bike from a hook. You need to ride them regularly and do something like I noted in point 1 above. If you let it sit, there is a chance your stopping power will decrease dramatically and you’ll start screeching from mineral oil on the pads and rotors. Good luck cleaning that, you’ll probably need to replace both. This is why I moved to SRAM brakes exclusively and will not look back. This isn’t all Shimano brakes, but it happens a lot.
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I can confirm item 3 is real! I don't know if it is recommended, but I have had success by flaming the contaminated pads with a propane torch to burn off the contaminants, then sanding a bit with 150 grit., then spraying down the rotor with alcohol and wiping with a clean paper towel. A few hard stops later and they are usually good to go again.

I didn't come up with that correction on my own.....perhaps I got it here, but it has saved the day for me on many occasions. Perhaps I am setting myself up for a catastrophic brake pad failure by torching them, but that just adds to the excitement of the next ride 🙂
 
robcleary said:
I've had them bled once, and they are quite powerful. But the Guide RE's have a much stronger grab earlier in the stroke, they feel more like a DH brake compared to the XTRs. Both are on metallic pads too. But like @Santapez said everyone has a different experience with brakes. I find the XTRs are much easier to control personally, just the Guide RE's beat it in pure "slam on the brakes" power.
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Shimano brakes are way more powerful than sram brakes and have a much more grabby feel / better modulation. I have 4 piston in the front and 2 in the rear and never have an issue stopping. A bleed and proper setup of new pads will likely fox the issue.

I have experienced the leaky caliper, however it only happened on one of the 8 sets i have had. Unlike the sram levers that had to be warrantied every 18 months (which is why i left them)
 
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Great deal on Specialized Flat shoes. I have an older pair. The are grippy AF. Maybe too grippy for some but I like a nice locked-in feel when I'm on the DH bike. Going to grab a new pair for me and my son.

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a.s. said:
Great deal on Specialized Flat shoes. I have an older pair. The are grippy AF. Maybe too grippy for some but I like a nice locked-in feel when I'm on the DH bike. Going to grab a new pair for me and my son.

www.specialized.com

2FO DH Flat Mountain Bike Shoes

The 2FO DH Flat is all about going fast and taking chances. Nearly vertical trail? No problem. Mega rock garden? Bring it on. Huge gap jump? Send it. De...
www.specialized.com www.specialized.com
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How are they for AM use? Too stiff?
 
Randomly stumbled across this. I don't need a fork but at that price, I thought someone did

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40% off at Pactimo - the text said to use code JULY40 at checkout but the site has the discount pretty heavily advertised

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