Together with the new racing season comes a stream of new disc brakes all fighting to get that spot on your ride, this year is no distinct.
The new Mountain bikes XTR Race disc brakes are in the top from the performance ladder for 2011 Shimano brakes and come in at a hefty 260 (while nonetheless less costly than other high performance disc brakes), based around exactly the same high overall performance style as the trail version, the Race version comes with a slightly lighter weight resulting from a screwed in reservoir and smaller Allen reach adjuster.Slightly heavier than it really is competition and lacking from a flip flop style the XTR seams to lag beind in writing, despite the fact that the hinged bar clamp makes fitting exceptionally easy.
The short levers offer you a neat and controlled braking really feel with outstanding modulation which responds towards the slightest alter in pressure to offer controllable braking.This lever is combined with an particularly effective disc brake calliper, the XTR Race brakes supply incredible manage and efficiency while they would of benefited from slightly tougher pads.
The main point which the XTR Race disc brake sets out to tackle is heat, an issue for cross nation racers everywhere. For 2011 shimano have developed a unique ICE rotor which sheds heat amazingly rapidly, which is essential for the sheer braking power from the disc brakes. This style operates exceptionally effectively even though it’s only readily available inside a centre lock design, which limits it to Shimano or DT swiss hubs.
Without the ICE rotor the XTR Race disc brakes tend to over heat on heavy braking and loose a considerable amount of power, while with the ICE disc rotors the braking is literally constant.All in all the XTR race disc brakes are a sensible cross country racing option, although if you’re going to choose them it’s best to go for the full hog and include the ICE rotor for the best braking performance, this will weigh in slightly heavier than competitors so is definitely not one for the weight whiniest.
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