pygmypony
Well-Known Member
hey folks, i'm looking to upgrade the the brakes on my 2012 trek x-cal...
i currently have the original avid elixir 1 hydraulic brakes that came with the bike (i bought it used 2+years ago)
the brakes are pretty erratic in terms of requiring frequent bleeding, etc...and they've been pretty mushy lately, and i have no interest in doing the bleed yet again...
any suggestions / recommendations? i'm not looking to brake the bank (see what i did there?), but would be willing to spend around $250 give or take for new levers, calipers & cables...i think my rotors are fine (not really sure what i would check to confirm that tbh)...
thanks in advance!
joe c
i currently have the original avid elixir 1 hydraulic brakes that came with the bike (i bought it used 2+years ago)
the brakes are pretty erratic in terms of requiring frequent bleeding, etc...and they've been pretty mushy lately, and i have no interest in doing the bleed yet again...
any suggestions / recommendations? i'm not looking to brake the bank (see what i did there?), but would be willing to spend around $250 give or take for new levers, calipers & cables...i think my rotors are fine (not really sure what i would check to confirm that tbh)...
thanks in advance!
joe c