Need New Brakes for DH

[olegbabich]

Now my old XT's have no modulation at all (there was very little to begin with). The brakes are either on or off, there is nothing in between.

I'm a fan of Shimano, but Hope V4 come highly recommended.

I prefer mineral oil to DOT fluid.

I'm cheap, not very fast (ride mostly blue trails @ Creek) and have not been more than 3 ft off the ground in years.

What say ye?

Thank you in advance.

 

[oobaa47]

Shimano Zee's offer the best bang for your buck by far...Saint like performance at a lesser cost....same caliper as the Saint...

 

[J-Dro]

Shimano Zee's offer the best bang for your buck by far...Saint like performance at a lesser cost....same caliper as the Saint...

What he said. Zee's FT$W.

 

[qclabrat]

Been doing the same research and was looking for code Rs or Zees but found a set of 810s on PB for cheap. I also got an e4 set for the trail bike so what do I know.... I'm just starting to DH, so no reason to dump a lot of cash. Which XT were you using?

 

[olegbabich]

Been doing the same research and was looking for code Rs or Zees but found a set of 810s on PB for cheap. I also got an e4 set for the trail bike so what do I know.... I'm just starting to DH, so no reason to dump a lot of cash. Which XT were you using?

Not sure, but they are old. Before cooling fins on pads model.