hello,
I wanted to know if any of you have expirience with both the xt brakes and the formula rx?
I have the xt on my bike and I like them, they are very good brakes...
but I can get a good deal on the rx brakes and they will save me 80 grams (about 0.86$ for gram). what do you think about this change?
how does the rx compare to the xt in terms of performance?
thank you
formula rx vs shimano xt
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- ophiravina
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thank you both,
I think I'll pass on the formula brakes for now, I think that brakes are one of the most importent places on the bike for performance before weight. and if there is only one person here who tried and liked the rx brakes it probably mean that they are not so successful .
I would be happy to hear more reviews, and if anyone tried both (the xt and the rx) it would be great
also, I didn't found any demo bike with those brakes, so I cant try them before purchasing...
I think I'll pass on the formula brakes for now, I think that brakes are one of the most importent places on the bike for performance before weight. and if there is only one person here who tried and liked the rx brakes it probably mean that they are not so successful .
I would be happy to hear more reviews, and if anyone tried both (the xt and the rx) it would be great
also, I didn't found any demo bike with those brakes, so I cant try them before purchasing...
I tried both brakes and in my opinion the Shimano XT brakes win hands down. Used them for 2 years on my enduro bike and they were flawless. Formula RX brakes were used on cross country bike for a year, before I changed them for Shimano SLX. I can't say that they were bad, but compared to Shimano, they were not at the same level. Towards the end of using the Formula brakes, I needed to bleed them more often in order to have the same bite point and bite force. The Shimano's were bled only once, and went through 4 or 5 sets of pads. If you want to lighten Shimano brakes, I suggest you swap the Ice Tech discs (mine only lasted 8 months) for some lighter ones.
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Is there a good alternative to XT brakes at this point? I think the performance is phenomenal for the price point they hit (~$200 US) although they could stand to be a bit lighter...
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