Lightweight brakes that don't suck?

[Rasterman]

So the XX have terrible reviews which is unfortunate considering they are so lightweight, Shimano is highly reviewed by much heavier, what brakes should I be looking at?

Guide Ultimate 230g
XX 180g
XTR Race 237g
Deore 277g

[Nefarious86]

XTR or Guides depending on the rest of the group.

[Itsadrianduminy]

Magura MT8... Waaaaaaayyyyyy amounts of stopping power.. Have a set..

[CGT]

Hope Race X2s (or E4 up front if you need extra power).

[muntos]

So the XX have terrible reviews which is unfortunate considering they are so lightweight, Shimano is highly reviewed by much heavier, what brakes should I be looking at?

Guide Ultimate 230g
XX 180g
XTR Race 237g
Deore 277g

XTR M9000 front brake weights 190g uncut, what's with that 237g ...?

[DanW]

As above, XTR are not as heavy as you think. The latest are pretty light and are definitely my pick. I'd certainly avoid R1's. Hope are not thaaaat light and there's too much modulation at the expense of initial bite for my liking.

[xc71]

Another vote for XTR M9000.

[Swannie]

+1 xtr race m9000.
coming from mt6, they where to aggressive.

[jeffreyj]

Another vote for the new (2014+) XTR's. Mine weighed in at 200g - and you'll get good stopping power/modulation.

[bm0p700f]

I have m9000 race as well -flawless.

[pptso]

formula R1 racing here... they are light with great stopping power.

[Nefarious86]

This will be a can of worms but have the people recommending formulas etc ever spent a decent amount of time on XTR/Ice tech combos to know what they are missing out on? Some things can't trump reliable and simple to set up components.

[mattr]

Hope are not thaaaat light and there's too much modulation at the expense of initial bite for my liking.

On the flip side, i find that modulation trumps bite.

[LeDuke]

This will be a can of worms but have the people recommending formulas etc ever spent a decent amount of time on XTR/Ice tech combos to know what they are missing out on? Some things can't trump reliable and simple to set up components.

I have XTR M985 and XT M785 brakes. I prefer my R1s over both, and it has nothing to do with weight. They don't fade nearly as bad as my Shimano brakes, for whatever reason.

[Rasterman]

So the XX have terrible reviews which is unfortunate considering they are so lightweight, Shimano is highly reviewed by much heavier, what brakes should I be looking at?

Guide Ultimate 230g
XX 180g
XTR Race 237g
Deore 277g

XTR M9000 front brake weights 190g uncut, what's with that 237g ...?

Thank you, it was the only picture of a brake on a scale that I could find, I think it was an older model is the problem. If the XTRs are that much lighter then I'll prolly go for them as I rode with the Deores yesterday for the first time and didn't like them at all, maybe they need to break in though