[updated pics] - new Epic EVO Build

[ccie6872]

I just finished a '21 SWorks Epic EVO build and went with the SRAM Level Ultimate (2 piston) brakes. Around me there are significant climbs (~2,000ft) and long descents on loose trails. I need more bite and brake endurance on the long descents... I was thinking trickstuff piccola but they are super expense and dual piston. Any recommendations without a major weight penalty?

Here are a few pics, came out to 10.28kg with AXS Reverb, no pedals..

[LeDuke]

Magura MT Trail SL/Carbon.

Four piston front, two piston rear. Great brakes, great warranty. I wouldn't touch Shimano with a ten foot pole. I've got two complete sets of XTR brakes with leaking pistons sitting at my house. Waiting to find some Magura calipers cheap and make a hybrid set using the Shimano levers.

OT: How wide do the new Schwalbe RR 2.35s measure on those wheels?

[TheRich]

Or a combo of four and two piston Shimanos.

As someone with Saints, which are the same as all the new S 4-pots...good God are they overkill on the rear, but that front power is so.nice. The low lever effort really helps on long descents.

[AnkitS]

2 piston xtr are good. I don't think you would need more braking power than that.
Realistically that build deserves trick stuff piccolas and anything else would be a compromise.

[LeDuke]

2 piston xtr are good. I don't think you would need more braking power than that.
Realistically that build deserves trick stuff piccolas and anything else would be a compromise.

It’s nice to be able to control the bike with one finger via the power and modulation of four piston front. Particularly on a long, tough descent. Arm fatigue starts to become an issue, especially with a short travel bike designed more with efficiency than comfort in mind.

Also, unless the OP is in Europe, Trickstuff brakes are going to be a paperweight (for a while, at least) the minute something goes wrong. In the US, you can get parts for Shimano, SRAM or Magura at your house the next day.




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[moyboy]

That's true, for 4 pot XTRs you'll see that on the DH world cup circuit.

That being said i have 4 pots on my bike.... and it's not a DH one. hahah

2 piston xtr are good. I don't think you would need more braking power than that.
Realistically that build deserves trick stuff piccolas and anything else would be a compromise.

[02GF74]

Fit larger diameter brake discs and adapters?

[JayDee81]

What about Formula Cura? No idea what is the weight difference, but they will surely be up to the descents. I've run them on my enduro bike and now I have another set on my XC bike too. They've been also run in the DH WC before the 4-piston version came to be. Actually, I think that Bruni won a world championship running them.

[ccie6872]

Thank you all for the recommendations.. I ended up pulling the trigger on a set of trickstuff picolla and they should arrive soon. I will report back on my experience as my expectations are super high given the price.

[moyboy]

Nice! where did you buy them from? seems like it's sold out everywhere.

[ccie6872]

I found them on r2-bike.com

[moyboy]

Yup see a few sets of the non-carbon lever ones in stock. Thinking of a set myself.

Keep us all updated on the build.

[Frankie - B]

I removed all of the quotes as you are replying to each other. Please keep this in mind for the future. All of those quotes make things hard to read.

Thanks!

[ccie6872]

Updated pics of my build. Not the lightest thing in the world and could have dropped a fair amount of weight by going with a different dropper post and grips. I am super impressed with the ride coming off a SB130 and prior EVO.

[carbonazza]

I'm about to build something quite similar.
Even the same brake color
Did you weight the frameset ?