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Old 10-29-14 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Canker
Mechanical disc brakes I take it? Upgrading to hydraulic will help a lot. I'd recomend shimano of at least the deore level which go for around $60 each. They don't have a knob to adjust lever reach on the fly like SLX but you can still adjust it with an hex wrench.

Shimano Deore M615 Disc Brakes & RT66 Rotors | Merlin Cycles
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I went from cantilever brakes to mechanical disc big improvement

my new bike came with Hydraulic and wow what a difference
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