brakes: Saints vs XT M8120 vs Zee (all 4 piston)
05-26-23, 08:14 AM
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brakes: Saints vs XT M8120 vs Zee (all 4 piston)
enough is enough! I have to get rid off Srams from all my bikes 
(I have SLX M7100/XT m8000 on my analog bike, and i'm happy with shimanos for last 10 years)
But, the questions is... which Shimanos... ?
Does anyone have comparison between new 4 piston XTs and Saints (power) ?
and where are Zees ?
(I have SLX M7100/XT m8000 on my analog bike, and i'm happy with shimanos for last 10 years)
But, the questions is... which Shimanos... ?
Does anyone have comparison between new 4 piston XTs and Saints (power) ?
and where are Zees ?
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05-26-23, 09:01 PM
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What sort of riding are you doing? Saint and Zee are more downhill specific groupsets Saint being the higher end and Zee being the budget DH group. Me personally XTs all day every day I think it is the better of the MTB groupsets nothing against XTR it is fine but XT is a better value for money with nearly similar performance with just a tiny little bit of extra weight.
If I were doing DH I probably would go Saint but on my Trail/XC bike I went with 4 pot XTs and they feel great.
If I were doing DH I probably would go Saint but on my Trail/XC bike I went with 4 pot XTs and they feel great.
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05-27-23, 02:17 PM
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What sort of riding are you doing? Saint and Zee are more downhill specific groupsets Saint being the higher end and Zee being the budget DH group. Me personally XTs all day every day I think it is the better of the MTB groupsets nothing against XTR it is fine but XT is a better value for money with nearly similar performance with just a tiny little bit of extra weight.
If I were doing DH I probably would go Saint but on my Trail/XC bike I went with 4 pot XTs and they feel great.
If I were doing DH I probably would go Saint but on my Trail/XC bike I went with 4 pot XTs and they feel great.
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05-27-23, 05:04 PM
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Would agree minus Mavic wheels but that is a whole 'nuther issue. I think Mavic look cool but I don't go for proprietary spoked system type wheels that have so many variants. I guess I would and have considered Industry Nine but at least they use pretty colors...LOL
05-29-23, 12:37 AM
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What sort of riding are you doing? Saint and Zee are more downhill specific groupsets Saint being the higher end and Zee being the budget DH group. Me personally XTs all day every day I think it is the better of the MTB groupsets nothing against XTR it is fine but XT is a better value for money with nearly similar performance with just a tiny little bit of extra weight.
If I were doing DH I probably would go Saint but on my Trail/XC bike I went with 4 pot XTs and they feel great.
If I were doing DH I probably would go Saint but on my Trail/XC bike I went with 4 pot XTs and they feel great.
On ebike (170/165mm levo, 23kg) I have Sram G2 RE, and again, i have to change it, Saint or XT. I go mostly down
here i have to think.On a normal bike i have SLX/XT 2pot and I was always happy.
05-29-23, 10:13 AM
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on my DH bike, I have Sram Code, but I have to change to Zee (which I have from a previous bike).
On ebike (170/165mm levo, 23kg) I have Sram G2 RE, and again, i have to change it, Saint or XT. I go mostly down here i have to think.
On a normal bike i have SLX/XT 2pot and I was always happy.
On ebike (170/165mm levo, 23kg) I have Sram G2 RE, and again, i have to change it, Saint or XT. I go mostly down
here i have to think.On a normal bike i have SLX/XT 2pot and I was always happy.
