Articles

Shimano XT Disk Brakes Review | 5th July

At first glance at the Xt's they are a very rugged and no frills design, our brakes were installed onto a modified Trek hardtail with 160mm rotors with XC riding in mind. Having been running cable disks every since the purchase of the bike these hydraulics prioved a fresh change of stopping power. Sadly things began the change after around three weeks of using the brakes the power began to drastically reduce and becaime' laggy' and noisy. This all down to oil getting on the disk pads, but overall the XT's are a good brake but i would recommend using bigger rotors to give you the best preformance from the brakes.

MTBRiding Rating 8/10

'Great all round brake, just needs bigger rotors.'

Aaron.

Specialized Enduro Expert

Watch out for sand! | 3rd July

Not many people take into consideration how much damage sand can cause for your bike. I was riding last week in Wales i took a shortcut through a bridal path of sand, with the weather being horrible and rainy i got lots of splashback and sand then covered my bike. It only took five minutes for me to notice the loud grinding noise comming from my cranks, rear mech and chain. When i returned home i realized my Sram X.O carbon cage had virtually worn away.

Beware of sand!

Dan, Chadderton.

Whyte E120