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I firmly believe there's no such think as overkill when it comes to brakes. Back in 1994 when we all thought canti's were good enough, I had a major crash on a steep technical descent when I couldn't scrub off speed fast enough - almost lost a big chunk of my ear!! I fitted a Hope mechanical...

Stick with what you've got, it will be absolutely fine. What the manufacturers are trying to do by recommending a maximum disc size is to limit the amout of torque being applied to the fork (i.e. how much the effect of braking is trying to bend the fork backwards), although this is a fairly...

Re: Glad to have rekindled some fond memories for you! The early Xile and Xess frames were surprisingly good and would have justified some better bits. I had an Xess with Z1's that rode really well, the standard bikes were built to meet a price point though so the finishing kit wasn't really...

I know what you mean about the servicing but I've bought 2 x sets of M970 XTR's and 3 x sets of M770 that have given me no issues at all. I'd would say to stay away from the M810 Saint 4 pots though, these have a tendency for the calipers to leak - the monoblock calipers used on XT and XTR seem...

Re: Get onto to eBay and take a look at the prices XT and XTR are going for. I picked up a mint set of M970 XTR's with rotor's a while back for £120 delivered. I've also picked up perfectly good M770 XT's for £50 without rotors.

Hi to all, I've been reading and referencing retro bike for a while and after receiving a very positive reaction to the Frenzy the other week, thought I'd better sign up, post some pictures and tell a tale. This is my first post so please excuse any mistakes. I worked for Saracen back in the...