Shimano SlX 4 pot brakes
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PJO
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$45 for a four-pot caliper seems really cheap am I missing something.
The lower spec four-pot BR-MT520 is almost 1.5-2 times this price most other places.
I've got no idea on why they are so cheap. The levers I got have arrived already and look bloody good for $50 ish. The only downside I can see without using them is that the lever blade itself looks and feels a little cheap, can see the machine marks on it (from being stamped I guess?) and its not dimpled like the XT ones I used to have.
The calipers are coming in a separate package and are due "end of august", which I wish was made clear during the checkout process. To me, it read as if they were a special order item, i.e. maybe a week or two max wait. Turns out that they hadn't actually been manufactured yet... I feel like it should have been labelled a pre-order. Lucky I've borrowed some codes
in the meantime.
The calipers are coming in a separate package and are due "end of august", which I wish was made clear during the checkout process. To me, it read as if they were a special order item, i.e. maybe a week or two max wait. Turns out that they hadn't actually been manufactured yet... I feel like it should have been labelled a pre-order. Lucky I've borrowed some codes
in the meantime.
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prob belongs in stupid Q but an i run 4 pot ali-era with normal levers, sme jose diameter right? i owuldn’t mind a couple of 4 pot for font brakes
PJO
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Do you know if the calipers come with the Banjo bolt? The bolts required for the BR-M7120 are the same as the XTR (M9120 I think) ones, but can't seem to find them anywhere for sale separately online.I've got no idea on why they are so cheap. The levers I got have arrived already and look bloody good for $50 ish. The only downside I can see without using them is that the lever blade itself looks and feels a little cheap, can see the machine marks on it (from being stamped I guess?) and its not dimpled like the XT ones I used to have.
The calipers are coming in a separate package and are due "end of august", which I wish was made clear during the checkout process. To me, it read as if they were a special order item, i.e. maybe a week or two max wait. Turns out that they hadn't actually been manufactured yet... I feel like it should have been labelled a pre-order. Lucky I've borrowed some codes
Edit: ...and they aren't the same as previous model XT/SLX nor Saint/Zee
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PJO
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Yes same diameter Jose. Oh wait isn't your name Daniel, maybe I'm Jose.
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Can anyone who bought these and have received the items confirm what is included?
I want to buy the callipers as it seems like a mistake in their pricing.
Also curious if the levers include any fittings other than the master cylinder.
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I want to buy the callipers as it seems like a mistake in their pricing.
Also curious if the levers include any fittings other than the master cylinder.
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Lever came with only the lever itself and the rubber shroud thing that covers where the hose enters.
Shimano website (here - https://bike.shimano.com/en-NZ/product/component/slx-m7100/BR-M7120.html) lists the compatible hose as being the SM-BH90-SBM. So I also got two of those from bikebug, 1000mm and 1700mm. Interestingly, they came with several pieces not listed on the front of the packet - another one of those rubber lever shrouds, and the bolt that goes into the caliper.
Pretty sure once the calipers arrive that's everything you'll need?
Shimano website (here - https://bike.shimano.com/en-NZ/product/component/slx-m7100/BR-M7120.html) lists the compatible hose as being the SM-BH90-SBM. So I also got two of those from bikebug, 1000mm and 1700mm. Interestingly, they came with several pieces not listed on the front of the packet - another one of those rubber lever shrouds, and the bolt that goes into the caliper.
Pretty sure once the calipers arrive that's everything you'll need?
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Banjo bolt is supposedly different to the one you just got, the hose is compatible just not the bolt.
About 3/4 of the way down on this page are pics of the three different bolts:
shimano BR-M8120 vs BR-M8020 shimanos new 4 piston brake set
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Hoping you get one with the caliper when it arrives.
Ahh yes okay, well yeah, I hope they come with the bolt!
Another two things - the colour of the SLX is way better IRL. It's not so much a dark blue as it is more of a grey IMO. Also, the pad contact adjuster has a blank screw in it with two little pin holes. From what I can see, you could remove this pretty easily and put a short screw in and have normal pad contact adjustment as you would on XT.