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Riding TRIALS not trails (a.k.a. XC). Read before you write.

Have you ever had a Shimano brake in your hands? It comes with the pin already bent, just not in a 90° angle. So for XC racing it's pretty much retard proof.

You sound like a 15 year old hiding behind his computer insulting people. The split pin comes split already just not in a 90° angle so I didn't see the reason to split it further. I was wrong, end of story.

That's what I was gonna say...

I wouldn't put any grease near my brakes. The pad rock (noise) gets less but never ceases completely.

Well, I didn't think it was necessary so it came out. For XC riding there's no need to do it.

It's not that I wasn't working before, I just had more time to work out. Now I've got twice as much money and no time whatsoever. Life sucks!

Up to SLX/ZEE Shimano still does even though you've got the option of buying a retention screw*; the thread is there. As Peter said, pad rock is there and normal. You won't believe how noisy my Zee was. *And, contrary to what is said on this forum, the pad knock doesn't get better with the screw. It's still better upgrading when riding trials as the split pin might fall out. Had this problem so I know what I'm talking about.

Looks so much better than when I rode this frame.

Not even her. I thought that Belgium hat women prettier than that. Worst is no. 4 from the left. Ugly as f**k!

Got a new job at Dell and am now working full time. Even though I quite like the amount of money I'm getting out of it, I pretty much don't have any time to go out riding anymore as I have two kids at home that need my attention as well.

Brakeless.

Well, as far as I know it came out in 2012. You could buy only the lever and match it to your caliper.

Just click on the green button and ask him whether he'll send the brake to wherever you live. http://bikemarkt.mtb-news.de/article/468146-avid-sram-bb7-mtb-scheibenbremse-mechanisch

Does this effect the performance of the brake in any way?

And there are less aftermarket brake pads. For the BB7 there are many.

Well, theoretically it's 8% weaker. I had a discussion with a guy from Trickstuff and he calculated it. Dunno if 8% is a lot or not. So if the 820 has 2mm less material, doesn't it make it more prone to brake than the 810? p.s.: My 1:1 comparisons are made between the 640 and the 820. They have both the same caliper, just with different labels. p.p.s.: I ran the Zee caliper with 810levers. It's a super powerful brake but as the caliper broke, I kinda lost confidence in it and got a Trialzone instead, which feels equally powerful but, as Ali C. stated correctly, I don't do huge stuff so I shouldn't be in a discussion about brakes' performance.

What don't you believe? Just have a look at the exploded views over at Paul Lange* and you'll see that the Zee caliper and the Saint caliper are the same. Even the part numbers are the same. It's just a different label (obviously) and the retention pin on a Zee that is a retention screw on the Saint (the Zee even has the thread for the screw). *640 = 820

Yeah well, this is the sole the Five Tens have. Grips like a motherf**ker. Sometimes I complain about having too much grip.

Have your Terrex had the Stealth S1 sole already? I've got ones that don't and they are way inferior to my FiveTen Freeriders when it comes to grip.

There's just one screw (the free stroke adjustment) that the SLX lacks but it's of no use anyways. I have run both combined with a Zee caliper and the feel is almost identical. The bit point and lever travel is in fact identical. It's just that the Saint/XT lever feels more solid. Can you show me some? I would really be interested in some pictures as I can't find any on the internet. Quite frankly I don't see why they would've changed the area around the bolts form 810 to 820 so the 810 should be equally weak. Still, I have seen 5 broken 640s/820s and no 810.

From my first hand experience, yes. Have broken a 640 caliper in under a month and I'm not the only one. I have yet to see a broken 810 caliper. It's worth a try. The Saint 810 work perfectly well with the 775 levers (in fact the 775lever is a slightly different 810 lever).

Well... how can I put it? Oh I know: ... p.s.: I know who Muel is.

Yes, or at least have the rule that people shouldn't post their own bikes.

Ok. So it's like I said then. It is NOT the best looking bike.