Greetings Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) Has anyone on here tried to combine the Echo TR caliper with a Shimano Deore / XT / SLX servo wave brake lever? Seems like this combination could be cheap as chips considering these levers cost like 15 pounds in retail. I'm also guessing such a combination could result in a really powerful brake. Whether the caliper will be happy with higher pressures is a matter of testing. Edit: if anyone has any information regarding the mechanical and hydraulic advantage of the Shimano brake levers, could you share? Are the Deore, SLX, XT all the same or not? Edited February 26, 2014 by Greetings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Pretty sure the calipers will flex really badly with a powerful lever. When I put some cheap Shimano levers on I thought the bleed wasn't very good as the lever felt pretty spongey but then I noticed the caliper bulging out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted February 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 No good then? Which levers did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 M445 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted February 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Cheers. If they give the brake a spongy feel then the mech/hydro advantage must be quite big. I'll give it a try, the M445 levers are like 9 pounds each. Seriously, how silly is that price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 My deore m596 brake is absolutely solid at the lever. The bleed is perfect. No point getting the more expensive models, they do the same thing, look nearly the same. Probably weigh a bit less, but that's it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dngr2self Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 I'd just go with a full deore brake if your after something cheap and powerful. That said though, if you've already got the caliper then it'll be a fairly cheap experiment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Cheers. If they give the brake a spongy feel then the mech/hydro advantage must be quite big. I'll give it a try, the M445 levers are like 9 pounds each. Seriously, how silly is that price? I used them on a 24 at a trial in the snow last year and they were amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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