Are $2000 mountain bike brakes THAT much better?

Are expensive brakes worth it?
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[@asc3nsion100]

yall talking like 400 bucks is a bargain lmao

[@peoplesrepublicofchina8340]

I would have gone for the Shimano mt520/501 as they are sub 100$ extremely powerful 4 pot brakes

[@klausliedler2374]

TRICKSTUFF speaking: Sometimes reading (and following) the manual helps! We are happy that our brakes are featured in such a video, but the author's bleed process was not perfect. I can promise: If they are bled and installed correctly every user has been satisfied up to date.

[@FortniteThebeast]

With 11k buy a Santa cruz

[@hiigara2085]

This is the first episode where I'm going to have to disagree on the low side as it's still too expensive tbh. Dominions ain't cheap used either. Comparison for you is I've had Sram guide, Shimano 4 pots and Hope E4 brakes for under £200. Still other than that it's great broski

[@bigslacker666]

I've never understood parts maximizing to brakes. Just about any brakes these days (of the appropriate size for the bike/trail) are totally fine for setting corner entry speed and even panic braking on trail you'll lock 'em up. The argument can be made for feel/engagement if you're a finesse braker but otherwise I can't get my head around $1k+ on brakes when you could spend that money on suspension, tires, etc. Note that I'm a reasonably fast rider that does a lot of park and shuttle. I'm not anti-brakes. ;)

[@Create_o_raptor]

*Laughs in bmx brakeless and brakeless dirt jumper

[@adamneulander]

For value I gotta go for magura mt thirty. An mt5 except with a plastic lever blade (replaceable with an mt7 lever blade). Effectively a pair of mt7s for ~280 with some gently used hc lever blades.

[@dh_filip624]

When i swapped my 2 piston tektro brakes to a 4 piston saint brake, i noticed a massive differnce in performance i think the change was so worth it

[@mkmornz804]

You're not like most reviewers because you don't care about popular opinions and if your honest assessment in your final conclusion isn't what most would expect. Your choice of music also is great. I don't have to lower volume every time refurbished disco comes on like other sites that reviewers seem to all have. That 80s style music of different genres u have in your videos have me staying to the end. Continue doing a great job

[@jonaqwerty]

Honestly man I been here since the beginning and I’m glad to see what an amazing content creator you have become. IMO you have one of the best bike content channels on RUclips at this moment. Can’t wait to see you grow even bigger.

[@Medevil9908]

Really looking forward to the finale. I'm predicting that the law of diminishing returns will be the major lesson when it's all finished.

[@dimitar.hantov]

2:26

[@CaliradoKid]

Oh baby! I've got a set of Hayes Dominion A4's on their way to me as we speak. Lookin' forward to Maximum Brake-i-Tude.

[@Knitterfest]

Next upgrade gonna be the frame itself.

[@laptopcat6673]

It all felt too fast. I'm not quite ready to watch this series come to an end. This was a really fun series and educational at the same time. I hope I can see a sequel to this series in the near future!

[@nicholkid]

My piston fell out too when I bled my Magura brakes! Such a pain in the ass cause you have to start everything over again. And as a beginner mechanic it was already quite an involved job.

[@harvmoid6065]

So happy to see your channel grow, been here for a long time and the production quality is amazing. You deserve every bit of success you achieve :)

[@braydonphillips3272]

This series has been amazing! Love the content man keep up the awesome work!