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Originally Posted by originalhypa
Those are cool from a bike geek standpoint. That said, my 4 piston saint brakes stop me just fine. The 8 piston would be nice for modulation if the engineers designed the pistons in different sizes. But like meme said, you don't have the mass or grip to take advantage of that sort of braking power.
I ride a knolly podium, a true dh race bike and there are times where I feel like I'm holding the bike back. It's like driving an f1 car at 3/10, you're just not getting the best out of the machine. I've raced with the bike and it kills courses. Compare that to my old kona stinky, which was great. But riding the kona was more like driving a stock 'vw on a rally course. Every turn, jump and brake was an adventure. It just didn't have the light weight, geometry, or high end parts that my knolly does.
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I'm having issues with my Saints. I had almost no brakes when I first got the bike, cleaned the rotors and burned the pads, and got my braking power back but now it's gone again haha. I'm guessing my seals are leaking brake fluid onto my rotors so looks like a rebuild kit is in my future!
That's a nice ride! I just got an 08 Demo 8 and boy do I like that bike. Super planted over everything and soaks up everything. Can't wait to shred Whistler in a few weeks! See if i'm still as fast as I was haha.