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Hygia SLP (Super Light Project) Disc Brake System

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Product Description

Accord with the Post-mount spec
Suitable to international standard forks and frames
Pads are compatible with Shimano XTR and XT
Use only DOT 4.0 brake fluid

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Submitted by Senor StrongBad a Weekend Warrior from Spartanburg

Date Reviewed: November 25, 2011

Strengths:    Light weight and easy to set up. Works with shimano rotors and shimano pads

Weaknesses:    lever feels fragile

Bottom Line:

My Wife has these brakes one her bike. Running them with 160mm centerlock shimano rotors front and rear. They have been great stoppers and problem free this whole year. They look great and were very easy to set-up. These are the ones with stainless steel lines. The levers feel a little fragile and would probably bend with a good tree strike. For the weight and the price at the time of purchase there was nothing better out there.

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Favorite Trail:   SS

Duration Product Used:   1 Year

Price Paid:    $200.00

Purchased At:   ebay

Similar Products Used:   shimano brakes

Bike Setup:   FTM - x.9/x.0 drivetrain. Xt race wheels. Cobalt Carbon Bars. Ergon Grips. Nevefal 2.1 ust tires. Revelation team fork. weighs in under 26lbs

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Submitted by B0ner a Weekend Warrior from Berg, Belgium

Date Reviewed: June 19, 2011

Strengths:    Light, cheap, look

Weaknesses:    Levers look kinda cheapish and feel cheap too.
Need to remove everything from bars to mount.

Bottom Line:

Not very powerful (but they're not made to be), maybe a bit more power than my deores, but definitely much less than the oro K24.
Rear brake lever not going back to start position after couple of rides, probably got air in there...but then again I was doing DH off Mt Ventoux, which they are not really intended for. Gets hot very quickly in descent, due to minimal amount of oil in them.
Do their job very well on normal XC, but don't push the limits.
Great value, but lever quality and mount system could be better.

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Favorite Trail:   Metabief DH

Duration Product Used:   Less than 1 month

Price Paid:    $175.00

Purchased At:   ebay

Similar Products Used:   Shimano deore, Formula oro k24

Bike Setup:   2010 Trek Top Fuel 9.8, American classic MTB 26 wheels, mostly XT stuff

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