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RockChucker

RockChucker

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Location
Highland
Gravy said:
Specialized is replacing my SRAM Guide brake pistons and levers under warranty. Hope to have my bike back tomorrow.
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Do you find that your SRAM brakes are noisy? My bike came with SRAM Code brakes. Sounds like a wounded wildebeest every time I use them until they get warm
 
Gravy

Gravy

Ant Anstead of Dirtbikes
Supporting Member
Location
The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
RockChucker said:
Do you find that your SRAM brakes are noisy? My bike came with SRAM Code brakes. Sounds like a wounded wildebeest every time I use them until they get warm
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No noise here. That sounds like an aggressive pad compound though.
They had a problem machining the delrin pistons slightly oversize and they stick in the bore so the levers wouldn't snap back out. A little heat in the system and it was not confidence inspiring...
Got them back today! Got a quick ride around town to run errands. Now they're all good. These 4 piston ones have some serious pucker power!
 
jsudar

jsudar

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Location
Cedar Hills
I had some Elixirs back in the day. They weren't noisy and they stopped okay, but they were always spongy, no matter how much bleeding. Switched to Shimano after that and haven't looked back. I wanted to try Sram again, but the swelling piston thing kind of turned me off. I've had a set of Deore, whatever is a step below Deore, two sets of XTs and one set of SLX. I loved the XTs and SLXs with the finned Ice Tech pads. Then I found the Zee four piston brakes. I think they're the best value in brakes. I'm running them on my trail bike and on the front of my trials bike and they are magical. The Zee brakes still have the older style lever with the wider clamp. They don't flex as much as the newer Shimano levers with the skinny clamp. Shimano knew they had a problem because the very newest levers have a skinny clamp and a kickstand near the grip to stop flex. But to get four piston brakes with the kickstand levers is $$$ compared to the Zee.
 
Corban_White

Corban_White

Well-Known Member
Location
Payson, AZ
It's a ~26 mile shuttled ride that starts at the top of guardsman pass and ends at the bottom of millcreek canyon. Not a bad ride, pretty crowded. Also, I heard that guardsman was closed for a paving project. Better check the dates.

Edit: looks like it's just closed today and tomorrow.
 
Kevin B.

Kevin B.

Not often wrong. Never quite right.
Moderator
Location
Stinkwater
TurboMinivan said:
You don’t want me there—I will only slow you guys down. A lot.

On an unrelated note, what/where is Wasatch Crest?
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Wasatch Crest is a trail that runs from the top of Guardsmans Pass, with multiple options to drop down to Park City or Salt Lake City as you work your way north. We've always come back to the Salt Lake side via Mill Creek Canyon, because the shuttle picks you up right there on Wasatch Blvd. There's also shuttle options from the Park City side, or if you're feeling froggy you can park at PCMR and ride up. The Mill Creek option is about 22-26 miles depending on which fork you take, mostly super-fun swoopy mellow downhill. I'd call it a hard green or easy blue trail, there are tech sections (mostly the Spine) that we like to stop and session but nothing you can't walk or bypass. It takes me 4-4.5 hours, because I'm fat and slow and end up walking most of the two steep climbs.

You absolutely should come. You'd love it. You would not slow the group down near as much as you think you would, and even if you did, who cares? It ain't a race and there's no time limit.
 
Kevin B.

Kevin B.

Not often wrong. Never quite right.
Moderator
Location
Stinkwater
Gravy said:
Kevin maybe has selective memory... Puke Hill kinda sucks but you can walk if you want. (Me walking)
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Not at all. Puke Hill is indelibly seared in my forebrain. It's an asskicker for sure, I don't even like walking it. But it's worth it.

@dutchman cleaned it the last time we went. I'm filling his tires with water this time.
 
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