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What to do with an S-Works Epic WC?
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I have Formula R1Racing on mine with Avid 2 piece rotors. Performance is very good. Setup is light. Tried Ai2 rotors and they are pretty much useless. My feeling is anyone who tells you they can stop with Ai2 rotors is full of sh*t.
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'19 Trek Emonda SLR H1 Rim Brake (6,250g) | '21 Sworks Tarmac SL7 (7,300g) | '21 BMC Teammachine SLR_01 | '15 Sworks Epic World Cup (10,242g)
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wrote:Ashima disc with good results
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'19 Trek Emonda SLR H1 Rim Brake (6,250g) | '21 Sworks Tarmac SL7 (7,300g) | '21 BMC Teammachine SLR_01 | '15 Sworks Epic World Cup (10,242g)
'19 Trek Emonda SLR H1 Rim Brake (6,250g) | '21 Sworks Tarmac SL7 (7,300g) | '21 BMC Teammachine SLR_01 | '15 Sworks Epic World Cup (10,242g)
Same here. Been using Ashima Ai2 and Quaxar (both practically the same) since 2015. Over more than 10 race events - and with satisfying results with the brake setup
I'm 100% with you there and can add quaxar to the list. More of a gentle retardation and the wide holes in the braking surface would cause fork juddering and wear pads quickly.
The lightest best value disc with best stopping power I've found are deckas 2 piece rotors, heavier than the above but work. (I'm not a racing whippet, even less so after non stop Christmas feasting)
The original hope saw are the best stoppers with lowest weight but not cheap nor will work with formula and some sram callipers.
They sure are, but those rotors still suck
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'19 Trek Emonda SLR H1 Rim Brake (6,250g) | '21 Sworks Tarmac SL7 (7,300g) | '21 BMC Teammachine SLR_01 | '15 Sworks Epic World Cup (10,242g)
I've used some very light steel and carbon rotors. To me Shimano IceTech are the benchmark for braking performance. My experience has been that the lightest rotors with performance close enough to Shimano to not feel like a significant downgrade are the Formula 1-piece that came with R1 and The One brakes. However, they don't seem to be made anymore and it was really hard to find a set for my build last summer. At the time I bought the last pair of 160s on the internet.
Those rotors with XTR Race brakes are light enough to be "weight weenie" but the performance isn't drastically different from the XTR Trails with IceTech rotors that I run on all my enduro and trail bikes.
In a flatter place, with a lighter rider, or if I didn't mind braking earlier I could live with Ashimas or Kettles but for me braking matters too much to make weight the first priority.
Those rotors with XTR Race brakes are light enough to be "weight weenie" but the performance isn't drastically different from the XTR Trails with IceTech rotors that I run on all my enduro and trail bikes.
In a flatter place, with a lighter rider, or if I didn't mind braking earlier I could live with Ashimas or Kettles but for me braking matters too much to make weight the first priority.
For me that’s it, Horses for Courses as they say, I’d never consider Ashima for anything more than XC race. Ashimas work in this environment when braking is light and short.
If I was building anything bigger then I’d use different.
If I was building anything bigger then I’d use different.
All righty then...
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