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Shimano Zee M640 brakes


SHIMANO’S ZEE PRODUCED the biggest surprise of our lab testing to prove why it’s the ultimate cost-effective stopper. It uses an almost identical fourcylinder calliper to Shimano’s flagship Saint brake, and actually fractionally outstopped its more expensive sibling on the dyno.

Servo Wave cam leverage gives outstanding modulation and the extra pad retraction simplifies set-up. While you don’t get finned Ice Tech pads as standard, heat tolerance is still fine and you can always upgrade. You can add conventional or Ice Tech FREEZA radiator rotors to the 172$ brake or run your existing kit. Inside-edge hose routing plus Allen key reachadjust make it uplift tough too.

Huge power and control plus easy upgrading make the Zee brake the bargain of this test.

WEIGHT 461g
POWER 147Nm

PRICE: 218$












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