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Shimano XTR Trail M9020 brakes


SHIMANO'S NEW XTR brakes get subtle upgrades to improve already outstanding performance but some niggles remain.

A new cam coating on the Trail model gives increased power over the Race version and the carbon-over-alloy lever is tougher too. It's still an impressively light system thanks to details like titanium bolts. Single-finger modulation is fantastically rich and communicative, and the pads and pistons get a new coating for higher heat tolerance. Bleeding is easy and reliability is excellent. It's compatible with Shimano's I-Spec II shifter mounts and the lack of orange anodising (as found on the old XTR Trail) makes it easier to colour match. The bite point dial still isn't great though, and the flan-fringed Freeza rotors are only available in Center Lock format.

WEIGHT 397g
POWER 115m/s-2

PRICE 345$








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