Anyone know anything about disc brakes?

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gbj_tester in reply to @amey

can I be a bit of a dick...

... and say that if you'd all bought M755/M756 XT brakes 20 years ago, you wouldn't be having all these problems

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amey in reply to @gbj_tester

why not? genuine question. I have BR-M785, they are great but why are they Tester approved.

I am not a fan of banjo as i cant 'press' it in at home with pin pusher.

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gbj_tester in reply to @amey

why not?

Because they're built like a tank. Shimano started by making a scale model of a motorcycle brake, and everything since has had robustness compromised by the marketing department who saw that lighter and sleeker would sell and fragility was a problem people would tolerate.

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