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@eddygordouk
Hah, tis a username I can associate with. Yeah stopping on that kind of ratio was either total leg lock for little skid stops or my shoes would pop out of the clips, it was just too high a gear to safely slow down.
Any to the people talking about callipers, I never really thought I'd need to move up myself. This was an experiment after playing with my friends Orange P7 with Hydro's and thought ' Why not? '. Seriously though, I don't think I will ever go back. The feeling and stopping power is unparalleled. I thought the modulation would be scary and stops would be too sudden but it's like going from drum brakes to Brembo, love it. Shimano XT M785 with a 160mm Ice-Tec rotor is again, overkill, but worth it!