The Best MTB Brakes Ever? | Intend Trinity Review
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0:00 Intro
0:28 Disclosure
0:55 Product Overview
4:24 IG Speed Round
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9:42 THE DALE SCALE: TRENDY
13:31 Summary - Sport
What are the best brakes that you've ever used? 🏆
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I've only ever really used Shimano XT 2 pot brakes.
Any mainstream hydraulic brake with 200-220mm rotors and metallic pads is 95% as good as this. Its sort of wrong to refer to brakes as having stopping power - they don't generate stopping power, they transfer the force from you finger to the pistons. After that its in the pad material and rotors. Efficiency is the better term. Higher end brakes are stiffer everywhere, which means more of your finger force goes into the braking force rather than deformation of the caliper/master cylinder, or expansion of the brake line, so they feel more powerful. But, if your brake can lock a wheel completely (which most brakes can do with big rotors and metallic pads) there is really no more stopping power to be had.
Personally, I am a fan of TRPs, but will be getting Formula brakes since they offer extended support with parts, so you can completely rebuild them.
I would strongly argue your 95% claim, haha. At best I'd say 70%. I agree that "power" is not everything, which is why I focused on more important qualities like consistency, versatility, adjustability, etc in this video. Increasing rotor size is a convenient bandage for poor designs though. 🙂
TRP Trail EVOs are my favorites so far. I would probably prefer the DH over the Trail but I'm cheap lol
Magura MT7 with HC3 levers on all my mountain bikes! They save my life often. Excellent ergonomics and very adjustable. Can be tough to bleed right on install but good for 10 years after. Congrats on new brakes. Look great!
absolute fire review. High level production, extremely high level riding, great script, valuable information. You nailed this one, Dale! 10/10 viewer score
Exactly what I was thinking! New sub acquired.
Quirks and features!?.. Dale Scale!?.. somebody has been watching some Doug Demuro. Nice. 🤣
even the black screen in the beginning with his info on it is a doug classic
THIS is the...
Why not copy from the best?
It's partly for the joke, but also Doug no longer does detailed Doug Score breakdowns so it's time to evolve the format into a different niche! 🙂
LOL.. FOR SURE
I Intend to try these one day
better get that buy bot script ready then scalpers are after them as well these have been resold for ~$10k ...
@christopherstaples6758 these really weren't that difficult to get lol
THANK YOU for not dragging the video as much as I drag my brakes. Every second of the video felt worth my time watching and I feel respected as a viewer!
Also, that ride looks gorgeous holy canoli dude, where is that???
Haha, I couldn't have talked much faster if I tried! 😆
Canada!
Dude your content creation quality is through the roof! Absolutely love it keep it up
I've only own Intend's suspension products but can confirm that their customer service is 👌. Usually get to talk to the man himself (Cornelius) and he's always sure to throw in a smiley face somewhere on that email. Solid dude and company! Hope to try those brakes someday
Their customer service is truly one of the best. Speedy, concise and knowledgeable. 🧠
Great review. When you had your bike build video I was curious about these brakes. Thanks for sharing your feedback! 🚲🚲
Great work! And can only agree. I really like the little empty lever travel, direkt but with awesome controllability.
And it’s so easy to bleed this breaks.
Hey Dale, great review there. I like your very relaxed tone and energy, makes the product shine even more. Will check more of your vids from now on! :)
This is the only one like this haha, for now! 🫡
Congratulations 1st on your subscribers count 2nd on being able to buy yourself a gift that you have been looking forward to and truly enjoy. Thank you for testing these out and sharing your thoughts with us. I really enjoyed the entire video.
Thanks for the positivity Brandon! 🙌🏻
Amazing review! Love your channel!
Such a good review I hope you do more components. My favorite video of yours
Thank you! I hope to do more like this soon.
Awesome content, Dale. Very informative.
great video! I really like this format its fresh and to the point and we get to watch you ride. very cool
Definitely heavily inspired by Doug, haha.
Ive been eyeing Intend for a while now, these brakes have always been really interesting since they launched. Glad you were able to get your hands on some!
A bit of luck and a bit of money required! 😅
Had huge issues on a new brake purchase with brake noise. You cannot imagine the number of things I tried to get rid of the noise. In the end a simple swap to MTX brake pads did the trick.
It is really interesting to see how many people want this type of content. If you start testing different suspension mounted on the same frame it would be amazing
If I was riding that trail, I would want the best brakes that money could buy (and maybe a parachute). Great review and amazing riding!
I like the doug demuro references :p
Great review Dale! I’ll never be in the market for such high end brakes but, for those who are, you’ve done them an incredible service! 👏
Thanks Nick! You never know, I wasn't either! 😆
That was a brilliant review, well done.
Reminds me of my favorite looking brake the piccolo.
Super cool setup man. Thanks for the review 🙌
They do look somewhat like the Piccola!
Tge designer of these brakes used to work at Trickstuff, so no mistery there
Cornelius worked for or with Trickstuff. He developed the Maxima as far as I recall. Thumbs up for the nice unbiased review. Cheers
My favorite brakes I've been on so far are the TRP DH-R Evo, which were on a demo bike, and I've liked the TRP Quadiem on my own bikes. I have a set of Hope Tech 4 E4 in a box waiting for my new bike...
I went with the TRP DH EVO and they feel a lot different than my previous Shimano and SRAM code rsc. I'm also a Claymore enjoyer so I like to try new things (for me, i know trp is not a small player like intend) but these breakes sure seem interesting. Thanks for the review! When I got my bike your videos hyped the hell out of me while waiting to arrive. Keep doing this!
These Intends are to most brakes like the Claymore is to most frames. You get it; and I'll do my best!
@@DaleStone Damn, now I want them desperately hahahaha
The TRP DH EVOs with Freedomcoast levers are astonishingly amazing brakes! Maybe I'm just saying that because I converted from Code RSCs and the difference I'm experiencing is astronomical. Would I feel the same difference if I upgraded the TRPs to the Intends?? It's possible of course, but I remain skeptical. They're more than double the price of the TRPs! (I know at the end of the vid, you did address the whole, "double the price" issue, lol! Great video BTW)
I am currently using xtr levers (9020) mixed with saint calipers, metal pads and 2.3mm 203 rotors - the stopping power of this setup is both incredible and terrifying at the same time!!
Do you get wandering bite point with the BL-M9020 levers?
How much difference did you notice going to a 2.3mm thick rotor over the Shimano ones?
@@tippy35075 the difference is incredible - everything has changed. There is so much power and nice modulation. I bought ztto rotors from ali-exress after watching a youtube review and he wasnt wrong in any way - 36 bucks CAD (for 2) well spent!
@@viperrules24 I don't, but I burp them often due to the issue with the wiper seal on the servowave piston.
One of my favorite MTB channels next to Nate Hills, great work.
The OG!
Awesome review, and I got to enjoy some of the lovely Trunk Monkey.
I agree with your review. As a long time Trickstuff owner, these have exceeded my expectations. The install and bleed alone is worth it.
Thanks for the confirmation! 🤘🏻
Nice video man! Wow those brakes look fancy!
Haha thanks Jeff, their performance certainly matches their looks!
Little tip: the Trinity uses the matchmaker standard for mounting shifters. So any adaptor that would mount to a SRAM matchmaker lever works with the Trinitys.(Like WolfTooth ISEV-MM) You have to do a bit of filing to get the adaptor down to 8mm in width.
That makes sense, though I have to review the Trinities with the options that are provided with them and not any third party adapters that could be included. Good tip though!
Be interesting to see how they would compare to my Trickstuff Maximas.They look pretty good also.👍🏻
I've tried the Maximas a few times in parking lots. The feel is similar, though the Trickstuffs I've tried have been slightly more on/off feeling. The biggest thing these Intends have above them are the painless bleed and a number of small details. IMBY is likely getting a set of Maximas this year, so I hope to do a detailed head to head comparison...
It’s hard to explain how they feel but they are amazing and to be honest you just get used to them. I have the Maximas on 3 bikes now as anything else just doesn’t compare.
Plus despite what you may here getting them and a complete set of spares is pretty easy.
Which is now made better now they sell spare levers.Had my first set when they were on kickstarter about 5 years ago. Had to do nothing to. them in all that time.
Got a set for my new Atherton Am 170 a few months ago and bought some more for my AthertonDH bike which is due anytime now.
Nice to see you riding real brakes rather than the Chinese fakes(Lewisbrakes).
Love what you do man . Keep it real.👍🏻👊
Awesome video! Subscribed keep up the great work
Thanks David!
Those trails looked insanely fun 😁
Hey Dale, a short info about Cornelius, intend and Trickstuff. Cornelius worked in the past for Trickstuff and was part of the team they invented the Direttisima and the Piccola brakes😉
I rode by myself an Intend Hero on my bike. If you have the possibility to ride an Intend fork, do it. These forks a great.
Kind regards from Germany
Phil 😊🤙🏻
Thanks for the clarification Phil, it's a small world in the bike industry haha.
Your “why?” In response to two finger braking convinced me to train my left hand to 1 finger brake. Prior to this video i had been telling myself that I’d never be able to do this!
why ? :D 1 Finger all the way :)
lol it suddenly dawned on me why dale hangs out with a herd of golden retrievers…makes so much sense I don’t know why I didn’t see that earlier. Loving the new formats and in depth reviews, brakes look super cool but there were a couple of reasons why I will stick to my shimanos on both my bikes for parts availability until Intend becomes a little more common to source for parts. But that said I find them super cool and can’t wait to see what the future holds for that company.
Cornelius cat finger. I’m dying 🤣 I’m sorry but that is the most unique name I’ve ever heard and love it!
Cornelius Kapfinger*, like a bond villian! 🥷🏻
Ya I should’ve put the disclaimer on my spelling 😂
Wow these brakes have to be good for what and how you ride! Great skills! Nice views!
Everybody who can should try their forks too. Ignore old reviews from years ago. Their forls are even far better. Such high Quality of production, reliability, Sensitivity, very supportive, easy to work on, spare parts are cheap in case of crashes, sealings etc are standard and their Service is sublime.
So the Initial peice can be ignored as you invest in highwnd Performance and low longtime costs.
PS at every Service the newest Updates will be installed for free
The same probably goes for the damper. But I have not bought it, YET. And I am Sure it will keep up wirh a ViVid but only weighs around 430 grams.
Fantastic review Dale , The lack of spare parts availability at that price point would scare the bejesus out of me. That's actually why i eventually made the switch from shimano saints to hope tech 4 v4's. Despite prefering the feel of the saints , i got sick of having to buy a full caliper or lever every time a seal would start leaking. The fact that there are still parts and service kits available for 20 year old hope brakes was a big deciding factor
I think there's a key point missing there. My understanding is that Intend actually has a pretty good stock of spare parts available if you need them, they just aren't commonly available in shops or for purchase without reaching out. Service requiring a spare is thankfully the exception and not the rule, but where you live relative to Germany will certainly influence how fast you'll be back up and running. I trust Intend will continue to supply spares as necessary based on the sustainability of their packaging alone! haha
@@DaleStone ahhh good , I may have misinterpreted that part ! Thanks for clearing that up 👍
@@rab.. I also could have been clearer in the video. 🙂
I ride them since last summer and they are just great.
the local roasts in the questions are the best 😂
Great review although I won’t likely ever be spending that kind of money on brakes. I like your review style. Subscribed.
Just got them as well from the third batch and really looking forward to mount them onto my Blur TR! Regarding weight and weight weenies: they are still around 10g lighter than SRAM Level UItimate 2 piston brakes (which are 🚮), so no excuses weight wise. The only problem that must be noted is that you need at least 180mm/200mm rotors back/front because of spoke clearance (so here you might add some weight again if you were running 160/180mm rotors before)
Good point with the rotor size constraint. Hopefully it's not relevant for most of my audience, but I missed that in this video!
Congrats on hitting 100K! 🎉
Thanks Steve! 🥳
Hi Dale, great review, they do sound and look like really great quality brakes. I used the Hayes mag circa 2001 up until about 7 years ago and exclusively Hope Tech 3 v4s since then. One of the cool things about those, that I had no idea about before buying them, is independent adjustments for reach and bite point. Not sure if I could switch to another set of brakes w/o that now.
That's definitely a nice feature, more adjustability is usually a very good thing if it's reliably designed!
Opposite experience of me then. I have tech 3 e4s that I bought because of the adjustability (and spare parts availability). After playing around with them, I came to the conclusion that the only place where I want the bite point adjustment to be is all the way in. And I can't imagine that I'd ever want anything else than as little empty lever travel as possible, so that feature has been dropped of the requirement list.
@@Finnspin_unicycles Yes you are right, but once you have more than one wheel set it’s got a use case. Even with identical rotors and hubs the geometry is not identical and so I use it all the time to account for the small changes on a wheel swap.
A fantastic review and rating from Dale DeMuro !
I love your Videos they always so entertaining ❤
Great camera POV setup
Solid review and some really sweet tech in those. The visual style of those levers really reminds me of Paul's Components' Love Levers from back in the day. Does that mention of quirks and features at the beginning of the video mean that Dale is the type of guy to watch Doug DeMuro?
I secretly filmed this with two layered t-shirts.
Nice review. Sounds like great brakes.
Also... "quirks and features!" Someone's been listening to Doug DeMuro!
Dave Demuro: I will have your rear! Great review!
just got Hayes Dominion A4 to replace Code RSC, and oh my! I never thought something like that is even possible
And the Code RSCs are the best brakes that SRAM offers!! 🥲
@@DaleStone Sounds like it's possible that SRAM has an actually good brake coming down the pipe....and they're mineral oil.
Time to undo years of slandering mineral oil then... haha.
Hayes Dominion are amazing, found a fr + rr set for $250 CAN last winter - hard to imagine much better!
@@DaleStoneKeep in mind that this is a classic case of “new and fresh vs old, worn and could probably do with a rebuild”. That said, A4s are likely a bit better overall than Codes.
These brakes sound outstanding and I'd love to try one of their forks. Lack of spares and service parts are the main reason I've never bought any Intend products. I'm not shipping my suspension to Germany from the USA to get it serviced. I'd need a set of spare brakes and suspension if I used Intend stuff.
These brakes (and their forks, I believe) are very easy to service, much better than average, and don't need to be shipped anywhere to perform it. My understanding is that Intend's in house stock of spares is pretty good, but a failure requiring a spare is definitely the exception and not the rule. I hear you, it would be an inconvenience living here for sure, but it's a risk I think is justifiable given their performance! An early adopter fee. 🙂
I started out on sram g2’s and thought they were ok at best, they faded easily and weren’t the best looking. Ended up swapping out for TRP E.2.3’s and they are SO much better, like you were saying about the trinitys, they’re stylish, mad grippy, and there’s never ending braking on them. Granted they are E-bike specific brakes on my trail bike, but still.
Sounds like a great option!
10:17 As a german I would love to know if our toiletpaper is as efficient a we are
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Absolutely an awesome vid! Next up could you review some budget-oriented brakes such as the mt520s or mt420s? Just to see the difference between $1300 and $300 brakes.
I just finished a script for the 520s quite literally 12 hours ago. 🤐😉
we definetly need more dale scales. 😅
Damnit, this is the first time i've seen more of you than your hands and feet :D
And I always thought he was an antilope. Damn...
I actually think that is a fair price. Really love the machining and minimal branding. Crazy to think they're better than XT brakes! These would be my choice if i ever decide to go premium. I like the look of these over hope and trickstuff.
In my opinion, the best brake is how you feel about it while riding. All DH brakes are more than powerful for any type riding that anyone needs. For me, I prefer the feel of Sram Code but I used DOT 5.1 prestone. I dont have the squeegee spongy that everyone is feeling. What I love about the Sram code, you can fully service it and overhaul the whole brake set. If Hayes dominion A4 have kits to rebuild it, it would have been #1 for sure.
Personal preference is definitely a factor, but saying that "all DH brakes are more than powerful for any type of riding" is not true. A good set of brakes can make the difference between riding a feature clean and crashing on it, or making it to the end of a stage/run and having to stop to rest your hands/arms.
I have ridden Avid BB7, Avid Juicy 7, SRAM CODE RSC, Tektro hydraulics, shimano ZEE hydraulics, and hope brakes. I have been riding for decades. Love BB7 was great for XC back in the day. Juicy 7 was noisy. Code RSC was all around decent. The shimano Zee and over shimano hydraulics were always a tad spongy no matter how much they were bled. The hopes were most expensive, a tad difficult to tune but once tuned were the most kickbutt of the bunch. At this point the brakes in this video are cool and quite niche but offer nothing to someone who can bleed/tune their own brakes as a similar outcome can be attained with cheaper options and some skills.
I was with you all the way until the last sentence. There is just no way to copy the exact feel of these brakes from a completely unrelated design through tuning. And regardless of how good you are at bleeding other brands, with practice these will always be faster. 🙂
Hi Doug, didnt know you were into bikes! 🤟
I envy your ability to try outside the norm parts. I'm having trouble just pulling the trigger on going to Hayes from Sram brakes 😂
The good news is that you can almost literally only go up! 😆
@@DaleStone this is true 🤣
Hayes Dominion A4's are amazing brakes!
@@tedgore5365 so I have heard!
Thanks for covering these, I've been really interested in getting some impressions on them since I saw them released. Now I just need to wait for the next drop...
How would you compare the freestroke to other brakes? Is it really long or do they start engaging pretty quickly when you pull the lever? Are you able to run the levers fairly close to the bar or do they require the levers to be pretty far out there?
Get those 3am alarms set! 😆
I think Intend calls that "dead stroke", and these have an incredibly short one, probably industry leading. I like running my brakes quite far away and having them bite immediately, but I'd assume you could dial in the reach adjustment screw and have them bite much closer to the bar. I'll give it a shot sometime.
@@DaleStone Thanks for the reply, I like the term "dead stroke" a lot more, it's good to know it's short. I really dislike how far out some brakes have to be run because there is so much useless stroke in them, it's one of the main things driving me to certain brakes over others.
Now just to wait for their next drop :) Thanks again.
Came for the review, stayed for the riding 🙌
Great review.
As long as you aren't reviewing which paint dries the fastest (in real time) I will tune in. At least give us a time lapse 😀
Nice brakes. One way you could make your videos for stuff like this is offer more affordable alternatives that work close to optimal but at a good price point. That way you cater to the high end enthusiast and the general consumers. cheers 👊 - currently running mt420s with touring levers 😅
I have an MT520 review baking in the oven as we speak, haha. As I review more components, I'll be able to draw parallels and comparisons to a library of components I've already reviewed. But you're probably right, I should compare forwards and not only backwards. 🙂
@@DaleStone Haha I figured you had something in the mix. You did well, garner the interest, rattle peoples cages with the higher priced brakes then draw them in for the more affordable ones 😄.
@@DaleStone with the mt420s One thing that happened a few times on really long descents at brohm, my back brake lever pumped up pretty bad to the point it was unusable. It might be because whoever filled the brake when I bought it might of overfilled it or could be air in the line. So I've decided to learn how to bleed my own brakes finally lol. I had slx before and that never happened and they were only 2 piston so I couldn't of been dragging them much.
The invisibly rating got me thinking, I have a few sets of brakes i'm constantly thinking about 😅 After hard braking with my shimano's the pistons don't retract and I get rotor rub so I have to pump the brakes for it to go away, I have a set of sram force brakes on my gravel bike and I have to squeeze the lever so damn hard to get any kind of power, then I have a set of TRP brakes that keep going out of adjustment and I have turn the bite point mid ride.
Sounds like it's time to move away from the big-ish 3, haha.
DALE WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME YOU LOOK SO GOOD.
😂😂
Another entry on my need list
I really liked the layout of this video, do you think you will do more like it in the future?
If this video ends up performing well, then absolutely!
The Intend USD forks had / have so much potential - it was a shame they didn't get enough interest to support a more realistic price-point. I see that these brakes are similarly highly priced ... hopefully they don't suffer the same fate as the forks.
It seems to all be a very deliberate business decision to avoid getting too big too fast. From that perspective I get it, but I also think that Intend is too conservative in that thinking!
I've had zero issues with any of my brakes, I have a set of 2022 code RSC, 2023 XT 4 pots and also a set of deore m520 with slx levers that work well also. I feel that the CODE RSC are most powerful I've ever used but I'm ok with any of them now. This set is insanly cool but the cost maybe doesn't justify it, cool factor is real though!
Haha, I'd argue they are actually decently good value for the level of performance you get! Consistency of RSCs with the power of Trickstuff and a light lever feel for minimal rider fatigue. Hard to go back now! 🙂
I love my Hope Tech4 V4s and E4. But the Intend look amazing too. It gets even wilder when you realize, that Intend is basically run by a single person (Cornelius), who started the company in his room as a student and up to this date has his office and so on in a normal flat :)
Haha, yep! He definitely deserves all of his success so far, and a fair bit more. 🙂
Do ur v4s squeak ?
@@TheGman420 No. I run the green race compound on both ebike and enduro paired with sram 200mm HS2 discs. Works perfectly. On the e4 I use trickstuff discs with the green compound. They tend to squeak a little bit when not fully pressed, but barely noticeable
@@TheGman420all brakes squeak when wet but that's the only time my v4 brakes squeak is when wet mine are perfect other wise
@@stevesracingbitsever tried Galfer Pads and Discs? Even wet, they are amazingly quiet
I think the Trickstuff Piccola HDs are a more accurate comparison than the Maxima. For starters, they both use the same pads.
I think that the Piccola HD's marketing material targets a different intended use. Weight is the primary focus of that brake, whereas the Trinity comes with finned pads for extra cooling power for the most aggressive riders. Different target audience imo!
Thanks for the insights, too bad you didn't order their caliper adapter (+20 or +40 postmount offset). I'm using just the adapter with my XT8120's and it makes the caliper position stronger and better aligned. It reduced the noise in wet conditions and improves on pad wear, they wear down very evenly now.
Having such a high end caliper you must want to have the best possible alignment on frame and rotor as well...
There's a bit of misinformation to unpack here. Firstly a post mount spacer won't give you any better alignment, if anything it could make it worse as it introduces another source of error in the tolerance stack. A larger rotor will indeed give you more powerful brakes and better thermal efficiency, but if you don't need the extra power (because you weigh 62kg) then it's just additional weight and complexity that isn't needed. 🙂
@@DaleStone but you’re using a shimano +40mm postmount adapter from what i can see in the video? Intend makes their own blackline adapter which is made to much nicer tolerances and a nicer placement of the caliper, requiring less offset on top of the fork’s postmount interface.
I follow now haha, thanks. On the front I'm using a 180-203 (+23) Shimano adapter. I have no doubt the Intend adapter is better quality, more accurate, and a lower "offset" distance, but I've never had any alignment or performance issues with this one I found in my closet. If I needed to purchase an adapter I would definitely consider a nicer Intend one for just about any bike, especially once you start getting into the +40 range.
Just look at them! Sure the price is insane, but just look at them! And that they are not very easy to adjust during a ride is ...., but look at them!
All kinding aside, I do hope they tidy up the calipers a bit as they seem bulky and have less design time one them, but the overall look is amazing. I've been swapping all (4th bike so far) my brakes for XT 8120s as I can't get used to the SRAM ones which like to come stock on SRAM drivetrain equiped bikes, but if I had the money these ones would be on my list as well
It would be pretty great if the calipers had the same wow factor as the levers do, haha.
Pretty cool looking brakes. How’s the bite on a SRAM - Shimano scale?
Definitely a lot closer to the Shimano side, maybe even slightly off the scale depending on how you set them up! 💪🏻
I see you are a Doug Demuro fan as well. Clever 😁
Do you happen to have a design background? The way you use seemingly standard spreadsheet SW produce your good looking scale is pretty cool and resourceful
I have a degree in Mech Eng. 🙂
I was really hoping to see Lewis LV4 radial brakes, similar design, the engineering looks beautiful, and much more affordable and available.
Although similar at a quick glance, I am certain that the details are where things really shine for these Trinities. I have reached out to Lewis though.
@@DaleStone Awesome. By similar design, I meant the overall layout, radial master cylinder and 4 piston caliper, is similar. Neither of them is first with the layout, that title probably goes to Magura.
I want these for my cargo bike :D
Low key flex with the serial number thing 😜
Just an off the topic comment, see how far forward your saddle is to get you into the right position? The seat tube angle required for the geo is just silly. Look at Polè, that is precisely why their 80 degree seat tube is awesome and sets you front center (along with all the rest of the dialed geo) so much better than the slack seat tubes(which by the way get even slacker and as you go uphill, and also put lots of force into the dropper. Great job on the brake review, right now im liking my DHR EVO with 2.3 rotor width.
Two things:
1. This bike has a very modern 78° ESTA, which is far better than the average these days and not exactly slack haha.
2. The saddle position is a reflection of how steep the roads are around here. If the grades on my average ride were shallower then I'd move it back to the middle for sure.
copy, @@DaleStone
I thought from the lever in the thumbnail it was gonna be Trickstuff (>€1000) but I stand corrected… 🤷
Arguably even better! 😉
We got Dale DeMuro up in here apparently.
sick frame
Love it!
T10 is included on all but the smallest lezyne v pro multitools & I'm sure many others!
It seems to be more popular in Europe than North America haha. Topeak and crank brothers have came up a few times, but my reference points are One Up, Specialized and Bontrager (as they're probably the majority of the marketshare around here). Definitely not impossible to find, thankfully. 🙂
also TIL Lezyne is in Nevada. 🤯
I have a couple of questions about compatibility. 1. What sort of brake pads do they take? If they're a bespoke shape and spares aren't easily available then its a deal breaker for me. Also rotor thickness, are they happy with thicker rotors? What do Intend recommend?
They use the most popular brake pad standard in the world, SRAM Code. Intend claims they are compatible with all rotor thicknesses between 1.7 and 2.3mm, no specific recommendation. Both are awesome compatibility details.
@@DaleStone That's good to hear, they're officially on my list of luxury upgrades now. It just leaves me wondering if it would be easier to find and hire the A-Team and get them to track a set down for me 😜
Those look nice. I have a set of Trickstuff Picccola Carbon on my XC bike. They are the lightest and strongest brakes I have ever seen. Have you compared the Intend to the Trickstuff?
I've parking lot tested the Maximas a handful of times, and they are a bit more on-off than these. Where Intend really shines is in the details, specifically their painless bleed. Would be fun to try the Piccola's someday!
what trail(s) you riding here? also what kind of shock you running on the claymore?
A mix of trails around Vancouver. I'm running a DHX2, which works just fine although Fox is not a fan haha.
Toilet roll packaging is clever.
How would you compare the modulation between Shimano and SRAM? Are they more an on & off? Do you feel they have more power than TRPs? I have TRPs and find they are the best of both worlds. BTW great video and now a subscriber.
I don't have enough time on the TRPs to draw an accurate comparison, but I'd say probably 70% of the way towards Shimano. But with a light initial lever feel the modulation is good without destroying your hands at the top end like SRAM.
I just realized this is quite similar to me being willing to spend $1200 on sim racing pedals 🤣
I have a video coming comparing them directly to the Trickstuff Maxima. So far the TNT (that's what we already call them here in Germany) outperform the MXA by a bit.
Interesting! I'll have to give it a watch. I've never owned the MXA personally, but my understanding was that the performance on trail is similar, it's in the details where the TNTs shine.
The MXA have good details too. :D@@DaleStone
What is your camera setup for those riding clips if you don't mind me asking? Very crisp at times!
OA3 on full face chin
@@DaleStone I'm blown away by some of the perspective in your video. It definitely conveys the steepness which I've had trouble with GoPros doing in the past. And I ride steep trails too, 40-50% grade at sections.
All brakes do is add weight and slow you down 😎