Shimano Drops New 2.2mm Thick Rotors in 200/220mm Sizes - Thoughts?

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6/20/2026 5:17am

Do we have pictures of both sides? 

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6/20/2026 5:53am Edited Date/Time 6/20/2026 5:54am
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Haven't seen them in the flesh but the outer side has inconsistent flatness with more wear on the areas away from the holes, and the inner side has inconsistent flatness with more wear right next to the holes. Looks like a stamped rotor from here.

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6/20/2026 7:08am

IMO people are right to be concerned as to whether or not these are stamped.  With as tight of tolerances as modern brakes have between pads and rotors, even tiny wobbles in the rotors will cause rub.  Warped rotors can also cause the brake to feel squishy unless you manage to center the caliper over the average deflection (otherwise one side of pistons will engage before the others).  There's plenty of other companies selling laser cut rotors in the ~$65 range, so no reason why a premium brand should be selling stamped rotors these days.

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stamped rubbish for the same price as a hs2?and $10 cheaper than the Really good TRP r5 rotor...... Much like apple users... shimano fanboys will lap this...

stamped rubbish for the same price as a hs2?
and $10 cheaper than the Really good TRP r5 rotor...... 

Much like apple users... shimano fanboys will lap this up.

Broccoli wrote:

I am that and i wont lap. Better than being a sram cheerleader bc that shits hot garbage

This opinion is several years out of date. Incidentally that’s how out of date new Shimano products are. 

Says the guy in the all red kit lol. Look at meee

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