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I had a good day out on the XT/Maven's with redline likewater. No issues. No wandering bite. Just light level pull and absurdly strong brakes. I'll be sticking with this setup for the foreseeable future. Will be interesting to see how the long term reliability is, and how the bleed holds up.

Had the same problem with 4(!) Magura calipers, I emailed them and they sent me new calipers with pads and a small bottle of their brake fluid. My plan is to use them until they start weeping again and then try trp calipers with Shimano levers.

I just wrap the screw with some Plummers tape and it keeps them from leaking. Never had a problem after I started doing that. I do take extra care on making sure its just on the threads.

Next up on shaven brake test: Saint / Maven I used Saint brakes for two months in Whistler last summer and never noticed any bite point wandering like the XT’s. The Saint lever is a slightly different design from the XT. The servowave is a metal cutout from the lever body rather than a plastic guide piece. Does this change the pumping up wander action? I have no idea. The relative steepness of most trails in Whistler bike park is not very extreme, so that may play a role in not having the wandering issue. Santa Cruz steep trails are...

TRP / Maven update. I rode Santa Cruz with the Travens today. The total power on tap with the TRP lever is similar to with the XT lever. The bite point feel with both is relatively solid. The TRP does have more modulation though. It’s easier to lock up a wheel with the XT lever - very little force needed. The TRP lever has exceptionally light pull, but it does have a longer lever throw compared to the XT (or maven lever). The best feature of the TRP is that there is no brake pump / wandering out bite point...

Blown away when the Method Man dropped. Like the actual visceral feeling you get when you see a rider you like with a proper run time video from a brand that does good work and the music is fire and the filming and editing is good and the track/zone is SICK... It's ALL coming together. Gave me the feeling I got as a kid popping in DVDs of the best skate/BMX videos. You KNEW it was going to be good. They couldn't afford for it to be bad. Despite saturation, kinda hard to get that feeling these days. The only...

I made a new thread specific to shimano maven combo: Shimano Maven - S-tier braking (Shaven) - The Hub - Mountain Biking Forums / Message Boards - Vital MTB

Looking into the tq hpr60 motor- found out theirs a weight limit. Anyone know of any folks successfully riding the motor over 300#s?

Yeah. It's just a long-stroked sight. I don't know why they didn't make this a 180/180, dual crown compatible, to create more separation between the bikes. I bought the C2 sight when it first came out and put a 38 and a coil on it. Maybe just call it a Sight LT.

Privateer bikes have very limited selection on their website. They usually have a new batch delivery date on their sold out bikes but nothing right now. Hopefully launching a new gen in the new year and not a financial issue.

For anyone that may be interested, here's the link to my OneUp multi tool carrier: https://makerworld.com/en/models/2043374-oneup-multi-tool-carrier Let me know if you end up using it, enjoy

I'm currently doing a long term test of the Maven Base for Vital, after running the Maven Ultimate for a long time. I'm super impressed with the lever feel on the Maven Base. There's way more modulation and control compared to the Ultimate, which felt much more like an on/off switch and took a long time for me to get used to. I prefer the feel of the Base brake more, although it has less total stopping power. Could be just what you're looking for you want more power but don't want the on/off feel of the Ultimate. The Base...

If you go with the maven bronze calipers you can use most other brands hoses, because it uses the sram “stealthamajig” olive at the caliper. You don’t have to use sram brake line (expensive) or worry about banjo bolt compatibility if using shimano / trp brake line. I have some maven bronze calipers waiting to be put on my xt servowave levers.

I have a couple sets of their LHP S6 brake if you'd like to grab a set. They're 6 piston brakes with a +20mm post mount built into the caliper. Could be the perfect heavy duty brake for you.

Well, at least he landed on SC, which is usually a long term ride.