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With regards to "cant believe we used to use "X" brakes!" Remember wheels were probably 26" or 650b, which have a better mechanical advantage compared with the current 29" wheels. The larger rotors were a year or two behind the bigger wheels iirc

Mavens take massive shit on Saints, in terms of braking power.

First, when you install make sure they're properly secure and can take a lot of force w/out coming out- one of two didn't tighten until I bashed out all of the plastic end of my old ODIs. I'd try out both and see what works for you depending on the issues you have. I do a bit of both but was more actively pressing against them when fatigued towards the bottom of laps and end of the day to compensate reduced grip strength. Dakota mentioned in the last inside line episode that you can use them for more leverage on...

Nah I think it's just a modern perspective on an older brake. The Code RSC has always felt like an OK brake for trail bikes for me and that's about it. Code R belongs on Trek Marlin factory builds and not a lot else. Codes have plenty of power in the same way that my old Transition Patrol from 2015 had plenty of wheelbase. Got great memories of that bike feeling fantastically long and slack, I hope to never ride one again because the memories will be ruined.

I tried the current Saints (at least they looked alike) right after they changed from the cylinder that was 90° to the handlebars. I worked at a bikeshop nd was super pumped, that must have been 2013/2014, so at least externally this brake has barely changed over at least 12 years, crazy! Anyhow, the pitepoint was wandering so much forward that I actually crashed a couple of times from grabbing to much brake in the wrong situation. I remember bleeding them a couple of times, without any difference. Ever since I haven’t bought a Saint again, because I was literally...

This is the day I've been waiting for, too bad I love my mezzer and have literally no reason to upgrade. Some owners of current gen forks have experienced fit and finish issues with the o rings on the air spring side, sometimes needing to swap for a different size on a couple seals to reduce stiction. Manitou probably wants to guarantee that the air spring will work more effectively for a broader range of climates and users. The IRT system does add an additional seal and opportunity for stiction compared to a mainstream air spring. Air backed bladder is...

It sounds like they're addressing a lot of the issues I have with my Mezzer specifically the thicker stanchion tubes, but man I don't like the mechanical spring as a negetive spring if that is what it is.

I'm reading that as the piston being connected to the shaft via a spring, similar in effect to the buttercups on RS forks

The anticipated updates to the Manitou Mezzer are finally being uncovered. https://road.cc/offroad/tech-news/manitous-updated-mezzer-gen-2-suspens… Edit- PB also has their photo album up. https://www.pinkbike.com/u/HayesPerformanceSystems/album/Manitou-Mezzer…

I just had to do it on a new set of Code Silver Stealths.

I've done similar procedures to brakes since forever - sram guide, shimano saint, most formulas. People have always moaned about different brakes but its just a case of knowing all the methods of making them work well. I guess people learn a certain way of working on brakes, which has worked fine up until they encounter something different like the maven and all of a sudden they struggle. I see similar things with wheel building, hubs, suspension and drive trains where they only learned one generic way to work on a part, instead of understanding how they actually function

SST is damned brilliant too

Reeb does this with the SST.