what budget brakes have pad contact point/ bite adjustment?

[mntlion]

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I love my XT&#39;s and one of the main things is the bite point adjustment on it.&nbsp; &nbsp; Do any of the &quot;cheap&quot; amazon options have any of this?&nbsp; &nbsp;I see LOTS of reach adjustent on them all but nothing for bite / contact point adjustment.</p>
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https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0CTMF6F6Q/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A59RYZDVNR4PZ&amp;th=1</p>

[El Chupacabra]

Cable brakes all do, don't they?

... If you're going for a commuter, tourer, beater, etc, IMHO cable brakes are a solid choice.

[toast2266]

Do you want more lever throw, or less?

If it's less, then it shouldn't really matter. As far as I know, the contact point adjusters on pretty much all brakes just add throw. Brakes without a contact point adjust just default to the least amount of throw.

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[XXX-er]

I think any hydro brake adjustment is just fiddling with the lever thro the lever not the pad or caliper


&quot;&quot; If you&#39;re going for a commuter, tourer, beater, etc, IMHO cable brakes are a solid choice. &quot;&quot; An unpopular opinion but ^^ especilay true if you are actualy touring in a furin country where they donnot deal with hydros when one shits the bed


the BB7 was a favorite of mine it didnt really modulate but it didnt matter

[mntlion]

wanting this for customers mountain bikes that want more power/adjustment, but not the XT/XTR price point.

Ya, mechanical is great for town/gravel/fat bikes, but looking for a bit more power AND adjustment

[XXX-er]

well I was just agreeing with el chup on some on road applications my buddy was stuck somewhere in yurp with a dead Hayes Mag on an old mtn bike if he had the BB7 he would have probably been better off, the BB7 actualy had a lot of power but no modulation as much or more power than the Hayes Mag of the time


I think you might wana look for some Guides they had a knob on the lever and they are now > 5 yrs old they came on my cheap spec Bullit


SRAM is now flogging the DB8 as a replacement for the Guides which came on my cheap spec Vala so the DB8 feels pretty much like a guide

[toast2266]

This is for a customer's bike? Putting generic Chinese brakes from Amazon on a customer's bike seems... sketchy.

[jm2e]

Lewis brakes?


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[MarsB]

I was pretty impressed with the DB8s that came stock on my last bike. I ran them for about a year before upgrading and really didn't have any complaints for general trail riding. Pretty good value for the money.