Just finished the install and bed-in on my second set of Cura 4s on my Firebird 29 build. This site uses cookies.By continuing your visit to our site you agree to receive our cookies. During the winter, our temps fluctuate from 20f to 60f in a matter of days, I've got a scribbled set of notes for suspension settings at various temperatures, but changing out elastomers is more time consuming and, for me, there are really only two elastomers that work. I didn't have any issue modulating either system or SRAM Code brakes, or Magura's 4-piston MT series brakes, but there are notable differences in feel that are going to determine to influence the decision.Formula also sent me a pair of their latest resin-compound brake pads to try out. The others are too soft or too firm, to a pretty dramatic extent, so performance is inconsistent.I have been asked about the value of rebuildable, versus replaceable, components v. the average mountain biker's mechanical abilities. @Andrew Major - nice review. What happened in 2013/14 at Shimano that convinced them to re-design their brake line-up for the worst?...or an air chamber like Storia use on their EXT V3 (not that I have first hand experience but everything I read about it is glowing with praise).Yes, your fresh Firebird looks amazing by the way!Weight-wise, the MT Trail Sports are on par with XTR Race at 1/4 the price.
They’re light, cheap, and they’d be perfect for the application? If you can bleed SRAM brakes you can bleed the Cura.It’s a good point, Magura HC lever is the absolute winner for small hands. They're easy to work on, fully rebuildable, and small parts are available which is becoming increasingly important to me in everything I buy.There was a health lashing of sarcasm dished up with my comment...The Formula Cura 4 four-piston caliper and their long lever blade combine for power and modulation with a classic, progressive, feel.No reinventing the wheel here. They have a positive feel that delivers the level of feedback I've come to like from using Magura brakes. I’ll be considering these Formulas next time though, they sound good.BUT, I was thinking the other day about trying to create coil forks that are progressive in the end stroke like air and f-me if the old type-2 Judy springs didn’t come to mind. Any two-syringe job (Formula, Hayes, SRAM, etc) takes a bit more time but I find it more consistently takes one bleed cycle to achieve perfection v. a single syringe setup (Magura, Shimano).Anything else is going to be heavy, more expensive, and more complicated and there really isn’t space/architecture for say carbon leaf springs.You are correct: it was ride altering for me.
You've been subscribed to our newsletter.Our brakes weighed in at a touch over 400g per end, including 200mm rotors, which is fairly competitive.
Same bleed kit and process, same mineral oil brake fluid, and Formula’s first new brake pad in a long time. I have ulnar nerve damage in my left hand and they helped better than anything else I have tried, although significant changes in diet and exercise habits off the bike have reduced it dramatically since. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Formula RX disc brake kit (black) front-1… Impossible to say given all the metrics that go into a personal determination but I absolutely believe that, like the Hayes Dominion, they're a system you should squeeze before upgrading those woefully under-powered brakes that came stock on your new million-dollar long travel 29'er.Yes, I’ve bled lots of Shimano brakes.