Brakes. Kind of important on a bike, especially if you go as hard and fast as this object of awesomeness....
Presenting a set of 2012 Avid X0 Carbon disc brakes.
I picked up these saucy looking brakes for a great deal. These babies RRP for around $300 EACH new. Mine for $155.55 a piece. I also maintain my unquestioned allegiance to SRAM. To SRAM, I am a Lemming. But at least I will be a Lemming with good bike shit. Avid is a brand owned by SRAM.
I run an older style set of Avid Juicy's on my Giant and they have been pretty much bullet proof. Most importantly, none of that brake noise that sounds like a drowning turkey (though this is more to do with the pads you run). There will be hell to pay if these do not brake with the sounds of silence.
Those levers are carbon as well to keep the weight down.
I'll be running a 160mm rotor up front and a 140mm down the back.
Now the silver will be starting a trend as well. The first bit of bling. Well not bling to the power of bling. Maybe just bling multiplied by bling. But it is starting a trend and has given me some ideas for other bits on the bike.
Stay tuned...
Progressive costs:
Actual: $1429.22
Estimated: $1136.10
If RRP: $2670
Justin.
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