Shimano SMRT86L2 – bicycle accessories

SM-RT86 Ice-Tec rotors give excellent performance made from a stainless steel alloy 3-layer sandwich construction that manages heat while riding The clad steel alloy steel rotor construction allows heat generated from braking to radiate quickly through the aluminium core achieving surface temperature drops of around 50 deg C. When used with Ice-Tec pads surface temperatures can drop from around 400 to 300 deg C, this provides great improvements in performance all round. Review from MBR : August 2012 Rating: 910. Construction. Shimanos compact XT brake lever and parallel double-barrelled reservoir is derived from the well-regards XTR brake, and comes with an adjustable cam system. This Servo-Wave design pushes more fluid at the start of the stroke (affording the pads more clearance) before smoothing out the force on the rotor when you apply the brakes more firmly. The stubby, hooked-lever assembly comes with a free stroke screw (we ran this fully in) and a tool-free reach adjuster. A hinged clamp allows easy fitment, and an integrated I-Spec clamping option enables perfect integration with Shimano shifters. Oversized 22mm ceramic pistons inside the two-piece XT caliper help prevent heat transfer into the mineral oil, with Ice-Tech finned pads designed to dissipate further heat build-up. There isnt an option to change hose orientation. Performance. Weve already tried the mega-powerful XT brakes with the metal pads and found them slightly too grabby, so we opted for the resin (F01A) finned pads. With these in place, control and modulation were excellent at low speeds and on sketchy, steep sections in both wet or dry, but still equally capable of scorching to a rapid halt on high-speed fire roads and downhill tracks. The short lever blade fitted our forefinger perfectly. There was no slop and, although it was initially a little reluctant to get moving, the action was then light and smooth, which helped keep our digits relaxed if we rode covering the brakes