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02/18/16 at 3:23pm
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I have an old  Giant Pistol 2 I got last year. I love the bike so far. My only issue is with the brakes. They slow me down, but it takes longer than I think it should. I replaced the pads thinking it would fix the issue and they still suck. I've been wanting to upgrade a few parts. Any ideas on a new brake set (will I need to rotors?)

I also want to upgrade the front fork.
  
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Re: Giant Pistol 2
Reply #1 - 02/18/16 at 6:05pm
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1 word - Shimano
  
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Re: Giant Pistol 2
Reply #2 - 02/18/16 at 7:21pm
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jonesn wrote on 02/18/16 at 6:05pm:
1 word - Shimano


Agreed.  Buy the nicest level you can and ride on.  XT's are very nice, but even the Deore's are fine and have ridden several bikes w/ them on that had zero problems.
  
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Reply #3 - 02/18/16 at 8:20pm
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Thanks! I'm looking into them now. I figured it could be something simple I could upgrade myself. Would it be a good idea to upgrade rotors as well?
  
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Reply #4 - 02/18/16 at 8:53pm
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I have SRAM DB5's and they are great I love them.
  
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Reply #5 - 02/18/16 at 8:54pm
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Unless you are familiar with bleeding hydraulic brakes, you will have to have a shop or someone with the tools do it for you.  I ride Avid BB7 mechanicals on all my bikes and I know how to bleed brakes.  I do it for simplicity and have never lacked any stopping power.  XT's are nice but there are a lot of other nice brakes out there.  Just comes down to $$$ and maintenance!
  
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Re: Giant Pistol 2
Reply #6 - 02/20/16 at 1:20pm
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Re: Giant Pistol 2
Reply #7 - 02/20/16 at 2:43pm
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traildog wrote on 02/18/16 at 8:54pm:
Unless you are familiar with bleeding hydraulic brakes, you will have to have a shop or someone with the tools do it for you.  I ride Avid BB7 mechanicals on all my bikes and I know how to bleed brakes.  I do it for simplicity and have never lacked any stopping power.  XT's are nice but there are a lot of other nice brakes out there.  Just comes down to $$$ and maintenance!


My XTs are somewhat easy to bleed once you've done it a time or 2......It's not brain surgery! practice makes perfect!!! youtube can fix your brains and your brakes. Not to bad mouth scram... Nice Pistola Banjo!
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Re: Giant Pistol 2
Reply #8 - 02/22/16 at 6:49pm
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On the "Specials" section at Queen City Bicycles you can get some New Shimano brakes for a killer price of $75.00. Just thought I'd toss that out there for those with brakes that are lacking the ever important stopping power!

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