Hey guys, how much do I like the Shimano Deore brakes?
Let's just say that I like them enough to have them on all my beater bikes.
And you see two sets of what was called the M6000 brakes, the 11 speed Deores
installed on two of my bikes.
But with 12 speed, Shimano introduced their new version.
This time it's called M6100 and this is Deore 12 speed,
Let's check them out!
On this corner of the box you're gonna see
the product code, also that these brakes are made in Malaysia.
All the other shimano 12 speed brakes that I've seen were made in Japan.
There's not much to see on the other side, however here on the face of the box
you're gonna get a lot of details about these brakes.
And they seem to have introduced a few more of these tiny icons
BL, so lever is M6100, this is a common lever used for both 2-pot and 4-pot,
and BR-M6100 means that these are the lighter version
or 2-pot version of these brakes.
The 4-pot version would be BR-M6120.
Mineral oil, the new i-Spec EV bar clamp
Servo Wave action which is modified for this 12 speed version,
I assume that means adjustable reach.
These are made for cross country and trail riding.
Two finger breaking,
One-way bleed, a better way to bleed these brakes.
It shows you that these are post mounted calipers,
and the two type of pads available:
One is resin (G03s) and one is metal (G04S).
Also, on this pictogram you're gonna see
that you can install the finned or Ice Tech pads with these brakes.
They're not provided but they would fit just right.
and the length of your hose, it is a BH-90 hose.
This is the lever with the disconnected hose
and that is the hose and the attached caliper.
Again this is 1.7 meters so it should be the rear.
Also inside the box you're going to have this user manual,
meaning scan that QR code to get to their site.
And you're going to have a little baggie
that, I guess is a bit confusing these days.
In the past it used to be that only the front brake would get all these goodies.
I'm talking about the bleeding block and the two halves for cutting the hose
Also in here you have the mounting bolts
and in this case I have an olive and an insert.
Now again, you already have an olive and insert in here
and if you wonder about installing these brakes
check out the video that I put together recently
which explains exactly how to install a brake like this.
But cutting it to the chase, if your brakes arrive disconnected like this
you already have an olive and insert in there already
so what's provided here is spares!
If you bought the brakes OEM meaning
that the hose is already connected to your caliper.
You are definitely going to need the olive and insert
because you have to cut the hose to the proper length,
and I have a second video on my channel
showing you exactly how to complete that procedure.
Here next to the same generation XT,
you can see the master cylinder shape is the same,
they've always borrowed that.
Also the free stroke adjustment here that's missing
but that's missing, on is capped on the SLX as well.
The finish is this glossy gray,
a bit darker than XT but I would prefer this versus the SLX which is kind of bluish.
And the lever shape is exactly the same.
Missing the Reach adjust knob here,
however you can use an Allen key to do that.
And also you have the dimples on the XT
that, again, are missing on the Deore,
but SLX is missing them as well.
Also the lever is a bit wider and I found in riding these XTs
that I kind of prefer it to the previous version.
Shimano mineral oil is mentioned here,
you see the two piece bar clamp.
To open that bar clamp you have to push on this little hole
with a 2 mm Allen key.
Also here on the back, you're going to see the product code
and that these are manufactured in Malaysia.
The XTs are made in Japan.
The old Deore M6000 were also made in Malaysia.
Mineral oil as well and you see the master cylinder shape is different.
Also, the I-SPEC 2 versus I-SPEC EV,
and you see the different attachment points of that master cylinder to the bar clamp.
Lever shape is largely the same
but this new one is flatter
and aside from that a very similar master cylinder design
as you see it over here.
Maybe because of that one-way bleeding
these 2-pot calipers have been redesigned.
You see the product code here on the back
Also, you see the same retaining pin,
the split pin for the pads.
And on the front,
you're gonna see the location of that bleeding port
Now is here, covered by this rubber cap,
so you remove it and this is where you would attach your syringe for bleeding.
use a needle nose pliers to straighten that pin
and you can take out the pads.
What this comes with is G03s,
a resin pad that would fit the previous generation brakes
Just as well as the previous generation brakes pads
will fit these calipers.
You see, this is the old J02A, resin Ice Tech with fins.
And same would be true for these J04C
metallic pads, again Ice Tech with fins.
That same metallic pad is mentioned here on the box for the XT,
the two piston calipers
so keep in mind that you can use these interchangeably.
Just like the previous generation Deore,
the hose comes on the inside
and if you look at the pistons, the two pistons are made out of resin.
They are black, just like they were with the in M6000.
By the way, the bleeding port on the M6000 is down here.
So again, redesigned calipers for the new Deore brakes.
Weight of the front brake with the 1 meter hose is 295 grams.
That's 20 grams more than the SLX and about 30 grams or 35 grams more than the XT.
The rear brake comes up to 313 grams.
Again, this is about 20 grams heavier than the SLX
and 35 grams heavier than the XT 12 speed brakes.
Also new, is the availability of a 4-pot caliper with the Deore brakes
and make sure you subscribe to my channel
to find out when I'm gonna be able to get a hold of those.
But what do I think about these new Deore, the two piston for now?
Well, just like in the past these were the budget kings.
They work forever, they never ever gave me any trouble whatsoever,
so I would highly recommend them!
The only downside of using these brakes that I can think of
is a bit of a on-off nature of the Servo Wave implemented
However, the new ones are supposed to be improved
and also they remain the cheapest serious brake option from Shimano.
Add to that the shorter free stroke for quicker brake engagement
also the redesigned Servo Wave that should give us a bit more modulation,
and I think that Deore is going to continue to be the budget king for our bikes.
And that's the end of my video folks!
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hope to see you folks on the trails
why not using Shimano brakes!?
Cheers guys, cheers!