I'm swapping them out for ones where you can change the pad insert only.
My 1993 Kilauea is up for sale @ £225 viewtopic.php?f=2&t=335405 which is less than the Explosif F&F + paint and decals cost :facepalm: Gotta be a bargain!
Well it has all gone a bit pear shaped I swore I wouldn't build it until the Kilauea had gone. So it did yesterday and then came back! The box it was in was rejected as being too big. I can't wait at home for a courier or take it to work, so I gave the guy a full refund and a big apology.
The XTR has gone too, due to some issues, so I'm now left with a frameset and just a couple of bits. I did purchase some carbon bars and a seat post and have a nice saddle for it.
I'm unsure what to do next, I could strip the Kilauea for its XT and flog the frameset which would be inexpensive and allow me to get out on it in no time at all either that or sell it locally and put the money towards XTR :?
I do have a pang of guilt breaking the Kila though, it is such a nice bike and close to stock. I could fit DX but it isn't really anything special - but probably shifts as well as XT. I'm actually thinking of going v-brake too as it will be raced and v brakes are ace - especially the XT ones already in my spares box
Theirs nothing wrong in using DX unless your worried about impressing others and tbh it isn't the lowest quality in the Shimano range by a long shot ..