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I am thinking about buying slx/xt brakes ,what is the difference between them apart from small price increase ?
not much.
there isn't really much difference between [u]deore[/u] and xt...
there'll be someone along shortly to tell you that you definitely need the bite point control adjustment knob.
I was recommended the XT's but they were out of stock, IMO if the price difrerent is small why have the better ones ?
Bite point doesn't do much on my xt's. The screw holding the pads in is a little nicer than the split pin on six, but I'd just go six if buying again. The slx caliper is threaded to take a screw so you could put one in there later.
Is there a weight difference?
I'd go SLX simply because they don't have the tacky looking chrome finish.