Quote Originally Posted by Aggie_Ama View Post

Maybe I should just tell the man to leave well enough alone and let me use my V-Brakes? I mean we don't ride in wet, more like dust! And I don't do much crazy downhill riding at all and nothing you can even call true downhill in Texas.
That is what I would do. It's the old "I'm a guy and let me tell you what you need" scenario. A $200 upgrade on a $700 bike is just silly, imnsho....Surely as a Texan you can appreciate the "sows ear - silk purse" analogy?

This is where you educate your self, and make your own choices in gear. I way surpassed DH in bike knowledge sometime ago, heh heh.