SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (BRAIN) — SRAM is releasing a new line of mountain bike disc brakes, called Level. The new line of 2-piston brakes will replaces some SRAM and Avid brakes in the company's model line.
The Level group was designed to bring some of the technology SRAM used in its 2015 Downhill racing brakes to a smaller, lighter package for cross-country and trail riders.
The five new models in the line include the Level Ultimate (replacing SRAM XX); the Level TLM (replacing SRAM XO); Level TL (replacing SRAM DB5); Level TR (replacing Avid DB3); and Level (replacing Avid DB1).
The Level lever is a new design based on SRAM's Guide brakes but more compact and lighter. The lever also features the Guide lever's Timing Port Closure mechanism, seals and expandable bladder reservoir. It has a new detent design for the tooled reach adjust.
The Level caliper also borrows technology from the Guide Ultimate S4 caliper, including its heat shield and Bleeding Edge bleeding feature. The Level caliper has two 21mm pistons.
Retail pricing: Level Ultimate:$297. Level TLM: $190. Level TLM: $102; Level T: $82; Level: $63.
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The Level lever. -
The Level T caliper. -
The Level TL lever. -
The Level TLM caliper.
