The new Elixir
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According to Avid, Elixir is lighter, more powerful
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Bigger windows in the new two-piece caliper
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The top-end Elixir CR also adds
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Grooved pistons also allow for a bit of cooling air
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The new TaperBore setup
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The pad contact adjustment feature
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A free-rotating end signals an end to kinked hoses.
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Elixir will be available with either aluminum or carbon lever blades
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Even the corresponding pad spacer blocks
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This mural welcomes you
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Hopefully your brakes never get this hot
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Even the rotors are subject to fatigue tests.
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Avid engineers are constantly playing with different rotor
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The Colorado Springs center is also home to RockShox
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RockShox's in-house machinists
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RockShox test engineers can upload
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Ouch, that hurts!
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Elixir uses an all-new TaperBore internal architecture
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Unlike typical hydraulic setups
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Pad contact on Avid's other designs
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Standard designs don’t build hydraulic pressure
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Juicy is far from dead
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