Originally Posted by georges1

I have been using exclusively XT-780-Trekking Vbrakes and XT 780T V Brake levers since 2016 , outstanding power and much more reliable than the XT and XTR V Brakes with deformable parallelograms. I have plenty of spare XT-780-T spare pads. Go with apair of Deore LX Trekking or XT Trekking V brakes, rock solid and reliable performance over the long run