Formula T1"s" brakes

[YodaForce]

Does anyone know what the difference between formula t1s brake is bewteen the t1? I cannot find anything and they look indentical except the color. It also looks like Specialized is the only company specing them oe.

Thanks

[ashas]

That's probably OEM thingy for a specific brand.
I got myself Formula The One R model.

That's basically Normal The One with RX lever and red parts instead of golden ones, which Formula made for Specialized who put those on 2012 carbon Stumpy's - and that color scheme worked for me even better as I ride 2011 S-Works Enduro (naked carbon with red coloration with a touch of white).

guy who follows this forum for Formula Canada explained that to me on my thread where I was asking, like you, about similar topic.
Formula The One R - what the hell is that?

[John]

I think it is only the trim color. Some red in there rather than all black. My bike came with them, and so far have been great. I was wary because every Specialized bike I have bought had Avids, and they were all noisy as hell (rear mostly). I really like the feel of Shimano XT's, even the LX hydraulics work great. But the Formulas are very expensive brakes, and so far so good.

[ashas]

compared to Formulas, Avids are toys.
IMHO, only Hope is in the same league with Formula.

until recently, I rode mostly Elixirs and can't say I was always displeased with them, but moving to Formulas I realized just how much better Formulas are.

never rode Shimano brakes, but heard only good stuff about 2012 XT's. they're just sooo ugly to me. that's all.

[Finksta]

I've just bought a new stumpjumper expert with the formula T1s brakes, so far I'm very impressed. They have excellent modulation, and amazing power without getting grabby. I came off my last two bikes having xt's, which I absolutely love, so was a bit worried about moving to a new brake. No need to worry though as, in my opinion, the Formulas out perform the xt's easily.

[vikingboy]

I just grabbed a pair cheap.
The T1S brakes are T1 calipers (24mm piston) and Rx master cylinders. You can tell by the shape of the body, its less visually smooth than a full T1 setup.
Part numbers for internals are different too by the looks of it. Not sure what the disadvantage is of the cheaper MC.