Once again, Trickstuff adds a small-batch, special edition color option for their sought-after mountain bike brakes, this time tricking out their Maximas with blue anodized calipers adorned with waves. Yes, its an eerily timely update if youve been watching any news in the past week. But theres nothing political here. And Im sure its 100% a coincidence, because Trickstuff sent me a preview of this limited edition three weeks ago. But, I guess you can argue with fate. Or super-powerful brakes, to be honest.Trickstuff Maxima mountain bike brakes in LTD Ocean Blue(Photo by Moritz Ablinger/Trickstuff)Trickstuff kicked off the special limited edition colors in May with green Direttissimas. And they put a wolf on those! Now, its blue and waves for the even more powerful Maxima. Thats it. The same exceptionally powerful, progressive ratio brakes suited for enduro to gravity bikes, but now with blue calipers and a bit of blue on top of the brake lever bodies.Review: Max braking power from Maximas(Photo by Joao Reis/Maxxis)Now, while I would love to see Trickstuff refining their powerful brakes besides just slapping a fresh look on them, I wouldnt really complain. I ride the Maxima on my own personal enduro bike. And they really are pretty amazing. Super powerful, lightweight, excellent modulation, and a unique soft feel at the bite point that all but eliminates arm pump on even the longest, brake bump-riddled downhills. Setup is a tiny bit finicky, and they need regular servicing/fresh seals every couple of years with Trickstuffs own bio mineral oil. But their braking performance is hard to beat.(Photo/Cory Benson)Having ridden the all-black Maximas (not these LTD blue ones) with their long lever and 16/17mm 4-piston calipers for more than two years now, Im still amazed at how easy it is to control the immense power of the Trickstuff brakes. No matter how extremely rough or super long descents get, I never fight arm pump anymore. To me, that means I can ride bike park laps all day without my arms or hands getting tired, or do day-after-day of long rides in the big mountains without hand or arm fatigue. Definitely not something I can say about most other high-power brakes.Maxima Tech DetailsCNC-machined 7075 aluminum construction9mm polymer pump piston and progressive-linkage 4-ball-bearing brake lever4-piston calipers with balanced 16mm & 17mm hollow stainless steel pistonshigh-pressure Kevlar brake hose (Goodridge steel braided hoses available separately)tool-free reach adjustnickel-based organic Power+ brake padsproprietary low-viscosity Bionol vegetable oil brake fluidfully user-serviceable540g total brakeset weight 262g front & 278g rear (claimed)Trickstuff Maxima Ocean Blue Pricing, options & availabilityOnly 200 sets of these shiny blue special edition Maxima brakesets will be sold. Even fewer than the green Direttissimas. Good news; they dont cost more than regular black/silver/gold Maximas. Bad news; that means they are still 1300 for a set, plus extra for the rotors and any mounting hardware and the bleed kit youll need to get them on your bike.The dark blue brakes only come in one configuration (check it out directly here, since Trickstuffs own web links arent always perfect), as opposed to the many hose options you usually get for Maximas. Youll get black levers, pump bodies, and black Kevlar brake hoses, paired to blue calipers and blue pump reservoir covers.Pick up a set while they last directly from Trickstuff or through any of their regular dealer bike shops.Trickstuff.com