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Have Jaf thought about making disc protectors? I've almost completely dropped doing side hops because of bending too many hangers and not wanting to risk bending discs. The only one i could find was this http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/disc_brake_spares/chorrillas_disc_protector/c110p11552.html but it's only available for a rear 160mm rotor. If Jaf made duel 180mm protectors they would be next on my to buy list.

Haha the sidekick sold for trials? That thing has its own orbit!

Thanks for the comments guys, i was hoping the Planet X would be worth a bit more but i guess it's completely outdated.

Here are my 3 trusty steeds. The inspired is a recent purchase and is standard apart from the brakes (The back being taken from the DMR while i sort out a new set). The DMR i have had for around 8 years (and is my baby, i can't ever see myself selling it) and the Planet X i've had for about 5 years. I was thinking of selling the Planet X as i can't justify having 2 trials bikes, could people give me a rough price?

I have the same frame although it looks a couple of inches lower, i bought it new about 8 years ago. The bike weighs an absolute ton with halo sas wheels and dirt jumper forks but i don't think i could ever get rid of it.

Damn 330, i got ripped off. Buy it before i decide to.

There is a wanted forum where you would get more responses as well as a for sale section. Street-trials bikes seem to be in high demand at the moment but you'll find something if you're patient. I bought a used inspired fourplay recently for £600. You could pick up an element or marino for cheaper. I'm just getting into riding again after taking a few years out so i don't really know your other options.

I just had a look at my juicy 3s and both pistons move. What rotor size would people recommend? I could get a pair of juicy 7s with 203mm rotors but i feel like 203mm is too big, i can't really justify that though i just feel like they are haha. Otherwise i could get some elixir crs for the same price but they don't come with mounts or rotors. Does anyone know if my juicy 3 mounts and rotors will fit them?

Thanks everyone, i've got enough to stew over for now, i'll probably end up buying a used set from flatoutcycles

My experience with hopes has been exactly as isitafox said. I bought a pair of mono minis for my DMR and for the first few months they were great, then the problems set in and never went away. Then i bought a rear Juicy 7 (going brakeless on the front) and five years has passed without having a single problem (until now that is, however i think with the 7 it's a case of me not giving a chance for the pads to bed in after sanding and panicking). I still have my pair of minis knocking around the garage actually, i might put them back on although i feel like i'm opening up a can of worms touching those. What are peoples opinions on some more up market avids on a fourplay? I've grown quite partial to my juicy 7 over the years and the 3s being pretty useless hasn't put me off the brand all together. Saints seem to be held in high esteem by everyone and i would love a pair it's just the price. If i start seriously looking for a new pair of brakes i'll start looking for some second hand ones.

Thanks Dez, the tip about pad contamination will come in handy

I'm not too worried anymore about the Juicy 7, i tried a few hard stops and it started to improve. But now my front Juicy 3 has lost a lot of power too! I had a good hard ride for a few hours yesterday and it was fine. Admittedly not great but it was about what i would expect. But now while sitting in the garage over night it has lost most of it's stopping power. I'm coming round to the idea that these brakes are pretty shot and a new pair would be a good idea, however i can't really justify spending the money.

I did that with the juicy 7 so maybe it's just a case of doing a few hard stops and letting it bed in again. I cleaned the disk on the juicy 3 before installing the new pads so i shouldn't have to sand that one but i'll try it if nothing else seems to be helping.

It's a 2011 fourplay so it's disc only. I guess a new brake is a last resort but ideally i would like to get a bit more stopping power out of the 3s if that's possible as money is a bit tight. Thanks for the reply though.

Recently i bought a second hand trials bike with a rear avid juicy 3 that wasn't preforming great and clearly needed bleeding. As i wanted to ride straight away i swapped my avid juicy 7 over from my DMR. Now each brake is back on the original bike but neither is working properly. The juicy 7 was working perfectly before, it never failed to lock the back wheel under any circumstance but now i can't even brake into a skid. The only thing i did apart from swap the brakes over was realign the pads as, i'm guessing, the brake must have been pulled without the wheel in during swapping them over. It still feels perfect, not at all spongey. The juicy 3 has been bled by my local bike shop and i have fitted new organic pads but after a few hours riding (after braking the pads in) it is still no where near what i would expect. The brake has let me down a couple of times on back wheel maneuvers and is not powerful enough to brake into a skid if my weight is over the back wheel. Any advice on either brake would be great