cadbury's cream egg Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 what is better ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trial-biker-ryan Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Its all completely up to personal preferance,I would say the hope, as i am completely in to hydrolic brakes and swear by them.But on the other hand..Many people use avid bb7s and say there great,In my opinion i would go for the hope every time...Ryan... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Logan-Price Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Its all completely up to personal preferance,I would say the hope, as i am completely in to hydrolic brakes and swear by them.But on the other hand..Many people use avid bb7s and say there great,In my opinion i would go for the hope every time...Ryan...o im in total disagreement avid bb7 awesome for adjustments awsome power never any need for bleeding and performance just as good or even better than hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeriding Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 (edited) Its all completely up to personal preferance,I would say the hope, as i am completely in to hydrolic brakes and swear by them.But on the other hand..Many people use avid bb7s and say there great,In my opinion i would go for the hope every time...thumbsupanim.gifRyan...Thats bollocks, you gave no reason... a cable disc will be alot more reliableI have a hope but Id go with a bb7 as they offer alot more power and adjustabilityVees are just crap Edited July 27, 2007 by afroman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy wonka Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 mono trials always seem to have more modulation, this means that its more controllable and less bitey.bb7's are really grabby and have amazing hold, they do break easier than mono trials, but are pretty cheap.personally, i think vee's are better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam O Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 They both have amazing power but in my opinion the BB7 is so much more grabby. Its alot easier to set up as well and not much can go wrong. Unlike hydrolic brakes which need bleeding and spilling brake fluid every where. Its also cheaper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 ok a) im bored and b.) just thought id write out my life storyAVID BB7 - Pros* Its pretty cheap to buy * Easy to set up* dont have to ever bother re-bleeding * youll never split a hose and a new hose is a few quid* piss easy to set up* red nobs allow you to set up to personal likes* Dont have to worry about levers* VERY powerfull* reliable* if theres a problem with it its very easy to fix and diognose* i could play with my BB7 and replace bits in my garage with allen keys* could adjust the brake sideways outwards up and down using V-brake spacersCons* WELL too powerfull for front wheel moves sometimes* Can loose the red caps when knocked on rocks* have been know to break at the calipers * felt very unconfident using it for stopping down hills and genral use - it was really grabby and so it was usually a toss up between face planting on concreate or using your back brake and wasting all the tread and your pads.... usually i found myself really trying not to break at all as the brake was so vicoius it becambe really grabby and uneasy... got good a high speed rolling endos though lol was the only way to stop basically impossible to keep the rear wheel down even under moderate / hard breaking* can be hard to get replacment parts...* the tension clip fell out once and the caliper was rubbing against the rotar for ages before i realised why it was really spongyHope... (mines a mono mini but basically the same thing)* firstly looks alot more pimp* the bore cap / lever looks alot nicer* has loads of modulation a lot better for front wheel moves you can guage the break a lot easier* hope offers excelent after sale service* a lot nicer lever control and the hydraulic system feels nice!* lever feels a lot more connected to the caliper * doesnt snatch at all nice and smooth running* can buy replacment parts for basically every component* strong probably takes more than an avid??? (not found out)* works well on the back as well as the frontCons* more expensive*hopes service now costs 40 quid* hoses can split* i couldnt fix much of it myself in my garage... have to go to a friends house for help* need to use the right oil(kinda ran out of steem now add to it if you want) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaMmY Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Prefer avids but got a hope on the front of my bike!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex-Mitchinson Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 BB7 = Best thing since sliced bread.Can't fault mine at all! Reasonable amount of modulation and loads of lock. I probably would prefer a hope just because its more pimp then cable disk but that would be the only reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Anscombe Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 the avid bb7 hands down is the most powerfull....its actually way to bitey and for that reason alone i prefer the hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambton Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 I think that an avid BB7 is probably best but only slightly, I like the feel of a hydraulic brake so am gonna stick with my '07 mono trial and a 200mm disc!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Kearns Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 BB7 No doubt about it. Genrally the better brake in all ways.All hope disc's ive had a go of have felt crap to be honest.Danny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil Jsy Chris Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 The Hope because I find it has a nice feel to it when you are gaping to front wheel and is still sharp.Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex@Flawless Bikes Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Hope mono every time, they feel to much better, unless you get the trial then it feels bad because its to powerful and the caliper flexes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onza-Trials Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 HOPE *** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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