Vees Or Disk Brakes

[slug]

Hi

I would like your opinions on whether i should stick with the vee brakes that

i've got or change for disk brakes. What are better for trials

Ben

[bousfield19]

magura rear and hope mono trial front

[Boswell]

Is your bike double disk then?

Edited September 28, 2007 by Boswell

[loser]

magura rear and hope mono trial front

He's not asking about magura's..

If i were you, I'd spend around £50 on a better vee setup (sd7 levers/arms, plazmatic CRV pads) and your brake will be both better than a magura and disc.

[Captain Scarlet]

Discs are nice for keeping sidewall colour on rims, really adds a flair to a well colour co-ordinated bike.

As well as the fact that discs work good in most conditions.

[Adam-Griffin]

He's not asking about magura's..

If i were you, I'd spend around £50 on a better vee setup (sd7 levers/arms, plazmatic CRV pads) and your brake will be both better than a magura and disc.

Not necceserally true vee's often are better than disk's/maguras but not all the time, my vee isnt half as good as my mates disk !

[bousfield19]

how about saving more money and doing like i said in my first post and get a magura rear and disc front

[loser]

Not necceserally true vee's often are better than disk's/maguras but not all the time, my vee isnt half as good as my mates disk !

What pads are you using? How harsh is your grind? What lever?

how about saving more money and doing like i said in my first post and get a magura rear and disc front

But why should he? You havn't given any reasoning. And it won't save him money at all.

[A3danny]

If you like vee brake's then put plazmatic pads on a lite grind. But if you wan't a disk I would go for a bb7 there meant to work just like hopes. Ive heard there the cheaper version of the hope.

[lil Jsy Chris]

Double disc is amazing but a magura on the back and disk on the front is also very good especially with a good setup.

[basher]

Disk on front, vee on rear.

[loser]

If you like vee brake's then put plazmatic pads on a lite grind. But if you wan't a disk I would go for a bb7 there meant to work just like hopes. Ive heard there the cheaper version of the hope.

Well I'm afraid to say, you have heard wrong. Avids are more adjustable, probably more powerful, weaker, cable operated.. There are many more differences.

[Muel]

Depends what bike you have and what kind of riding you do.

If you have a Mod and ride street, I would have a rear V and a front disc, the same for a Stock on street.

For natural, double disc Mod, not too sure on stock.

Also depends on your budget, and whether you bike is actually worth upgrading. Who would put double disc on a saracen mad 2.zero?

[neomember]

Suprisingly Vees are about the same weight(caliper + lever) as magura or disc brake(minus the rotor).

To get the same feeling at both levers, i'd go all hydro or all cable.

BB7 front/V-brake rear

Hydro front disc /magura rear

Hydro feels much better at the lever in my opinion. More precise(modulation) and you don't have the grinding feeling of mechanical. The rotor has to be perfectly true for mechanical disc brake. If not they're pretty much unpredictable.

It depends also how much maintenance you are willing do to on them.

BB7 simply won't stay adjusted for the love of god. You have to re-ajust the caliper every five minutes. That's why everybody are pros at adjusting them. They lock like hell though.

Rear disc always gets in the way especially for sidehops. Buy some spares.

Having two rim brakes should be nice also. If they can lock. You shave at least half a pound from having two rotors.

Hope it helps!!!

Edited September 28, 2007 by neomember

[koxxtrials]

to be honest i prefer dual discs because you get get them cheaper than a hs33 for example a avid juicy 3 for £50 and hs33s don't work properly

when they are wet you just hear the brake pads really wet which is very annoying so dual disc is probably a lot better to have well that's what i think

[slug]

Thanks for all of your opinions

[loser]

when they are wet you just hear the brake pads really wet which is very annoying

Lol, that made me laugh

If you had to go for either vee's or discs then I'd have a vee on the rear and disc on the front.

[Dekes]

for me, vees are the best brakes out there. Better than HS33.

[esfrost]

Suprisingly Vees are about the same weight(caliper + lever) as magura or disc brake(minus the rotor).

To get the same feeling at both levers, i'd go all hydro or all cable.

BB7 front/V-brake rear

Hydro front disc /magura rear

Hydro feels much better at the lever in my opinion. More precise(modulation) and you don't have the grinding feeling of mechanical. The rotor has to be perfectly true for mechanical disc brake. If not they're pretty much unpredictable.

It depends also how much maintenance you are willing do to on them.

BB7 simply won't stay adjusted for the love of god. You have to re-ajust the caliper every five minutes. That's why everybody are pros at adjusting them. They lock like hell though.

Rear disc always gets in the way especially for sidehops. Buy some spares.

Having two rim brakes should be nice also. If they can lock. You shave at least half a pound from having two rotors.

Hope it helps!!!

Ive been using bb7s on my czar mod for more than 4 months now. I never adjust em, if you set them up properly, they will stay adjusted. They work 10x times better than my old hs33. Less maintenance and you can use them in every conditions. Need a good brake hose and a proper lever... bb7s are always a good choice if you ask me. I have never had any trouble with the rear disc when doing sidehops, its hard to hit them, they stay away from the wall when the rear wheel slips off the wall...

Edited October 1, 2007 by esfrost