Ben John-Hynes Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 would you recommend?what are they like as a front brake compared to a maggie?thanks:)ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Winton. Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 The avid ultimate is a really good brake, very smooth, but they drag alot and are a bit strange if you buckle your rim slightly.Its not just this brake, just vee brakes in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott-mad Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 i had one as my back brake with coust pads, kicked the shit out of a maggie, and they dont run any wierder on buckled rims than maguras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Buy a new rear hub first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 I've got an SD7 on the rear of a mod, and it's amazing - so I'd imagine an Ultimate, on the front of a stock, to... Phwar.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted November 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Good,but someone said they don't bite as welis that true or not?Buy a new rear hub first Calm down about my damn rear hub even though it is poorLOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Trials ten commandments number 1)Thou shalt not spend any money on anything else until the bike is free from Shimano hubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted November 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Trials ten commandments number 1)Thou shalt not spend any money on anything else until the bike is free from Shimano hubslmao cheers for that.i'm not buying it yet though,getting a new hub first! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott-mad Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 they bite better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandamna Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Trials ten commandments number 1)Thou shalt not spend any money on anything else until the bike is free from Shimano hubsI know ill probably get stabbed for this, but whats wrong with Shimano hubs?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Only Shimano XTR hubs are strong enough to survive trials use (XT freehubs usually break within 6 months) - I got 5 years from my last XTR before the freehub started catching - it's still running on another guy's XC bike 7+ years since I bought it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran@ZSClothing Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 vee is amazing, i have and sd5 with sd7 lever and plaz crv pads and its stupidly good works well in the wet aswell, loud as fook never slips and has already broken the vee mount on one set of forks lol.Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Only Shimano XTR hubs are strong enough to survive trials use (XT freehubs usually break within 6 months) - I got 5 years from my last XTR before the freehub started catching - it's still running on another guy's XC bike 7+ years since I bought it .XTRs are fine on XC bikes (though I'm not quite sure why you would choose them instead of Hopes for the same money), but they're still the same bad design of freehub as all the other Shimano hubs. The design is OK for XC/road but it's terrible for trials - they break easily and skip badly. They also have pretty rubbish engagement (16 EPs if I remember rightly). I'm sure people have lost teeth due to Shimano freehubs and trials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted November 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 but being as i'm not a brilliant rider and don't do anything huge the hub is fine.i'll only buy a new one when this breaks, i'm not replacing a good hub.i'm thinking of changing my read maggie for a -V- as i've had nothing but problems with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abtrials Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 simple avid ultimates rule and v's rule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 but being as i'm not a brilliant rider and don't do anything huge the hub is fine.i'll only buy a new one when this breaks, i'm not replacing a good hub.It doesn't really matter how good you are though, a skipping hub can always lead to teeth death. You have been warned Seriously though, sell the old wheel while it's still good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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