onza-t-pro-boi Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 shall i get light grind or medium grind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@banbury-trials Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 im afraid your going to have to tell us what rim your running and pads before we can tell you mate.steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 I'd say get a light grind,because with the right pads,it'll be just as good as a medium grindAND your rim will last longer!As will your pads!Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peperami Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Im guessing by the fact you've only said light or medium, you're getting it ground by tarty?Medium (and even that wont be very harsh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onza-t-pro-boi Posted March 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 im getting a trall rim n iv got yellow koxx bloxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Are you getting it done by Tarty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@banbury-trials Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 im getting a trall rim n iv got yellow koxx bloxxa nice medium grind i reckon,i've never used them pads though but thats what the tart says.have you considered heatsink reds?they work so nice on a light grind,even better on a medium.steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 From my experiecnce with Koxx Yellows, you can do whatever the f**k you like to your rim but your brake will still be shite.I'd go medium anyway, and get some better pads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeM Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Koxx Browns or Rock Blues on a medium grind, this will be your best bet for a fit brake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale-Hill Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Koxx Browns or Rock Blues on a medium grind, this will be your best bet for a fit brake.Light sharp grind mate, There so loud amazing bite and hole, Thats your best bet Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Possibly slightly stray, however: which provides better braking performance - the light grind with a softer pad or a medium grind with a slightly harder pad? (im assuming thats how it works, i cant get mine to bite properly though they arent even ground yet) Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peperami Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Alreet tobias!Id go for the harder pad and harsher grind mate, will work in the wet too then. Be a snappier feeling performance too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Cool, sounds good to me. I can just imagine cutting deep into the rim. I've done hours of grinding and aluminium is going to disappear in no time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peperami Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Nah it'll be alright. Getting mine ground again this week, can have a whirl on that after its done if you like see if you like it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigman Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Light grinds are very under rated! I used to grind very harsh and my brake would be good, but for the past year ish i have only run light grinds and i have to say it is alot better! I am running coust pads on my koxx rim with a light grind and the brake is insane!Koxx yellows are good pads, deffinatly a light grind for them though as they can wear fast on harsher ones.Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@banbury-trials Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 (edited) I am running coust pads on my koxx rim with a light grind and the brake is insane!isane really doesn't describe how good this brake is ,i rode bigmans steed on saturday and i nearly did a sex wee when i pulled the back brake for the first time :$ Edited March 30, 2008 by banbury trials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Light grinds are very under rated!That they are my friend, that they are!Adam's brake is awesome!Better than any I've laid my hands on,when i had a light grind on the rear, even with koolstops, it was immense!I'd just get a light grind,Do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Ill be grinding my own rim, but i am just wondering what quantifies the depth of grind? The roughness? deep being larger grooves? So the otherall feel will be very bumpy opposed to an almost flat grind, which would be a light grind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Ill be grinding my own rim, but i am just wondering what quantifies the depth of grind? The roughness? deep being larger grooves? So the otherall feel will be very bumpy opposed to an almost flat grind, which would be a light grind?Pretty much. If you swing the grinder along in large sections (4-8 inches or so) at a time, while pressing firmly on the grinder with the disc at an angle of between 45 and 90 degrees to the rim, you'll get a harsh grind with deep, widely spaced grooves.If you do smaller sections in each sweep (1-4 inches) while lightly skimming the grinder across the surface with the disc at an angle shallower than 45 degrees you'll get shallower grooves that are very close together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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