Is It Worth To Buy An Echo Booster?

[tmks88]

i have avid ultimate arms

XTR lever

XTR cables

heatsink v adapters

heatsink red v pads

and BT 6.0 frame

the bite is very good but it doesnt hold as well as i would like to, like in this kind of situation it will slip

i thought that when putting on echo v brake booster it will work like this? because i can see some flexing in the frame when pulling the lever

so is there a point of getting an echo v brake booster or not?

[Ben John-Hynes]

Yes and no.

A booster can sometimes make a brake worse.

I think that a grind would sort out any lack of hold.

[Andrew Smith]

Yes and no.

A booster can sometimes make a brake worse.

I think that a grind would sort out any lack of hold.

well he has a vee so yes it will 100% help with hold but it will lose most of the actual 'bite' but gain hold pm Ali C if unsure he is vee expert i think

[tmks88]

ill just buy one and see what happens

and im using a grind and sometimes even adding a bit of tar

[trials_pimp]

If you want that sort of hold go for a magura.

Set up correctly there is nothing that can beat them.

Yes I know V brakes are lighter, but weight isnt everything.

If your intent with sticking to a V I would reccamend a Move over to an XTR brake. They bite extreemly well and are very stiff.

[tmks88]

i changed magura to a V because my magura didnt had enough hold

now my V brake is a lot better but still not good enough

and i prefer the simple mechanics over hydraulic brakes

[cai]

Try a change in pads?

[Ben John-Hynes]

Try a change in pads?

I like the way you think

[Luke Rainbird]

If you want that sort of hold go for a magura.

Set up correctly there is nothing that can beat them.

Yes I know V brakes are lighter, but weight isnt everything.

If your intent with sticking to a V I would reccamend a Move over to an XTR brake. They bite extreemly well and are very stiff.

Vees tend to have more hold than maguras, whilst a maggie will generally offer more bite than a vee

Set up correctly, vees, maguras and discs can all be pretty much equal, especially the rim brakes

XTR vees have (though maybe it's 'had' now and I've not noticed?) the silly parallel push uberdie mechanism, which sucks and breaks rather quickly, the ultimates are pretty much the top of the crop, so the issue's not there. Also, the arms don't (entirely) determine how much a brake bites!

To the original poster: Your setup sounds pretty much spot on really. If there's a lot of noticable frame flex then the booster will most likely help, though I'd certainly recommend getting a light grind (nothing much mind!)

It should help both the bite and hold of the brake, but may well make it a little louder unfortunately

[tmks88]

got my booster now, had to file it wider 1-2mm though

makes my bike 120g heavier but it does work like ive always wanted a rear brake to work, bite is so much better and it sounds a bit different too, before it sounded like a loud magura, now its more like a magura sound mixed with a mouse squeaking (sounds good though)

and about the hold.......ITS JUST AWESOME i rode about 15min with it and tried gapped to 3 pallet high curbs as low as i could and it didnt even made a slight slip! it holds like Gilles´s brake on the picture!

im really happy with it!