Herr.Wolfkatze Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 I know all three of them are good, but I'd like to know who uses which and why?I have a feeling the bias will lean towards BB7/Hope Mono(To show just how ignorant I am when it comes to knowing what brakes to use for trials biking, I SO very nearly got an Avid Elixir CR! xD Thank god my mate who works at Evans corrected me promptly) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 I really like my Hope, and used to love the old style (silver caliper'd) BB7s. I wouldn't bother with the newer black calipers, mine was shocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex@Flawless Bikes Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 BB7 all the way, cheaper then the rest to buy just as powerful if not the most powerful out of the three, and as its cable it easier to fix if it go's wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr.Wolfkatze Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Bump for greater response? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Gibbs Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Hope= light, powerful, good looks, but not the most reliable brakes.Avid= cheap, reliable, but not as much 'feel' as a hydraulic. Magura= reliable, solid, good power. But not got the best lever feel or modulation. I have had a brief ride on bikes with each of these brakes and these are my opinions of them. Hope this clears things up a little for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Hope= light, powerful, good looks, but not the most reliable brakes.Avid= cheap, reliable, but not as much 'feel' as a hydraulic. Magura= reliable, solid, good power. But not got the best lever feel or modulation. I have had a brief ride on bikes with each of these brakes and these are my opinions of them. Hope this clears things up a little for you.and i agree completely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 (edited) From ages agoAVID 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 oilONLY thing i will add from years ago when i wrote this, is hopes sometimes modulate too much on heavier bikes and don't lock at all. Edited June 13, 2009 by Simpson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr.Wolfkatze Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Thanks guys,Loved your responses, they really helped out alot, I guess it really is a choice between which cons affect my style of riding more hm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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