vongar_kuu Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 Currently riding a stock Commencal Max (street based) and eventually going to upgrade to a p66. My question is this....Been riding for a while without a front brake (did have a pair of avid 5 vee's but they snapped) so i just took it off and never looked back since. Basically, been doing a lot of trialsy stuff (compared to my usual hard hitting heavy landing big jumping stuff) and i'm just wondering if i'd benefit by getting myself a new front brake? A few of the sidehops that ive been nailing are really clean but when i try the really big stuff i just lose control of the bike and im not sure if its my lack of control or my lack of front braking power.Thoughts thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoots man Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 i would say yes get a brake. the more trials things you do the more you will need it. sounds like you want to ride trials street instead of jump bike street. good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkD Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 A lot of trials related stuff you will need a front brake, so I think like the previous person said, it wouldn't really hurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vongar_kuu Posted September 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 Well my only concern regarding streety trials is that i have a very small bike and streetrials can be an absolute tw@ because of how cramped it actually is. Don't get me wrong, i absolutly love my bike and i'm not interested in getting a new frame (other than the p66 @ xmas which offers a minimal difference in terms of dimensions) and it is designed for a lot of whippy, high, hard jumpy things. But i do understand that it wont hurt to get a new front brake which i have ordered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Dunwoody Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 If you were going to get a front brake then get a hydraulic disk brake they are so much better than v-brake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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