mods Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 (edited) Im currently running dual disk on my mod. Ive done some searching and the general thought seems to be that this is the best thing since sliced bread. I find that when i back wheel a wall, if havent made it properly my brake will slip causing me to have no chance of recovery. I never had this with my hs 33. I personally find this a massive draw back. Also its put me off riding rocks etc as this would cause serious injury on them if i had slippage. Has anybody else had this problem or is it just me? I may try some new pads and a new rotor. So are there any preferences on these also. Cheers in advance. Edited April 25, 2010 by mods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispyboy Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 Its just you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Koxx hydroxx 2 Jack * Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 Im currently running dual disk on my mod. Ive done some searching and the general thought seems to be that this is the best thing since sliced bread. I find that when i back wheel a wall, if havent made it properly my brake will slip causing me to have no chance of recovery. I never had this with my hs 33. I personally find this a massive draw back. Also its put me off riding rocks etc as this would cause serious injury on them if i had slippage. Has anybody else had this problem or is it just me? I may try some new pads and a new rotor. So are there any preferences on these also. Cheers in advance. if you set it up right , it wont happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mods Posted April 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 if you set it up right , it wont happen I've cleaned my disk.. with water and mud.. which is apparently the very best thing. Set it up to perfection as well. My last effort will be a new rotor and pads. Im running mono trials as well. I was expecting unparalelled performance and its not. In fact id go as far as to say my hs 33 with blue rock pads was better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theom Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 Went back to hs33 for the same reason i had no confidence in mine either, now back with rock blues on a light grind and is 10x better imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 You need to land on top of the object. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cahill Trials Kid Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 You cleaned it with water and mud never herd of that before, Try cleaning it with proper disk brake cleaner, think i got mine from halfrods or 100% alcohol, or very close to 100%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 Water and mud works a treat to bed pads in, works like a light abrasive on the pads and rotor. Having ridden a few mod bikes with discs they were awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 maybe it's not the brake/pads/rotor, its your wheel position? if the pad doesn't contact the rotor enough the performance sucks, i'm assuming you've got horizontal drop outs, if thats the case, slide your wheel forward more so theres more contact with the pads, then make a spoke tentioner and be happy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0zzy Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 maybe it's not the brake/pads/rotor, its your wheel position? if the pad doesn't contact the rotor enough the performance sucks, i'm assuming you've got horizontal drop outs, if thats the case, slide your wheel forward more so theres more contact with the pads, then make a spoke tentioner and be happy.... but then he would be worrying about chain wrap on the rear sprocket, if this is mod were on about.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Yep, mines like this too! my front is okay though. I have 2003 hope mono (i think its mono) dont know the pads, and hope mono disk (bent though ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borat Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Yep, mines like this too! my front is okay though. I have 2003 hope mono (i think its mono) dont know the pads, and hope mono disk (bent though ) Bingo, bango, bongo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mods Posted April 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 You need to land on top of the object. well i was trying to land on the front face just to spice it up.. maybe this is my problem. I think i will try the new pads and rotor. It's cheaper than a new frame and rear brake. Interesting to hear other people have had the same problem. I think if the pads and rotor dont sort it i will be changing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 I had a visually shit setup on my hydroxx. It wasnt perfect, but it was pretty damn bomber after a while! Its definitly your setup. You'd know about it if it was working well, and would eagerly jump on the DD bandwagon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mods Posted April 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 I've just bought a gusset disk and new pads. Hope this helps. I'll spend some time getting the back wheel in the right place too. I think i'll just bed in with water, dont really want mud on my new disk, even though hope specify this to be the best way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 I've just bought a gusset disk and new pads. Hope this helps. I'll spend some time getting the back wheel in the right place too. I think i'll just bed in with water, dont really want mud on my new disk, even though hope specify this to be the best way. Just do it...works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyBazz (: Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 I've just bought a gusset disk and new pads. Hope this helps. I'll spend some time getting the back wheel in the right place too. I think i'll just bed in with water, dont really want mud on my new disk, even though hope specify this to be the best way. I agree with Alex.... If you don't listen to what Hope recommend then complain your brake is sh*t you're a retard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Koxx hydroxx 2 Jack * Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 I agree with Alex.... If you don't listen to what Hope recommend then complain your brake is sh*t you're a retard... besides this ,.. once the rotors clean , the idea is to rince the mud off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mods Posted April 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 I agree with Alex.... If you don't listen to what Hope recommend then complain your brake is sh*t you're a retard... fair do's. I'll do it at the weekend and tell you whether or not the brake has improved. Cheers for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 but then he would be worrying about chain wrap on the rear sprocket, if this is mod were on about.. not if he was good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mods Posted April 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 tentioner looks sweet. But im going to give the new pads and disk a try. Should be fine failing that im going to get my disk faced. I dont really see pushing the wheel forward helping as the pads are central of the disk anyway. Cheers for advice though. If all this fails i'll buy a hs33 frame, id rather stick to DD though, i have faith they can be better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 with water and mud.. I've thrown water on there before but never mud. My guess would be the mud is what f**ked it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mods Posted April 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Apparently not, it made improvements to my brake, hope specifically reccomended this. I have to say it did make a vast improvement. I did however not enjoy cleaning my white rim tape The grit in the mud takes out some contmination. Then when the mud drys it holds some contamination and when the brake is used this flakes off taking it with it. They did say if the contamination has 'gone through' the pad then the water mud/mud mix would not be of any benifit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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