Riley1 Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Good afternoon, Pretty straight forward realy, I've allways road with double HS33's and I'm now moving to a front disk (too late to change my mind as have allready purchased the front wheel and forks, both disc only) and wondered what brake people would recommend? Any advice would be great. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeanuckleJive Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 I just switched from dual maggie to a front BB7, I prefer it way more The BB7 is a breeze to set up and ridiculously powerful, I love it so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0zzy Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 avid bb7, or bb5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 If you want out and out bite and hold, the Hope trials brake is just plain amazing. The cable Avids aren't far off that either set up carefully with a good cable. I run a Magura Louise up front (203mm on 26" bike) and I like the combination of enough lock for front wheel moves with enough modulation for stoppies and braking in low traction. Hydraulic brakes adjust automatically for pad wear, so the brakes are fit and forget parts - a refreshing change from the amount of messing I used to have to do with Maguras to still end up with noisy brakes with worse performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Currently run a BB7 but have to say I much prefer the feel of Hopes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Clark Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Hope Mono Trial all the way, feels infinitely better than BB7's and is more powerful too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley1 Posted April 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 Thanks for the info guys Anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 Mono Trials or Louise brakes are both good. I sort of prefer the levers on the Maguras, but the action of the Hopes. I've currently got a Mono Trial on the rear of my mod with a Tech lever and that's a pretty win setup. The Tech levers are boss, they just help out setting your brake up loads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 BB7, mine's awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Styles Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 (edited) hope mono trials and their a breeze to bleed sorry.. quick question to anyone that reads this... what is the best disk rotor? does it actually make a difference? Edited April 27, 2010 by samtrialsbmx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley1 Posted April 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 hope mono and their a breeze to bleed sorry.. quick question to anyone that reads this... what is the best disk rotor? does it actually make a difference? Is there a huge difference between the normal Mono and the Trial version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Styles Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 Is there a huge difference between the normal Mono and the Trial version? its the same thing i think. some people call them Mono's, and some people call them Trials. basically just for short the name for the brake is actually Hope Mono Trial sorry that sounds like im being patronising... i dont mean it like that lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrialsMan Dan Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 Is there a huge difference between the normal Mono and the Trial version? The Mono Trial has larger pistons than the normal Mono and a different rotor design, supposedly for better cooling and is lighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Styles Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 okay then, i was rong lol, sorry mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh barker Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 on my mod i run a 160 mono trial with a rockman rotor and it works beast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 The Hope Mono Trial is often wrongly referred to as the Hope mono (mini)....they are two very different brakes...one a street/dj/xc brake one pure trials. Easiest way to tell is the gold bore cap on the normal mono, or the smaller bore cap on the calliper. They both use the same Mini Lever however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braderzz.p Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 for a cheaper option i run 2 bikehut disc brakes from halfords and there £60 each and give a decent bite nearly every person thats been on my bike i amazed at how well these brake hold so just a thought if u wana get 1 hay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley1 Posted April 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 Cool, Thanks for all your advice guys. Whilst we are on the suibject, if anyone has a front disc brake for sell, I'm after one Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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