Onza Elite Disc Brakes?

[24martin]

hi guys, ive tryed using the search bar, but to no avail, also google wasnt much help either.. just wandered if anybody has had the chance to try out the elite hydro brakes by onza??

couldnt find much info on them really but i ordered myself a set yesterday (obviously they wont arrive for a fair few days yet due to the xmas holidays and whatnot)

im definately not doubting the quality at all, judging by the pictures alone they look very well made and the finish looks top notch

i just found it a little odd that ive heard nothing about these, i know they havent been out very long.. but at £150 a pair with rotors+bleed kit, im very surprised i havent seen them on half the bikes in the bike pics thread haha!

anyway if anybody has tryed them then let me know, just want to find out how reliable they are?, do they bite well?, do they fade quickly.. etc etc

if nobody has any info, then i'll be posting up my own review at some point in the next couple weeks.. some people may find it usefull because these are a very reasonably priced set of brakes for people like me (on a tight ass budget) i'll be running them on my zoot, i ride 50% street, 49% trials.... and of course the other 1% is penny farthing drag racing!

[samster]

there you go :] click me

EDIT: i didnt read the description thoroughly enough, but there is a little bit more info here,

i havent used them or heard anything, sorry

Edited December 29, 2010 by samster

[24martin]

thanks for the reply mate.. thats the only info ive managed to find myself aswell ( thats the actual page i ordered the brakes from by the way lol)

i was hoping to try an get some riders reviews or something like that..

if they perform as good as they look then im in for a real treat, im especially keen on the lever and body design, its far far nicer than any lever ive seen because its very simple looking and doesnt have a humoungus fluid reservoir bulging out of it, also it has the now popular 2 peice split clamp bar mount design which comes in super handy sometimes

[Ali C]

they are fairly cheap far-eastern made brakes (I forget the company). Got to admit they are not great, they have a pretty small slave piston diameter (caliper, the larger the piston the more force can be applied). I wouldn't consider them up for serious trials riding, but they should be ok with a large rotor for beginner to intermediate riding.

[24martin]

thanks for the info ali .. they sound like they should be totally adequate for me, i mean when im riding street i never touch my brakes (coming from a backgorund of 5 and a half years of brakeless bmx ) but when it comes to trials i like a fairly strong bite/hold when i squeeze that lever, and thats not what im getting from all the rim brakes ive tried over the years either hs33's or v's... i think the reason for me growing increasingly skeptical about running rim brakes is the current "wet" season and any slight bit of moisture in the air hinders the brakes perfomance massively, making them incredibly unpredictable.. also the fact that i ride alot of street really adds to the reason why i shouldnt run rim brakes beacuse my wheels are rarely true due to a few heavy landings on 180's etc

so a complete set of hydro disc brakes for £150, for intermediate trials use is definately F T W for me, thanks again ali

Edited December 30, 2010 by onzamartin