3dd Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 (edited) Was running magura on the front for a while now and fancied a change, so put hope I had with a 200mm aztec rotor and some new hope pro pads. The aztec rotor is pretty much twice as light as the original hope one, so i though I would save some weight there. Have been riding yesterday for about 3 hours and the brake was very poor at the beginning (hardly any power!) and eventually got more powerful in the end of the ride, while still having way to much modulation comparing to a hope rotor. Do you think the brake hasn't bedded in yet because solid rotor take longer wear the pad or I shouldn't expect any better performance? All my up to fronts seemes to roll through rather than biting on the edge. is there any way to reduce modulation and increase bite/hold? I am have been practising g turns lately and discs seems the way forward - less noise, more modulation. Any recommendations? Thanks, Ed Edited October 24, 2011 by 3dd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 As far as I'm aware, more holes = more bite, less holes = more hold. Sure someone will come and say it's right or wrong, but holes are also there for cleaning crap off pads too. Did you do anything specific to bed the brake in, like pouring water on it and dragging the brake down a hill? If not, I wouldn't be surprised if it was stil nowhere near bedded in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 I've always found superlight rotors to be amazing for trials. When my hope has bitten it holds perfectly front of rear, its when it hasnt properly bitten the disc it slips a little. Superlight rotors dont have much material and are very bitey because of this which is good news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 As far as I'm aware, more holes = more bite, less holes = more hold. That's what I've found too. I've always found superlight rotors to be amazing for trials. I've found the opposite to this - the superlight rotors always feel flexy to me, and they seem to 'un bed in' the pads as they scrub so much off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dd Posted October 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Nope, haven't used anything for making it quicker, so you are probably right. And that what I though that less holes the better the hold as there is more contact area. I guess I will ride couple more weeks to see if I get use to it and if it becomes any better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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