clerictgm Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I want to try vee like a rear brake, because I'm fed up of my adventures with leaking echo tr 08. Does it has any sense? And what vee are good? My bike - because 24 trial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny00135 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) in my opinion the feeling isn't as good as hydraulic, but if you use some decent break pads then the performance should be trials worthy use these for a good breaking performance. Edited January 27, 2012 by Danny00135 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le @ Tnn Engineering Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 A well set up vee brake will out perform a magura everyday of the week. Important things are half decent calipers and lever plus a quality cable linear slick is a popular choice. LGV pads and the fresh grind and a booster aren't as important as you'd think. But here are the downsides. Cable stretch is very noticeable and the brake is slow to release the rim compared with a magura. But I can live with both. For the unmatchable locking power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onza pro series guy Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Technically speaking a vee brake allows a rider to apply more braking force than a hydrolic rim brake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Reynolds Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Technically speaking a vee brake allows a rider to apply more braking force than a hydrolic rim brake. u been dropped on your head? with either set-up, you can apply enough braking force to break the frame.... but that wont achieve anything. Either set-up will provide enough braking force, as long as ITS SET UP PROPERLY! A well set up v brake will outperform a shitly set up maggie, and vice versa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkb4112 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 A well set up v brake will outperform a shitly set up maggie, and vice versa. This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clerictgm Posted January 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 >shitly set up maggie how can it be possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clerictgm Posted January 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 And finally, what vee to buy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 shimano Deore or XT. Vee's do have more 'power' than magura, this is a fact not opinion. The only downsides are Vee's are not as snappy or solid feeling, but you soon get use to that. The only reason trials riders switched to maggy's is because there was better choice of pads AT THE TIME. Why do pro riders use Magura still then? Maybe because they are now used to them? Maybe because they get free ones? I don't know who cares? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 because the only vee brakes they have tried are ones on crappy mountain bikes and they think all vee's are like those. not sure if I agree about vee's feeling less "solid", I would have said they were on par with 05 maguras and stiffer than the newer style ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clerictgm Posted January 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 >shimano Deore or XT. OK, thx. And what about cables? Some Odyssey/Animal Linear Slic-Kable? or Nokon? Any difference between them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onza pro series guy Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 u been dropped on your head? with either set-up, you can apply enough braking force to break the frame.... but that wont achieve anything. Either set-up will provide enough braking force, as long as ITS SET UP PROPERLY! A well set up v brake will outperform a shitly set up maggie, and vice versa. Before you can break a frame with a Maggie you will blow seals, these can/will blow at a force much less of that required to snap a decent inner brake cable, therefore it is possible to produce more breaking power or force through a vee brake rather than a hydrolic rim brake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Reynolds Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Before you can break a frame with a Maggie you will blow seals, these can/will blow at a force much less of that required to snap a decent inner brake cable, therefore it is possible to produce more breaking power or force through a vee brake rather than a hydrolic rim brake. You're really not getting the point. If you need to put that much force through a brake system to stop yourself, your seriously doing something wrong. And considering the forces that hydraulics are designed to be used for, im sure an aluminium frame will snap soon before a hydraulic seal goes.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradJohnson Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 (edited) V-brakes are better than maggies they both work just as good but v-brakes take less maintainence Edit: May i just add im running onza dd11 arms and lever with a halfords universal innercable and cnc backed coust pads the brake is incredible Edited February 9, 2012 by bradjohnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 You're really not getting the point. If you need to put that much force through a brake system to stop yourself, your seriously doing something wrong. And considering the forces that hydraulics are designed to be used for, im sure an aluminium frame will snap soon before a hydraulic seal goes.... You missed the whole point of his post. He said technically... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onza pro series guy Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 You're really not getting the point. If you need to put that much force through a brake system to stop yourself, your seriously doing something wrong. And considering the forces that hydraulics are designed to be used for, im sure an aluminium frame will snap soon before a hydraulic seal goes.... i run hydro's and agree they are superior; but on paper, or in a lab, vee brakes can produce more power, this is what i was trying to explain, so hey ho i've made my point now and i'll leave you guys to say whatever you want about how I'm wrong/missing the point e.c.t the fact is I answered the question that was asked in a way I believe is correct which is, after all, the whole point in this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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