ginger allen echo Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 As it says in the title really. I'm using front and rear 160mm hope Mono Trial rotors on Hope Tech Trial brakes and I'd like to know if the Trialzone rotors would perform better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Spoke to hope and apparently they bite / hold better, ordered one at work but they sent the mono trial and I couldn't be bothered to send it back. Let me know what it's like if you get one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 They seem pretty decent - Adam's got a couple on his 24, Stan's running a 200mm one on his Echo and I think Joe Maher's running one on the back of his RockMan. They all feel pretty decent, sort of as you'd expect any Hope rotor too. If you've already got the Mono Trial and it's working I'd just stick with that 'til you wrap your rotor around a rail/rock, then maybe try upgrading to the Trial Zone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Papasnap Maher Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 What mark said. Definatly grabbier and more hold but if your brake is ok.. I wouldnt rush to change it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Brand new hope pro pads + 200mm rotor with no adaptors on a 24" and its still not great, probably hasn't bedded in yet though. Perfectly shimmed too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Brand new... probably hasn't bedded in yet though. I'd say it definitely hasn't bedded in yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginger allen echo Posted April 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 had my rockman a while now and got the hope pro pads on the back with a 160mm mono trial rotor. It slips every now and then but otherwise the brake is good. so i'll go by what you lot have said and just get a trialzone rotor when I kill my current rotor Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Can someone please explain how rotors work? Because the trial zone rotor has hardly any material on it so i thought it would have less hold but more bite than other rotors with more material? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrider88 Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 (edited) Can someone please explain how rotors work? Because the trial zone rotor has hardly any material on it so i thought it would have less hold but more bite than other rotors with more material? Noone knows LOL,some does work,some doesn´t even though they look the same or at least very very simmilar.So it´s definately not only about desing,but also about material and pad compatibility etc... Edited April 14, 2012 by ghostrider88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Oh right, because i was considering getting a solid rotor because it would give more hold, but maybe not in that case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Noone knows LOL,some does work,some doesn´t even though they look the same or at least very very simmilar.So it´s definately not only about desing,but also about material and pad compatibility etc... Design does sort of play a role - more material generally leads to more hold, with less material leading to more bite. Hope definitely seem to have nailed it material-wise though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginger allen echo Posted April 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 So all in all, the Hope Trialzone rotors are a good alternative when my current rotor dies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 (edited) Sorry to bump, but thought it'd be better to bump it than make a new one. Anyway, Does anyone know what the saint/XT rotors are like? and are different rotors like the trialzone better for cirtain types of riding and not others? So the trialzone rotor would be bad for downhill for example? Any of these rotors im talking about: Edited April 21, 2012 by Laurence--Trials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrider88 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 alloy carrier=big no no for trials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 I assume you mean the center part? Danny mac' uses them.. and im pretty sure he would go a fair bit bigger than i do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 I assume you mean the center part? Danny mac' uses them.. and im pretty sure he would go a fair bit bigger than i do. Yeah, the trouble is the loading's reversed so regularly in trials that the rivet holes for holding the outer steel rotor to the bell/carrier/centre/whatever you want to call it, tend to ovalise so you end up with load of play in the rotor. It's not a problem with off-road riding, because you're only ever loading it forwards, and in a much less sudden/harsh way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Oh right okay then.. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konstant Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Yeah, the trouble is the loading's reversed so regularly in trials that the rivet holes for holding the outer steel rotor to the bell/carrier/centre/whatever you want to call it, tend to ovalise so you end up with load of play in the rotor. It's not a problem with off-road riding, because you're only ever loading it forwards, and in a much less sudden/harsh way. This. It's also worth pointing out that all the expensive triple layer Shimano 'ICE' tech is totally pointless in trials given that our brakes barely get warm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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