customrider-Rhys Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 hello all, need some advice on rotors, looking to buy a new one to increase optimum brake performance on the rear, however im stuck between a mono trial rotor and a trialzone, which is better, which to buy is the question? thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Gething Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Just my opinion, but I don't believe that the rotor you choose will make that much of a difference. I would just go for the lighter/cheaper/better looking one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customrider-Rhys Posted January 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Just my opinion, but I don't believe that the rotor you choose will make that much of a difference. I would just go for the lighter/cheaper/better looking one. i have heard that matching the brands rotor to the caliper and pads makes a difference though, i was just wondering if one will be better for hold/bite than the other 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Gething Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 i have heard that matching the brands rotor to the caliper and pads makes a difference though, i was just wondering if one will be better for hold/bite than the other Could be true, but that could just be the manufacturers convincing customers to spend more money on their products 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Morrison Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 I'm using a trial zone rotor on the rear with a trial zone brake. The amount of bite it has surprised me and it's got very good hold too. Obviously this isn't just down to the rotor though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny00135 Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 i have heard that matching the brands rotor to the caliper and pads makes a difference though, i was just wondering if one will be better for hold/bite than the other I always assumed that would be because it would be a perfect fit, for optimum braking surface... Or am I wrong I can't see it making a noticeable difference though.. Surely they'd both work incredibly? Go for the lighter pettier one(y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customrider-Rhys Posted January 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 I always assumed that would be because it would be a perfect fit, for optimum braking surface... Or am I wrong I can't see it making a noticeable difference though.. Surely they'd both work incredibly? Go for the lighter pettier one(y) you may be right there, i know it was something like that, ive heard the trialzones are self cleaning as the waves remove the glaze, looking like it will be one of them then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Reynolds Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Generally, more surface area gives you more hold and the more/larger holes in the disk gives you more bite. That's what ive always been led to believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williams Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 There's a difference performance wise, not much but yeah. I've noticed this a bit. My best bet for a rear rotor would be the Hope Mono Trial, I wouldn't use any of the super light rotors on the rear because the bite isn't as good. And the waves makes it harder for the rotor to get un-true by itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny00135 Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 This is the problem with discs... If they didn't have to be bed in then we'd all feel a difference :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customrider-Rhys Posted January 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 although from doing some video viewing of joe maher on his 20 it seems he ran a mono trial with his mono trial caliper and a trialzone with his trialzone brake? im thinking prehaps it may be better to use the rotor that was made for that brake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williams Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 (edited) Nah I dont think that matter. It's the design of the rotor that matters. edit: He used them because they are good rotors. Edited January 30, 2013 by williams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Bro's been using the a 160mm Avid roundagon rotor on his mono trial, works as well as any hope disc he's ran. I ran a Hayes 160mm rotor on my rear mono trial too, worked just as well again. Doesn't really matter too much. Id choose the Mono Trial rotor, purely because theyre a little more durable than the Trial Zones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customrider-Rhys Posted January 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 cheers guys, think ill go for a mono trial, have been told that the hold was better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazykid009 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Shimano rt-76 hands down! Especially on the bash-prone rear of the bike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 it doesn't matter thaaaat much, but just make sure the rotor you get has a deep enough braking surface to cope with the pad size (Hope pads are quite large so need a deep braking area, Magura Martas have narrow pads so only need a shallow braking surface for example) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 I run shimano ice tech rotors, they are well solid. although there is a slight weight penalty. I'm gonna change to Ashima rotors next, had them before, I was well happy with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Hope waves rotors were always the best from when I had rear disc on my 26" years ago Trial zone one I used on my 20" last year was really good, but hope say that's the best trials brake they have made to date. Hard to know how much of the performance with due to the brake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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