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what brake booster?


geoffo

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cheers, dont mind a little work, being a moto-trials guy this is new to me, i see loads online - not overly worried bout weight as im a big guy and used to a beta and downhill bike.

i assume thry are all universal and fit everything from v-brakes to maguras?

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To expand from the incredibly useful reply, they are not entirely universal no.

You have separate boosters for V brakes entirely, they are a different design.

With boosters they have to be compatible with your brake mounts, so measure the distance between the centre of the bolt holes and look for a booster with a specified range that matches the measurement you've taken. There is a vid on tarty that explains it a bit better.

Also some have different levels of stiffness to others, I got on really well with my Echo SL 2bolt booster, a few other people had them as well. I thought they looked good as well though a lot of boosters look gash. Give trialtech a bash though heard they're really stiff :)

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To expand from the incredibly useful reply, they are not entirely universal no.

You have separate boosters for V brakes entirely, they are a different design.

With boosters they have to be compatible with your brake mounts, so measure the distance between the centre of the bolt holes and look for a booster with a specified range that matches the measurement you've taken. There is a vid on tarty that explains it a bit better.

Also some have different levels of stiffness to others, I got on really well with my Echo SL 2bolt booster, a few other people had them as well. I thought they looked good as well though a lot of boosters look gash. Give trialtech a bash though heard they're really stiff :)

yeah, got it now - brilliant. appreciate that!

i am just about to put the verniers on a few bikes here, always need to understand from an engineering perspective as i think that really increases the chances of a positive outcome, well it does in my head lol!

found some really nice stuff online, my other bikes have all the nice bits so... *will ask wife for bank card and go online :)

love the help on this forum btw - great work guys!

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