LEON Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Wanted to know if anyone's broken one or if they're stronger/weaker than your average cheaper ones. I've got one on the front and it's brilliant, but on the back I'll be using their biggest mount with a 203 rotor and can't really afford for it to fail, I know it's top quality but it's also pretty minimal & machined out so I wondered. My current Hayes one is an absolute trustworthy block, but it doesn't meet the pimp requirements of my bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 dont want to make you afraid,but when my brakes failed,they failed at the adapter. i say beefy before pimp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted November 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Explain all details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Looking stronger isn't always stronger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Hopes adaptor is CNC machined, whereas the Hayes is more than likely forged or pressed, forging is slightly stronger, but there won't be much in it. I'd have thought the frame would have bent first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 (edited) Explain all details. at the beginning of my trials "career" i was riding my very first marino,it was built after an ns bikes "holy" mixed with an inspired fourplay mk1.(turned out the skye being the same geo later lol) was riding street/park back then,so i had a disc brake.was a shimano xt 785,everything shimano,180 rotor rt66. after a few weeks of just backwheelhopping and stuff the first adapter gave in,it snapped right in its center part where the material is the thinnest,leading to the caliper mounting eye facing to the front of the bike snapping also. put everything new on the bike,caliper,disc,adapter.thought it was because the brake was fairly old,so i chose the same brake again. after a few weeks,same sh*t. long story short,magura since then and never looked back (but hey,you wanted details ) Edited November 21, 2014 by FamilyBiker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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