Swoofty Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 (edited) I tried to parse through the 40 pages of the brake pad thread, honestly I did. I live on the other side of a long steep hill from most of my riding spots and I prefer riding to the spots over driving. This means that all my rides include at least 2 downhill runs. Now that I'm on the pure bike, I need a front rim brake pad that I can use for general riding AND trials. Right now I just have the regular Magura HS33 black pads on the front because they don't squeal like crazy when I'm just riding around. I tried the Heatsink Yellow pads because they were marketed as more street oriented, but I guess they meant for rear brakes. What are my options for a front rim brake that I can use for general riding and still perform well enough for front end trials moves? Are the Magura red pads any better than the black? Edited August 30, 2019 by Swoofty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 Any worthwhile HS33 pads tend to be noisy for commuter work. Best bet would be to get a front disc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwtrials Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 I've always used front disc on my pure, this is one of the main reasons why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoofty Posted August 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2019 I'll have to wait for a 26" carbon disc fork ☹️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 On 31/08/2019 at 4:10 AM, Swoofty said: I'll have to wait for a 26" carbon disc fork ☹️ Do Echo not still do one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwtrials Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 On 9/12/2019 at 1:12 PM, isitafox said: Do Echo not still do one? But would you trust it? hashtagg would trust, but the 26" disc version is hard to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoofty Posted September 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 I didn't hear good things about the Echo carbons either, but I can't find one anywhere so it doesn't really matter. They don't have one on their website either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwtrials Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Swoofty said: I didn't hear good things about the Echo carbons either, but I can't find one anywhere so it doesn't really matter. They don't have one on their website either. If you wanted one, Brian from NWtrials has one left, disc, 26", straight 1-1/8". Part of his closing shop closeout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoofty Posted September 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 I forgot to check NW again. I got quite a few parts for the new build from Brian. My frame is tapered though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidy Posted October 6, 2019 Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 Hey looks like your after carbon so this might not help much but i run disc and rim up front on an echo urban fork. Small rotor, cheap light disc brake but tnn greens on ground rim. Small weight downside to this but i never look at downhills and think 'walking now' or any dodgy line for front moves and think '999 on speed dial, check!' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canardweb Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 On 17/09/2019 at 4:47 PM, cwtrials said: hashtagg would trust Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwtrials Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 7 hours ago, Canardweb said: Lol More than echo... Hadn't heard of them breaking, but maybe I'm not in the loop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canardweb Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 On 07/10/2019 at 3:44 PM, cwtrials said: More than echo... Hadn't heard of them breaking, but maybe I'm not in the loop? I would trust echo over Hashtagg any day... they are only « good » at communication, that’s all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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