luccosleeps Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 heya guys and girls,just been thinking about getting a front cable disk for when my leeson arrives, now i've been offered by my mate a shimano deore cable disk with 180mm rotor but im not too sure on how well it'd perform. i tried out a hayes mx5 cable disk on a 160 rotor and that was fine even on a suspension fork it still locked up really well.But this is another problem, i know that the avid bb7 is really good and heard really good things about it but would it be worth spending £80 just to get a little bit more power? post your opinions but nothing homosexual or noobish ok?cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 BB7s are only £59, which is a bit of a bargain, really. Unless you were adding on the price for levers 'n' stuff?Either way, if you can, try and stretch to an Avid. They're awesome brakes straight out of the box, and they're just...well...awesome, basically Is that Deore 180mm btw, or is it 185mm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the judge Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 (edited) All the shimano mechanical disc brakes I have tried have been shite. I'd stay away from them really.Go for the BB7 Edited March 28, 2006 by the judge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luccosleeps Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 yeah its a 180, well i can easily stretch to the bb7 but i was just wondering wether if it was worth pushing the extra as i dont have a bike to test it out on at the moment (wish clive would hurry) haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Fair enough, for aftermarket rotors I know you can get a LOT of really good 185mm rotors, whereas I'm not so sure about the 180's. Either way, the BB7 really is a lot better. The Deore ones don't seem to consistently be good, compared to the BB7s which just take it like men Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luccosleeps Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Hmmmm cheers for the pointers anyways, i'll bear it in mind when my leeson finally gets here and will probably stretch out for the bb7 just because i know that i'll end up doing it anyway some time or another. (hate working in a bike shop, spend all my bloody money in it) hahacheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikerben Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 (edited) you should have a look at the hayes mx2 its awesome and very cheap better than any avid cable Edited March 28, 2006 by bikerben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 better than any avid cable Sure about that? Avid disc brakes are used by a LOT of people on this forum 'cos they're so damn good, so those Hayes had better be pretty frickin' good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wright Pads Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 heya guys and girls,just been thinking about getting a front cable disk for when my leeson arrives, now i've been offered by my mate a shimano deore cable disk with 180mm rotor but im not too sure on how well it'd perform. i tried out a hayes mx5 cable disk on a 160 rotor and that was fine even on a suspension fork it still locked up really well.But this is another problem, i know that the avid bb7 is really good and heard really good things about it but would it be worth spending £80 just to get a little bit more power? post your opinions but nothing homosexual or noobish ok?cheers This a new leeson by the way built to your spec?I use to ride with a guy that ahd a 160mm cable Deore and it was odd, load sof bit then nowt. It was a solid feeling but it gripped then would die rapidly.Hayes i only know of one trials rider being Spoons thats runs one and he loves it. Good on DH bikes too it seams bu how many are fitted and soldBB7 has been on this site for years, well and truly tried and tested by all. Only know of one that broke but it's a rear on a Leeson and is used by a rider thats goes big and doesn't stop till he gets it right!The more you spend the better you get and in a disc/brake i'd want the best. Oh and you'll also get it new so if it does fail you can send it back which means you wont of waisted you hard earnt £80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luccosleeps Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Yeah the leeson is being built to my specifications, can't actually wait untill it's done, i think clive said it should be ready a round about the first week of april which isn't bad really. But yeah i can see what you mean though, i've bought an avid ultimate as my rear brake which is pretty much the best v brake you can get, so i think it'd be wise of me to get the bb7.cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watto Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 you should have a look at the hayes mx2 its awesome and very cheap better than any avid cableYes they are great brakes for the price , but not sure whether they woudl beat an avid . But they are amzing brake ( i use one ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Fair enough, for aftermarket rotors I know you can get a LOT of really good 185mm rotors, whereas I'm not so sure about the 180's. Either way, the BB7 really is a lot better. The Deore ones don't seem to consistently be good, compared to the BB7s which just take it like men Ebay have a very wide range of rotors and the A2Z range come in 180mm with 5 different styled rotors to choose from, they are very good performers as well. The woollhatshop ebay shop sells a tonne of disc brake parts that are at pretty good prices £16.99 etc for a 203mm disc.Wiggle also do a lot of 180mm rotors i think the main ones being the aztec rotors which are again very good discs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom tom Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 my hope trial is a 180mm disk on a mod and its a bit powerful for its own good really...tom tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocalypse_reaper666 Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 bugger it go for a hope trials disk! loads of power all the time!!!!!!!! bit expensive to buy but worth every penny! plus u get a funky braided hose! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 ...and a rotor that cracks. ...and pistons that stick. ...and levers that leak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 ...and a rotor that cracks. ...and pistons that stick. ...and levers that leak....if your unlucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Sammonty broke his disc, I've heard of several other people doing it too. They're even redesigning the disc, so I wouldn't say that it was an 'unlucky' thing?There have been many "Help, my Hope is sticking" posts in Trials Chat.There have also been "Help, my Hope is leaking" posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Sammonty broke his disc, I've heard of several other people doing it too. They're even redesigning the disc, so I wouldn't say that it was an 'unlucky' thing?There have been many "Help, my Hope is sticking" posts in Trials Chat.There have also been "Help, my Hope is leaking" posts.Erm....They were all unlucky? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 You tell yourself that, honey bunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom tom Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 nothing wrong with minetom tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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