Sam Ward Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 what is the best mechenical complete disk set to buy for under £50. i am wandering as i need it for my dirt bike. as i said could it be a complete like cable lever rotor and the caliber as i'm finding ithard to find all this.samuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwhincup18 Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 what is the best mechenical complete disk set to buy for under £50. i am wandering as i need it for my dirt bike. as i said could it be a complete like cable lever rotor and the caliber as i'm finding ithard to find all this.samuel hayes brakes are meant to be pretty good e-bay £35 front or rearid go with hydraulic though e-bay it hopes are going £50 and have loads of bite i have monos on my dirt bike got em for £140 f&r new style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 they dont make good ones for less that 70. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.E.A.U Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 (edited) If you can stretch you buget a little more to say £60-70 you can get a full Avid Mechanincal BB7, look on www.chainreactioncycles.co.uk All you have to do is buy the caliper and rotor which is in the link above and then buy some xt or avid straight jacket brake cables and then buy a speed dial 7 lever.Hope I Helped Edited April 19, 2006 by Monkey_style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 If you can stretch you buget a little more to say £60-70 you can get a full Avid Mechanincal BB7, look on www.chainreactioncycles.co.ukHope I Helped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwhincup18 Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 [link]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hope-mini-disc-front-brake_W0QQitemZ7234295761QQcategoryZ58082QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem[/link]go for something like this itl prob only need bleeding which halfords can do for next to nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 great link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aff1e Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 hi if you re wanting a good disc brake for £50 you will have to get a second hand one off forsale/wanted section or ebay, but i dont think that you will be able to get a good disc new for that amount of money, i mite be wrong hope i helped thanks aff1e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride or die Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 (edited) depends on what kind of disk you want like try all and hope etc Edited April 19, 2006 by Ride or die Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roby James124 Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 they dont make good ones for less that 70. Sorry mate but avid mechanical is an ace brake and they are less than 70 Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.E.A.U Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 Sorry mate but avid mechanical is an ace brake and they are less than 70 Rob Yeah avid mechanical rocks, awsome power and sexual modulation lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emery Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 how much are because its actually me who wants to know as sam posted for me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watto Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 (edited) thesehayes mx-2 are absolutly mint cable disc brakes , you can pick up cable from lbs for about £1 and use any lever you want or depending what side lever you want i may be able to give you a hayes lever ( only got left hand side ). Edited April 19, 2006 by watto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 I know you said a cable disc brake but i would strongly suggest you think about a hydrolic one. The hayes range are great and you should be able to pick up a complete brake for around £45 (ebay it up). I would recommend either the hfx-9 or hfx-mag if you find one on there because of the shear power and performance you get with them. I am running one of the older hfx-9's on my jump bike and its great.. nice big 8" rotor and it has to be one of the strongest discs i've ever used. Mine was second hand as well and set me back a whopping £30.The reason behind me advising the hydrolic is because it's generally a fit and forget job with them as apposed to cable brakes where the cable often needs adjusting and they have more moving parts on them so are more prone to either cloging up with mud and jamming or being damaged due to bailing, i know this can happen with any brake but i've seen more broken cable discs due to bailing on jumps than hydraulic ones.The recommendation of the avid bb7 is not advised, these brakes are said to have issues with brake fade as they get warm which isn't something that really concerns trials as its usually on or off with some slight modulation when appropriate. With dirt/downhill the brake is used to gradually slow and to help with cornering and with this it heats up a lot more so you would more than likely find the power of your brake fading as you ripped up the dirt.I would recommend either keeping an eye on either this one Link or this one Link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Sorry mate but avid mechanical is an ace brake and they are less than 70 Robnot for a full brake, if you cant correct me properly, THEN DONT CORRECT ME AT ALL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 (edited) If you can stretch you buget a little more to say £60-70 you can get a full Avid Mechanincal BB7, look on www.chainreactioncycles.co.uk All you have to do is buy the caliper and rotor which is in the link above and then buy some xt or avid straight jacket brake cables and then buy a speed dial 7 lever.Hope I Helped Gavin from United Kingdom asksQuestion Does this come pre-bled and ready to use?CRC Replies Yes, the brake is complete, fully bled and ready to fit to the bike.What a tit Edited April 20, 2006 by terror-error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 ha ha, oh dear lord. And i before i saw that they seemed to know what they were doing. Nobodies perfect heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emery Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 so would you recomend the the hayes one mx2 thats £31.99tobyand also whats the best but cheapest hydraulic brake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank_rider Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 I managed to pick up a deore hydro disc for £50 last year for the front of my jump bike. It's been excellent, good power and modulation, with a comfy lever, and has put up with the neglect of not being touched since fitting, so all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watto Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 so would you recomend the the hayes one mx2 thats £31.99Yes i would, i use one on the front of my trials bike, and on my old base ta26 i had them front and rear great modulation, Great brakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Cox Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 depends on what kind of disk you want like try all and hope etc same thing dudeBen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikerboy16 Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 go for a hayes cable disc very good and very cheap you can get them off chain reaction cycles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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