chrishayton Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 hello. I have a revell with just disc mounts and want a damn good brake. will an avid 203 kill my bike. we re talking cable here. anyone used one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Preety sure Rich Pearsons using a 185? and that looks emense to be honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roozor Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 I could be wrong, but that guy that has the leeson d1sc frame runs them on the back and front, they look awesome!anyway, they're awesome brakes, so why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishayton Posted July 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 (edited) Preety sure Rich Pearsons using a 185? and that looks emense to be honest gonna download the video now. hope my mounts don't snap off.....edit. well his seems to hold pretty well. just now worried about wether it ll kill my frame Edited July 1, 2006 by chrishayton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 gonna download the video now. hope my mounts don't snap off.....edit. well his seems to hold pretty well. just now worried about wether it ll kill my frame it will so stop worrying and just accept it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 its steel, crack it, then weld it no worrrrries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_Tupman Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Don't be so tight, buy the hope and actually have a decent brake! I ran a 203mm on my PX for a couple months and it wasn't that great really Rich has gone to hope trials as well know and they are much better than the avids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Will Arnold used one on a megamo. He said it was his perfect brake but the only problem came with sidehops if he missed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Just out of intrest, why's Rich gone to Hopes? Better feel? modulation?Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_Tupman Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Just out of intrest, why's Rich gone to Hopes? Better feel? modulation?TomNot totally sure but i think he was getting annoyed with the tempremental Avids, I rod it and the hopes have certainly got more bite and feel than the Avids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtbjosh Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 in my opinion avids rape the hope brakes, most of us (riding mates) run them on the front and there the best brake to bless the earth. for power, reliability, and most of all the sheer simplicity of them, no maintenance needed go for it, it will look pimp with double disk, alwasy does, and yes it will work. 203mm, your daring arnt you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishayton Posted July 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 in my opinion avids rape the hope brakes, most of us (riding mates) run them on the front and there the best brake to bless the earth. for power, reliability, and most of all the sheer simplicity of them, no maintenance needed go for it, it will look pimp with double disk, alwasy does, and yes it will work. 203mm, your daring arnt you hmm i know im a bit worried my mount will snap off but its steel and looks beefy enough. got a 203 cos it was 50 quid from chain reaction and the only 1 they had Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 I had a 203 on the back of my equip pro and it held like a traction engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zordon Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 I'm currently using avid bb7 203mm in my mod (rear wheel). By far I have done dozen of rides so maybe it just hasn't bedded in yet but it's still slipping backwards. It is also now not having almost any initial bite so I have to pull the lever fully to lock my wheel - it really doesn't help in gaps as when I start applying force to pedal the brake takes part of that force.Not only that - it's spongy on the lever. I'm using quite good cables (Jagwire Ripcord), an Xtr lever (with speed dial/tpa set up in the middle to decrease still too big sponginess).I'm starting to miss a standard rim brake, with loads of tar.Btw - anyone used tar with disc brake? Will it make the rotor contaminated forever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Tar on disc brakes is bad, it sounds to me that you've somehow not go the pads contacting flat, better try setting it up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zordon Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 I set up it this way:I'm undoing the caliper bolts, then i'm pulling the lever so the pads are fully secured against the rotor, then i'm tightening the bolts and that's it. The effect is that the moving pad is flat to the rotor and the constant pad not (pads are not parallel to each other - is it normal?). Is it the right way of setting an avid up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted July 2, 2006 Report Share Posted July 2, 2006 my front avidf 203 is crazy poertaastic. i recom it wiould be nicveand grabby on't back. on;y thing thaa could put me off is tha disk getting destroyedf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durkie Posted July 2, 2006 Report Share Posted July 2, 2006 I set up it this way:I'm undoing the caliper bolts, then i'm pulling the lever so the pads are fully secured against the rotor, then i'm tightening the bolts and that's it. The effect is that the moving pad is flat to the rotor and the constant pad not (pads are not parallel to each other - is it normal?). Is it the right way of setting an avid up?this is the wrong way to set it up. you should read the manual on the avid website....setting it up right makes such such SUCH a big difference...seriously do this. you'll be blown away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted July 2, 2006 Report Share Posted July 2, 2006 I've never tried Jagwire Ripcord but of the Jagwire housings I have tried they have been quite spongie. Maybe try some odessey linear slicks or if you have the money, then Nokon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zordon Posted July 2, 2006 Report Share Posted July 2, 2006 Hehe, today I set up my avid just in the way as it reads in the manual without even knowing it ( I read it a minute ago). However, by far that hasn't made any significant difference. Maybe the housing/cable are the source of my problems.Anyway, can anyone say that his avid (no matter which one - front or rear) is at least as stiff as a properly set up maggy/vee with a decent booster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted July 2, 2006 Report Share Posted July 2, 2006 The avid pads used to be known for glazing, so that may be your problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted July 2, 2006 Report Share Posted July 2, 2006 so...... you take em out rub em on some wet and dry (sand paper) in a circular motion. then bed the brake in again using water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Aye, and if you reckon it's worth it you can dishwasher your rotor to clean it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zordon Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Yesterday I couldn't fall asleep cause I was thinking about my brakes all the time. Finally I came to the conclusion. The housing is much stiffer than standard housing (than xtr housing aswell), with few tweaks it's pretty much compressionless. But the guilty of the most of the sponginess was my jagwire cables. Today I switched to standard 30p priced ones and oh my god it's soooooo stiff . I adjusted the lever tpa to max power and it still feels stiffer than my brother rear brake setup (xtr lever - tpa max power, avid sd7, xtr booster, built-in control frame booster, plaz crv pads, standard housing and cable). Now I enjoy riding my bike alot more, I can kick further as the brake doesn't consume so much power from my leg.I can't say too much about brake power as I've only tested stiffness so far but, anyway, thanks guys for help . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 The moral of the story: expensive cables are crap. I'm glad it's all sort4d now though . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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