Passy Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 to be honest i prefer just to have 33's front and back because you can get a large range of pads and if you side hop to the left theres no chance of killing your disk off if you don't make it. but if i had to have one it would be an avid juicy seven they feel so nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wright Pads Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Hope looks nicer, feel nice, works, more power, comes with everything you need in one box, good warranty, uk built, need i say more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgun_Donor Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 In al honesty The BB7 will be my next brake, loads more people use them, as they feel nicer, and they also much better to set up. My Hope felxed like a bitch, and also some guy down from uni was out riding, one second he hope was alright, then his caliper started to flex, along with his lever.Not sure how mine popped, but it wasn't as nice feeling as my Julie. But Avidd BB7 will be my next buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wright Pads Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 some guy down from uni was out riding, one second he hope was alright, then his caliper started to flex, along with his lever.The guy is BO. His was odd as he had the leaver reach set wrong and this effects them badly! Matt @ Cycle Sceen sorteed in 2 mins problem sorted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 Trials Posted November 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 yoyo! Thx guys for help and advice. I just been into my lbs after school and they still have the hope xc hub in red I orderd, and labour be £20 to build wheel. £140 for the hope mono trials 180mm rotor. P.s. Maybe more if my spokes don't fit ~Matty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt! Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 (edited) my marta works good, dosent roll at all, got a 158mm rotor, cut down from a 160mm rotor by a enginere so it could fit, not a proper marta rotor so it rubbed suggest a avid or a magura louise if not... Edited November 9, 2006 by matt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caplanski Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 coming from the downhill world to this new strange place of trials, i know little about discs, oh just one thing yeah hydraulics can come in packs, the old shimano saints etc (that range of stuff) came in caliper and rotor and then the lever was separate, so yeah, anyway yeah i was wondering about discs on trials bikes as well, as i wouldn't mind getting a front one, but thing i will stick with a 33 on the rear because like someone said more pads and well prefer them. Difference between the trial, and the normal mono is that the trial has allot larger pistons, and not really a great deal of modulation which as i keep getting told you don't need in trials, and the trial brake just bites with a lot more power, talk to me on msn if you want to get hold of a cheap mono mini by any chance. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 BB7. - Simple to set up. Don't require bleeding, or the risk of contaminating pads and rotor with the oil.So easy to set-up, turn the stationary pad in a few clicks, then the other one a few times, do up the cable, then pull the lever, and do up the caliper. Then just undo the stationary pad untill it doesn't rub, but is as close to the rotor as possible.Yes you do have to buy a lever, and cables, but that will cost pennies off eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wright Pads Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 yoyo! Thx guys for help and advice. I just been into my lbs after school and they still have the hope xc hub in red I orderd, and labour be £20 to build wheel. £140 for the hope mono trials 180mm rotor. P.s. Maybe more if my spokes don't fit ~Matty£140 is Hopes RRP, 2nd hand you could get one thats all working and a MKII as theres is probs a MKI for £90 to £60£20 for a wheel build inc spokes or not? If not then thats a lot, most are aout £10/£12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 Trials Posted November 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 well he said if it needs new spokes be about £15. But I got told off a good rider who has a wheel built there that he makes a good job ~Matty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 Trials Posted November 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Is it true that hope mono trials have a habbit off screwing up??? P.s. the pistons etc ~Matty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigman Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Is a hope better for bigger built people??? P.s. Im Big and phat ~matty I am also big and fat (probs biggerer and fatter than you ) and i have used a 180mm and 200mm hopes and 185 and 203mm avids and every time i have gone back to an avid, they are just SOOOOO much better than th hopes, easier to setup, MUCH more adjustable and when used with a decent cable and lever feels much nicer than a hope!If it is going on a mod i would say hat a fron 160mm avid would surfice and if stock go for a 203mm Hope that helpsAdam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 Trials Posted November 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Oki. Well If I got a avid bb7 I have a shimano xtr cable allready but what would be a good lever mate??? ~Matty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wright Pads Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 XTR leaver, some pop up here in the FS section otherwise try ebay !Odasersy (sp) liner slick or soemthing like that is the cable to have. XTR is just a smaller dia that a std cable to look nice, has no true benfitis over anyhting but the Odasersy thing does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeko Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 actually i have a Magura Louise.. 160mm but i want change and buy an Hope Mono mini trial.. i've tried it on the bike of my best friend and it's like a bomb!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esfrost Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Just get an avid bb7 160. Grabs like almost nothing else. Really easy to adjust and very cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macy`d Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 alright mate. i use a hope mono trials front with 160 rotor and its sharp as. But you can also feather the brake to roll around on your front wheel and stuff. just make sure the disk is clean always. Don't use tar or spray on it and when you first get it, it wont work at all but just ride around with the brake on and it will ware in because the pads are new and then it will be as sharp as sharp can be. And yes the bigger the disk is the sharper the brake will be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 Trials Posted November 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Looks like im going for the hope mono trials.... ~Matty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel@hull_trials Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 hi i run a 160 avid bb7 it has never sliped or rolled and i wudnt trade it for any hope ang maggy any day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 Trials Posted November 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 hmmmm, ok. Its just easyier for me to order a hope mono trials and there are specialy made for trials ~Matty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamtrials Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 there are specialy made for trials So?The avid is just as, if not more powerful, has a better feel (imo), is simpler and half the price... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 Trials Posted November 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Yer, ile have a word with my lbs after school tomoro and see if he can fit the xc hub and ile get the avid bb7 my selfI got a cable and a lever but the leaver is bent, so ile order a new one P.s. Please tell me what good lever to get ~Matty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Avid ultimates are quite nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 Trials Posted November 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Yoyo. Btw what site can order the avid bb7 rortor and caliper off?? Tartybikes don't do or chainreaction~ P.s Im in Uk. As you can tell ~Matty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 Trials Posted November 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 hi i run a 160 avid bb7 it has never sliped or rolled and i wudnt trade it for any hope ang maggy any day Ok. Cool. Hmmm you recon I should get a 160mm then or a 180mm??? ~Matty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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