Shimano Dual control

benneally
benneally Posts: 973
edited August 2007 in MTB general
Not sure if this is a stupid question or not :oops:

Could i use shimano DCL's with my shimano gears and juicy avid 5's? :S
Scott Spark 30 Boardman Road Comp Fixie Mud Aero Rims

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  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,650
    Why do you want dual controls - any particular reason? :?

    No Marin should have such monstrosities on them :wink:
  • benneally
    benneally Posts: 973
    cos they are mint and something to play wiht :oops: my friend has them on his scott scale 30 and i really liked them.....
    Scott Spark 30 Boardman Road Comp Fixie Mud Aero Rims
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,650
    Im only joking, I really don't know a lot about them TBH :?
  • tom_j
    tom_j Posts: 66
    i know feck all but the deore quickfire shifters do a good enough job. get a bit of rattle from my juicy 5 levers tho....
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    benneally wrote:
    Not sure if this is a stupid question or not :oops:

    Could i use shimano DCL's with my shimano gears and juicy avid 5's? :S

    nope. not compatable.
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  • Big Red S
    Big Red S Posts: 26,890
    Nope.

    The most universal feature making most levers and calipers incompatible with each other is that they are each designed with a specific (and usually individual) ratio between the master cylinder and slave cylinder size. Using the lever off of a brake that uses large cylinders with the caliper off one that uses small ones results in overly-instant braking, and no modulation. Doing it the other way round results in lots and lots of lever movement for not very much pad movement.

    The other bit making them incompatible is the different fluids. Brakes, in general, either use mineral fluid (Shimano, Magura) or DOT 4 or 5.1 (Hope, Avid, Hayes). The seals for one wont work with the other.
    http://avi.co/doc/Forums.html
  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    As luck would have it however Shimano happen to make some of the best discs out there so maybe its worth trying a pair of DCLs before buying them to see if you get on with them and if you like the discs.
  • The Spiderman
    The Spiderman Posts: 5,625
    I have XT dcls with XT brakes.I find dcl totally intuitive once you've adapted.
    XT brakes are very good too,every bit as good as Juicy 5s.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    i also run xt dcl's an love them, they work best with lo normal rear mechs and the shifting is slick and quiet. the calipers themselves offer excellent power. i run one set with 160mm rotors and the reign has 180mm front, which is even better.

    well worth a look.
  • benneally
    benneally Posts: 973
    yeah thanks guys, i didnt really think that they would be comptible. I will have a look at my bank acount and see about the whole XT set....would be nice :) but i love the Juicys :(
    Scott Spark 30 Boardman Road Comp Fixie Mud Aero Rims
  • Blundell
    Blundell Posts: 308
    DCL's are top notch.. I totally gurn over ny xtr ones on my klein.. damn fine!
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