Which Hydraulic brakes for XC/light downhill?

Noodoo

Hey folks,

I've got a couple of hundred quid to throw at the bike and the next thing on my list is brakes.

I currently have Tektro IO Disc brake setup, which works, but there isn't a lot of feedback from them and they're pretty much all or nothing at low speed and then require a fair amount of umph to stop at high speed.
They also cook and fade completely when stopping on long descents on the road at 35mph+

I'm looking for something that will allow me to set the following;
Lever position
Bite point (pad to disc gap)
Effort required


Also, i'm putting the cooking discs down to cheap components.
Should I expect to cook a disc (and experience brake fade) when stopping from 35mph downhill on a road? It doesn't seem like that big a challenge for a set of brakes...


Cheers folks

PS I'm looking for a bolt on set. front and rear.

nicklouse

Formula Oro's take your pic.

clarkson

id say juicy 5's.

dawnophile

Avid Juicy's seem to be cheap at the minute.

jacktheoc

hayes stroker trail or formula oro

Sir HC

Avid Juicy 7's.

As for cooking the brakes, how heavy are you ? As a heavier rider takes more effort to stop, so more heat.
I've never had any problems with my Juicy 7's from overheating, even on long descents.

Anonymous

i use either xt, julies or formula oros depending on the bike.

it would be fair to say i am a bit of a big old unit (weighing in at 19 stone) and find that all of the brakes work perfectly well but, by far the best are the formulas.

they stop me with minimal effort and the levers are the most comfortable i have ever tried. think they also are amongst the lightest on the market but are perty expensive.

Noodoo

OK, thanks all.

For reference, I weigh in at 10stones... I think it must be down to crappy components.

Thanks for the input. I'll look into the suggestions.

Cheers.

dombo6

Hope Mono Minis are great. To keep the weight down put 140mm rotor on the back and 160mm in front rather than the standard 160/180 combo.

Prowlus

As most here say . Juicy 7s are probably the best to value at this point . The 2007s are literally 1/2 their original rrp and are going like hotcakes

Schellpel

My votes for the Juicy 7's as well. Iv'e been using them for over a year.

I run 185mm rear and 203mm front. The only blemish on their record is that I damaged the hose at the caliper on one and had to replace the hose and bleed them, which was not difficult even if the manual makes it sound difficult. The damage had let air into the calliper.

If you find you need more stopping power you can always size up the rotor. For some one your weight I would say 185mm front and 160mm rear. Should give you all the power you need with a nice light action.

Noodoo

The Formula's are a bit out of my price range, but the Juicy 7's are bang on and look like they do what I need them to.

One very last question....


Will they fit on Marzocchi MX Pro's?

Anonymous

why no try XT im using them at the mo with 180mm front n rear there Awsome..

GT Destroyer

raceface GT you have a private message about your rig.

I have decided on Avid's for my GT - Its going to be 5s but the 7s have other adjustable options on them, but you've got to ask yourself will you actually use the extra bits? If not theres no point?

Also how much does a 203mm disc weigh compared to a 185mm?