buying hydraulic discs

marc123
marc123 Posts: 20
edited December 2007 in MTB buying advice
I am looking at having hydraulic disc brakes fitted on my rockhoppper and would like to know what you would recommend,I have about £240 to spend on the front and back set up in total,hanks for your help all. :lol:

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  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    Avid Juicy threes or fives - top performing brake and reasonably priced from Chain Reaction Cycles.

    Don't have to bleed them before fitting, very easy to fit, and (from my experience) great stopping power and minimal maintenance.

    I have not had to bleed mine since March and the pads have taken a fair bit of abuse but are still going strong.

    For me it's Avid all the way! :wink:

    Linky:
    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/
  • sideshow-bob
    sideshow-bob Posts: 15
    I'm just in the process of upgrading my old kona, have
    got some hayes hfx9 from merlin cycles (£99 delivered), they seem
    pretty good so far.
    Seeing as you have a budget of £240, chain reaction were doing a deal on
    hope mono m4's (around £250 iirc), i have these fitted on my whyte 46, they are
    awesome.
    2006 whyte 46
    1999 kona cindercone
  • Pubert
    Pubert Posts: 89
    Avid Juicy threes or fives as said above, very reliable with great stopping power at a resonable cost.
    DMR Sidekick ;)
  • martin_brown
    martin_brown Posts: 52
    Just got some formula oro k18's from crc,fantastic looking kit and all the reviews rate them a lot better than hayes or hope.........
  • dav1
    dav1 Posts: 1,298
    best deal i found on 5s is here

    http://www.cyclesportsuk.co.uk/product_ ... ts_id=3248

    mine have just arrived from them. Unfortunately I cant fit the till xmas (been wrapped up) but i have never heard a bad word.

    people tend to suggest formula oro brakes at that price range and there always seems to be good reviews for formula. You could also consider the new deore XTs at that price i suppose.
    Giant TCR advanced 2 (Summer/race)
    Merlin single malt fixie (Commuter/winter/training)
    Trek superfly 7 (Summer XC)
    Giant Yukon singlespeed conversion (winter MTB/Ice/snow)

    Carrera virtuoso - RIP
  • marc123
    marc123 Posts: 20
    Thanks all for the advice
  • pittpony
    pittpony Posts: 1,057
    Does anyone know if the Juicy 5's have more stopping power than the 3s or whether its just adjustability/weight that differs? I realise rotor size has a big affect on braking power but was wondering whether there was a huge difference between all the Juicy models...
    Giant Trance & XTC Composite
    South East MTB
  • clanton
    clanton Posts: 1,289
    Just to buck the trend - Shimano XT brakes - easy to setup, virtually maintenance free and easy to maintain when they do need it and use mineral oil (Avids are Dot)Not the most powerful out there but more than adequtae for hard xc riding. I have Shimano's and my gf has Avid Juicy 7's on her full suss, Hopes on her hardtail - we've just replaced the front Hope brake with Shimano!
  • marc123
    marc123 Posts: 20
    How much do you think i should be looking at for someone to fit the full brake set up to my bike not including the price of the brake kit,once again thanks for the advice.
  • marc123
    marc123 Posts: 20
    also one last question can anyone tell me the difference between avid code,avid juicy carbon,juicy5,juicy 7,hope mono mini,and the hayes hfx9 I know the price varies on these brakes but what i would like to know are these brakes made for different purpose's,I will be having the brakes fitted on to a 2007 rockhopper which has v brakes at the moment and will be using the bike for trail riding and just general cross country,thanks again for the advice as you can tell i am new to mountain biking :roll:
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    edited December 2007
    Honestly - if you go for the Avids you can do them yourself - on a scale of 1-10 for a basic home mechanic (1 being childproof) they are a 2.

    But if you are not confident or don't have the tools (torx wrench etc) just take it to your LBS

    Other brands (esp Shimano) maybe slightly more difficult (bleeding etc)

    But in answer to your question - I guess about 10/15 squid as it's literally bolting the calipers/levers/rotors on and sorting the cable runs with ties etc (cheaper if you're 'in' with your LBS) :wink:
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    marc123 wrote:
    also one last question can anyone tell me the difference between avid code,avid juicy carbon,juicy5,juicy 7,hope mono mini,and the hayes hfx9 I know the price varies on these brakes but what i would like to know are these brakes made for different purpose's,I will be having the brakes fitted on to a 2007 rockhopper which has v brakes at the moment and will be using the bike for trail riding and just general cross country,thanks again for the advice as you can tell i am new to mountain biking :roll:

    Avid code: heavy duty DH and Freeride/All Mountain

    Juicy Carbon: XC

    Juicy 3, 5, 7: XC/trail and the sevens are used for 'all mountain' and freeride etc

    Seriously go with either 3's or 5's - highly recommended! :D

    Also when in doubt or 'researching' a potential buy - I always go straight to the manufacturer website as that's the real deal on info - end of story :wink:
  • marc123
    marc123 Posts: 20
    Cheers cheesy 3's or 5's it is then :lol:
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    No worries!

    Out of the two I would go for 5's (the same as 7 minus the pad adjust control) :wink:

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