The One by Formula

nicklouse
nicklouse Posts: 50,673
edited February 2008 in MTB general
Holy carp these are bling. and engineered very nicely.

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did i mention this years grips?

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Bling! :P
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  • cunning-stunt
    cunning-stunt Posts: 614
    I like 8)
    While I haven't read an actual review yet,they seem to be very well spoken of in the mags..
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  • beccalily
    beccalily Posts: 310
    I like those grips!!! 8)
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    those grips look ace, wish they were avalable in a short length for grip shifts, would look cool on the willow me thinks, nice use of a mag lite too !!
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    :wink: a very lite bar :wink:
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  • cunning-stunt
    cunning-stunt Posts: 614
    Hmm..
    I have a gold chain,white V12s with gold pins and end caps,white bar and stem.Frame is a charcoaly colour and looks nice atm.

    Would those grips work :?: or look completely gash?

    Dilemma.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    may be

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  • cunning-stunt
    cunning-stunt Posts: 614
    Now if I could get those gold locking caps with black grips..
    Due a spree on Hope gold bling..

    Can't have white grips on a white bar though..no no no.

    So are you running the formulas right now Nick?
    Are they really all that?
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    i can not answer that yet about the One's

    but if you look at the grey and the red bikes in the other thread. i have been running the Oros for a couple of years now. and the racer has on his DH rig. I had the codes last year and i am not keeping them for this year. and Jon will be running the Ones as well.
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  • capoz77
    capoz77 Posts: 503
    Just got some Biancos (same as K24's but handpolished, sintered pads and 1 finger levers) they knock spots off Avid's and Hayes. I have finally found the ultimate brake :D
  • nferrar
    nferrar Posts: 2,511
    I'm looking to get shot of my Hayes 9's to soon, Formula Oro's were top of my list before the One's came out so a bit undecided now :p How easy are the Formula's to setup and bleed? Although stopping power and modulation are high on my wishlist I also want brakes that are easy to maintain (the Hayes make me cry :p ).
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    Formulas you do need the bleed kit.

    the Ones are not cheep.
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  • nferrar
    nferrar Posts: 2,511
    Yeah I don't mind bleeding so much but the Hayes seem especially awkward (at least doing it solo). Also the pad-to-rotor clearance on Hayes HFX 9's seems tiny to and not really adjustable, I was hoping for a brake that could have a slightly bigger gap at the pads but enough leverage at the lever so they still stop you way before the lever hits the bars.
  • capoz77
    capoz77 Posts: 503
    The oro's are very generous and easy to centre without the usual avid special washers etc.

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