Disc brakes - HELP !

mattyboy199

Planning on upgrading to disc brakes, if thats what you would call it (an upgrade). I currently run magura rim hydraulic brakes which are pretty powerful & do the business.

Would switching to disc brakes be of any benefit ?

If so could someone recommend which disc brake set i should be buying, i would like something of similar power & feel if possible.

Thanks

Matt

xtremedash

The discs will not get as clogged with mud, also they won't be affected by buckled wheels.

I find the discs allow me to really hammer on the anchors when I need to and I tend to drag them far less, as I know they'll stop me.

What to get depends on what bike you have, what budget you've got and what you're going to use them for.

mattyboy199

well i have a santa cruz chameleon, budget is up to £200 the type of riding i do is mainly cross country.

As to brand i have no idea whats good & whats not as i ve been away from the bike scene for a while. Infact i was more into it when brake disc setups were first launched costing an arm & a leg. I currently have an XT hub set ready to bolt discs onto. I will source the brake adapter for the frame from Sanat cruz UK.

Thanks

Matt

mattyboy199

Guys i could really do with a response to the above, i due to be doing a cancer research ride on 21st November & intend to have the bike sorted by then.

Vivid

mattyboy199 wrote:

Guys i could really do with a response to the above, i due to be doing a cancer research ride on 21st November & intend to have the bike sorted by then.

£140 Hayes Stroker Trail

You will find most hydraulic disk brakes in that price range will be at a very good standard, have a look at hope, hayes, formula etc and find one model from each make that you like then get reading some reviews.

BigJimmyB

Avid juicy 5?

http://www.bikeshop.uk.com/ProductDetai ... egoryID/29

xtreem

BigJimmyB wrote:

Avid juicy 5?

http://www.bikeshop.uk.com/ProductDetai ... egoryID/29

100£ for one brake? and for a 2006 model? cause as I remember from 2007 to 2009 Juicys come with G2 Clean Sweep rotors.
You must be joking. :shock:

Hayes Stroker Trail, Avid Juicy 7 or Carbon, Formula Oro K24, if you can afford it.
What ever you go for one of this you won't go wrong.

Neil.b

I use Hope M4's and Deore XT's, both perform very well and I would highly recomend either.

mattyboy199

cheers guys i appreciate the response, an XT would fit nicely with the rest of the grupset i suppose.

supersonic

Do you have seperate shifters to the brake levers? If not, budget for them too.

If you want someone to take the old brakes off your hands, PM me ;-)

mattyboy199

their seperates (being maguras), i ll bear that in mind

BigJimmyB

Xtreem wrote:

BigJimmyB wrote:

Avid juicy 5?

http://www.bikeshop.uk.com/ProductDetai ... egoryID/29

100£ for one brake? and for a 2006 model? cause as I remember from 2007 to 2009 Juicys come with G2 Clean Sweep rotors.
You must be joking. :shock:

Hayes Stroker Trail, Avid Juicy 7 or Carbon, Formula Oro K24, if you can afford it.
What ever you go for one of this you won't go wrong.

No I wasn't joking, so no need to be a smart ar$e is there(?) but yeah, Juicy 7's I've seen for as little as £100 each end (via Jenson USA).

cee

CRC had some el caminos for £35 an end in their flood sale. they only seem to have fronts at that price now though.

ride_whenever

You could get a set of hope mono mini's for just a smidge more, I'm a big fan of mine, although the formula ones are supposed to be better.

clarkson

id say juicy 5's or the XT's. i tried a set of the new XT's in the lake district a few months ago on a 185/160mm rotor. was as powerful if not more so than my 203/185mm juicy 5's.

minis arent that powerful and dont tend to handle heat particularly well...

dayo

I have been using Shimano Saints with 203mm rotors for a couple of years now ,not had a single problem in any weather
Chris