Jump bike brakes?

digger_decks
digger_decks Posts: 31
edited September 2009 in MTB buying advice
I'm in the process of buying parts for a jump bike i'm going to build and was wondering what brakes would be best to use on a jump bike (Hydraulic)? :)

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    V brakes or Mechanical discs.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • digger_decks
    digger_decks Posts: 31
    Hydraulic discs i was thinking!
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    Why?

    more to go wrong. not as easy to fix when you bail and mess up.

    gyros for hydros are expensive!

    an Avid BB7 is as good and any cheap hydro (or better).

    Do you really need brakes?
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,650
    Absolutely no need for Hydraulics on a jump bike

    mechanical disks are what you want

    nice set of Linear pull levers and Avid BB7 - you can't go wrong!

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