Formula "Mega" or Formula "The One", hel

swiftyx2

Folks,

Looking to get some new brakes and looking at either the Mega or The Ones. So any of you folks got any of them or know anything about them?. They will be used for types of riding Trail Centres, Welsh Mountains, Alps and possible Whistler.
Both brakes are going for a great price direct from the factory.

Regards

Steve

leaflite

Just remember that unless your talking about the the ones(green), the the ones they are selling (black) are the 2009 model which are 450g rather than 308g as they have a different lever to this years model.

sofaboy73

I've got a set of the 2009 'the ones' they are selling off cheap (at £170 they're an absolute steal) and they are awesome.

easily the best brakees i've every used. the power. modulation and realiability has been second to none. Yep, the old ones may be around 150 grams heravier than the new model, but they are also abbout £150 cheaper and comparable weight (or lighter) to most trail brakes out there for dowwnhill stoping power.

In the dyno tests they aree noirmally only beaten by saints.

buy some now, while theyre cheap, you wont regret it

ChingfordMarin

I've got the 2009 model and they are superb! The stock pads last a while as well.

Its a bit hard moving the adjuster as the pads wear but all in all its an amazing brake.

cavegiant

I have 2009 model too, best brake I have ever used, lots of modulation and control, but the power of a DH brake. Nothing quite like them.

As most people struggle on one thing when they buy them I will give a good tip.

The brake is so good as it has a large hydraulic ration, lots of lever throw for minimal pad move. So if the lever hits the bar when you put the wheel in, take wheel out and tap brake 5 times and re insert, you may have to do this 5-6 times to get the feel spot on. Once it is set up then best brake ever.

cavegiant

The Mega is supposed to be good but not as precise.

pastey_boy

cavegiant wrote:

I have 2009 model too, best brake I have ever used, lots of modulation and control, but the power of a DH brake. Nothing quite like them.

As most people struggle on one thing when they buy them I will give a good tip.

The brake is so good as it has a large hydraulic ration, lots of lever throw for minimal pad move. So if the lever hits the bar when you put the wheel in, take wheel out and tap brake 5 times and re insert, you may have to do this 5-6 times to get the feel spot on. Once it is set up then best brake ever.

what do you mean by "tapping" the brake with the wheel out ?

hoochylala

I'd suggest he means pulling the lever to the bars slightly, as so to move the pistons out so that it takes less pull on the lever to get pad to rotor contact.

be care full not to pull the brakes to hard though or the pistons might pop out :shock:

sofaboy73

one thing I forgot to mention on previous post is that your really need to bed your pads in properley other wise you rinse them really quickly - so lots of sprint stops sadly.

found this to be true of formulas own and a few different aftermarket pads as well.

cavegiant

hoochylala wrote:

I'd suggest he means pulling the lever to the bars slightly, as so to move the pistons out so that it takes less pull on the lever to get pad to rotor contact.

be care full not to pull the brakes to hard though or the pistons might pop out :shock:

repeated fully pulling the levers to the bars in quick succession (so the pad does not have a chance to reset between each pull).

The pad movement is so small on this they are not going to drop out. I have done over 40 pulls at once with no negative effect.

You would no want to do this on any other brake, but this one is OK as the ratio is so large. Most brakes advice doing a quick double tap, but these need lots as a small move

This is the only brake I have used that works perfectly in DH and in XC.