superstar rotors?

nick-gti

anyone had any experience of superstars rotors.
Mixed reviews on there website about the thicknessof them causing probems.
I've got brand new calipers and pads and can't be chewed with faffing about bleeding them etc to fit the rotor in

nicklouse

well lets see Superstar have quite a range of rotors.

most are the same as any others out there. and who would be thinking about floating rotors.

a rotor is a rotor is a rotor. Poor brake set up is the biggest issue. and floaters.

cooldad

And bleeding is not a solution to fitting rotors anyway.

nick-gti

If the rotor is thicker than the norm I will have to push the piston back a bit n may need to bleed them?
Was the normal rotors I was thinking about getting

mcnultycop

I've got some. They are absolutely fine.

Greer_

Nope, you may have to release the tiniest bit of fluid but they wont need bled, and chances are they'll just fit straight in. The rotors with more bits cut out of them tend to do worse (flame i think) and chew the pads.

ddraver

+1 - they re fine...

It's a spinning disc of metal after all, not much that can go wrong...

nick-gti

Cheers I'll give them a whirl then

Clank

Superstars ones are slightly thicker than stock discs from Avid and Shimano.

Did it bother me? Not a lot, no.

I had to purge a dinky amount of fluid when I fitted them, because new pads went in at the same time, but that was it.

I'd certainly buy them again, especially at that price.

rockmonkeysc

The floating ones are a bit pointless but so are all floating rotors. The standard ones are as good as anything else

nicklouse

rotor thickness has nothing to do with much at all as you should be bleeding the brakes with the pistons fully home so rotor thickness has no bearing on it.

unless of cause the brakes have been incorrectly bled.

.blitz

nick-gti wrote:

anyone had any experience of superstars rotors.

If you're thinking about Superstar's floating rotors I've got four pairs and they are all ace.

In terms of thickness they are the same as any other rotor but if anything they are not ground quite as microscopically smooth as Shimano's finest for example and they are a bit draggy to begin with especially with new pads but after 2-3 rides they bed in and spin freely.

If you're going to have any problems it will be with the 160s. Clearances are super-tight between the studs holding the rotor to the spider and the caliper. I had to file the paint off the trailing edge of one caliper (596s IIRC) but some Juicys went straight on.

The 180s and the 203s share a different spider and clearance is not so critical. They are nice rotors - smooth, as powerful as Avid/Shimano originals and above all silent.

Personally I would avoid the coloured rotors but the black ones look great combined with black hubs & rims. Also have some white ones on the Voltage:

nick-gti

Thanks for that mate, I may consider the floating ones if i'm feeling flush.
I'm running the same calipers you have posted, but mine are brand spanking new with new pads looking forward to getting them fitted

cooldad

nick-gti wrote:

Thanks for that mate, I may consider the floating ones if i'm feeling flush.
I'm running the same calipers you have posted, but mine are brand spanking new with new pads looking forward to getting them fitted

But why would you? Unless you're an idiot. More money, possible hassles, absolutely no benefit.

.blitz

nick-gti wrote:

I'm running the same calipers you have posted, but mine are brand spanking new with new pads looking forward to getting them fitted

Absolutely no problems with Elixirs. Remove the old rotors, fit the new ones, ride off

nick-gti

cooldad wrote:

nick-gti wrote:

Thanks for that mate, I may consider the floating ones if i'm feeling flush.
I'm running the same calipers you have posted, but mine are brand spanking new with new pads looking forward to getting them fitted

But why would you? Unless you're an idiot. More money, possible hassles, absolutely no benefit.

Just looking at the price of the floating ones actually i think I'd rather buy the proper avid ones for that price, didn't realise how much they where.

I've got a old pair of elixirs on at the moment i bought 2nd hand they ran good for a month or so then seals seem to have gone as they have gone spongey as hell now, so bought some new ones

Chunkers1980

....then a bit of time down the road wonder what that clunking is and realise that your floaters are actually floating.

Solid steel, fit a forget for a fair few years.

ddraver

cooldad wrote:

nick-gti wrote:

Thanks for that mate, I may consider the floating ones if i'm feeling flush.
I'm running the same calipers you have posted, but mine are brand spanking new with new pads looking forward to getting them fitted

But why would you? Unless you're an idiot. More money, possible hassles, absolutely no benefit.

It's all about da Bling Bling (pronounced Blang...)

The Rookie

Innittttttttt........

Northwind

Floating rotors are a useful idiot-marker- they're never better than standard, can be worse, got extra points of failure and aren't even massively light. If your brakes are overheating, either get better brakes, or stop dragging your brakes.

I had a Superstar rotor, the one that looks identical to the standard Tektro one. The holes were drilled offcentre, so it went in the bin.