Good Value Brakes for a Big Lad?

Wavy

Hi Guys,

Got me a Rockrider Big RR 5.3 29er and got out on a few trails recently - but I have noticed that the mechanical mx5 brakes are not enough to scrub any speed of for me when on a descent.

Im 19 stone and 6ft3 - I am sure the weight will make a difference?

Can anybody suggest a good value, hydro system that will stop the thing so I can advance my riding skills - As at the moment I feel the lack of brakes are holding me back form pushing on as I cannot scrub any speed off at speed if I need too.

I can buy second hand, and don't really want to spend loads of wongas.

Cheers

Chunkers1980

Shimano Deore with some bigger than normal rotors.

ej2320

Chunkers1980 wrote:

Shimano Deore with some bigger than normal rotors.

Yea Deore will be good, 180mm rotors

welshkev

ej2320 wrote:

Chunkers1980 wrote:

Shimano Deore with some bigger than normal rotors.

Yea Deore will be good, 180mm rotors

I run 180mm rotors!

203 front and 180 back i'd suggest possibly? give you that extra power for sure

felix.london

welshkev wrote:

ej2320 wrote:

Chunkers1980 wrote:

Shimano Deore with some bigger than normal rotors.

Yea Deore will be good, 180mm rotors

I run 180mm rotors!

me too!...all 73kg of me

poah

get deore M615 with 180 mm ice tech rotors

poah

welshkev wrote:

ej2320 wrote:

Chunkers1980 wrote:

Shimano Deore with some bigger than normal rotors.

Yea Deore will be good, 180mm rotors

I run 180mm rotors!

203 front and 180 back i'd suggest possibly? give you that extra power for sure

forks are not warrantied for anything bigger than 185

welshkev

POAH wrote:

welshkev wrote:

ej2320 wrote:

Chunkers1980 wrote:

Shimano Deore with some bigger than normal rotors.

Yea Deore will be good, 180mm rotors

I run 180mm rotors!

203 front and 180 back i'd suggest possibly? give you that extra power for sure

forks are not warrantied for anything bigger than 185

huh? I have 203 rotors on my spesh big hit as standard :?

croptonboy

Wavy wrote:

I can buy second hand, and don't really want to spend loads of wongas.

Cheers

I bought a pair of Deore M445s for £60 on eBay. They're in great condition and work fine. Much better than the previous Tektro mechanical offering that was on there

However, for not much more, you can get yourself a new set of the M596s which are on sale:
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/pp/mtb-bm ... s-mtb/bram

chez_m356

welshkev wrote:

POAH wrote:

welshkev wrote:

ej2320 wrote:

Chunkers1980 wrote:

Shimano Deore with some bigger than normal rotors.

Yea Deore will be good, 180mm rotors

I run 180mm rotors!

203 front and 180 back i'd suggest possibly? give you that extra power for sure

forks are not warrantied for anything bigger than 185

huh? I have 203 rotors on my spesh big hit as standard :?

somehow i doubt he has the same forks as you

welshkev

Ah sorry, you meant the OP's forks, not forks in general

pesky_jones

I run a 180 on front and 160 on back, both brakes are deore - they will be more than enough to stop you trust me!

dusk

welshkev wrote:

POAH wrote:

welshkev wrote:

ej2320 wrote:

Chunkers1980 wrote:

Shimano Deore with some bigger than normal rotors.

Yea Deore will be good, 180mm rotors

I run 180mm rotors!

203 front and 180 back i'd suggest possibly? give you that extra power for sure

forks are not warrantied for anything bigger than 185

huh? I have 203 rotors on my spesh big hit as standard :?

I'm 75kg's and run 203mm front and rear on my trail bike with Formula R0's, overkill maybe

croptonboy

If you're on a tight budget, these don't seem bad for the price?
viewtopic.php?f=40092&t=12939007

Wavy

Cheers for the advice guys.

Got up to £100 to spend so will start looking now.

dusk

if you can stretch a bit further there are XT brakes on Ribble for £126 a set which are very very good

edit - SLX for £100 on Ribble, job done

Wavy

dusk wrote:

if you can stretch a bit further there are XT brakes on Ribble for £126 a set which are very very good

edit - SLX for £100 on Ribble, job done

Both out of stock!

Typical!!!!

dusk

if you search around you'll get close to that price I'm sure, if you don't mind switching hoses over then some of the German shops can be quite cheap

Giraffoto

Deore brakes are brilliant, and if you get them from the UK all you need to do is shorten the hoses. Which isn't such a big deal. The German sites may be cheaper, but you have to pay a few quid in P&P which makes Wiggle or CRC the cheapest again. If you're coming from a cable disk, just change the calipers at first and see how much better the braking is - then decide if you need to change the rotors or not.

paul.skibum

Another vote for Deore http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/mtb-parts/brakes/disc-brakes/shimano-disc-brakes/shimano-deore-m596-disc-brake-set-front-rear.html - I'd try them at 160mm first as they will pretty much stop a charging rhino - if you need a bigger disc and adapter it wont be too pricey.

Jomox

Wavy wrote:

dusk wrote:

if you can stretch a bit further there are XT brakes on Ribble for £126 a set which are very very good

edit - SLX for £100 on Ribble, job done

Both out of stock!

Typical!!!!

Search around and get some SLX, youll find a nice deal.