no3puttchad
07-28-04, 11:07 AM
has anyone seen these? i am building a bike, and was going to go with the avid mechanical. these look like a good option, dual piston design, and just a little more money. Thoughts?
Mountain Biking - IRD Dual Banger disc brakes
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redstone
07-28-04, 05:22 PM
has anyone seen these? i am building a bike, and was going to go with the avid mechanical. these look like a good option, dual piston design, and just a little more money. Thoughts?
I'm assuming you're talking about the dual banger cable brake? IRD makes/has mad some pretty cool things. Not all have been commercially accepted, but they are definitely thinking over there. From what I've seen/read about it, the dual banger seems like a very smart brake. And it looks good, to boot. That said, they haven't hit the market yet. I pulled this from the IRD website.
"Our Dual Banger Mechanical Disc Brake will drop in mid-July. This is the only mechanical disc design with pads that actually clamp this disc syncronously."
I just called my biggest supplier. They knew about as much as was on the IRD site. Nobody has them yet, but my supplier has a note to call me when they are in stock. I don't have any pricing info on them yet. I haven't found any current info on their hydraulic brake, but I do know that one of the issues was pad availability. That'd be a concern of the mech brake as well.
For a mechanical disc, you still can't go wrong with the Avids. It's a great brake, pad availability is great, and it's super easy to set up and adjust. For now anyway, I'd stick with the Avids.
I'm assuming you're talking about the dual banger cable brake? IRD makes/has mad some pretty cool things. Not all have been commercially accepted, but they are definitely thinking over there. From what I've seen/read about it, the dual banger seems like a very smart brake. And it looks good, to boot. That said, they haven't hit the market yet. I pulled this from the IRD website.
"Our Dual Banger Mechanical Disc Brake will drop in mid-July. This is the only mechanical disc design with pads that actually clamp this disc syncronously."
I just called my biggest supplier. They knew about as much as was on the IRD site. Nobody has them yet, but my supplier has a note to call me when they are in stock. I don't have any pricing info on them yet. I haven't found any current info on their hydraulic brake, but I do know that one of the issues was pad availability. That'd be a concern of the mech brake as well.
For a mechanical disc, you still can't go wrong with the Avids. It's a great brake, pad availability is great, and it's super easy to set up and adjust. For now anyway, I'd stick with the Avids.