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Old 09-13-10, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by BCRider
I believe the Strokers are one of the hydro one sided caliper abominations. I just shook my head when I learned that they were making one sided hyraulic calipers.

It would be different if these one sided calipers where "floating" calipers such as found on some motorcycles and most cars. But they are a fixed caliper body with one pad fixed so they have all the same disadvantages as mechanical disk brakes.
I think that you're getting your brakes mixed up.
The Hayes Sole sounds like the brake that you're thinking of, it's a single piston hydraulic brake with an inboard pad that needs adjusting with an allen key.
The Stroker has two pistons - one on each side.
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