Uncle_G

go with the BB7's you'll thank yourself later...
if you need rear tabs go to diskbreakadapters.com

Uncle_G

oops thats diskbrakeadapters.com sorry fat fingers....

willtsmith_nwi

If those are your choices, you should finance a better bike. That or make a deal with the shop to swap in the BB7s.

The whole beauty of the BB7 are the dials on each pad that allow for easy adjustment. BB5s don't have those. Neither do the Hayes.

Of course, if you HAD to choose between the BB5 and MX-2, you would take the BB5 in a heartbeat.

Brian

The Sole is a single piston design, it's practically a mechanical brake with fluid. Very basic hydraulic brake.

Flak

I read some of my old questions and i think to myself "wow ive come so far in just a matter of weeks".

I love this place

Brian

Being in America automatically makes you smarter.

Flak

Hopefully i never get so smart that i stop being an aussie

Raiyn

I see my work is done here

Combine properly setup BB7's with a cable system like Dry Cables and you can't go wrong

Brian

Not likely!

TwinCam

Hey I have one of those Rockys. =P
The frame's for sale if anyone's in my area.

Oh... topic. I'm reading along, because I'm going to need at least on disc brake if I want to survive the season.

CityblazerZR2

Great thread everyone,

I've been asking the same question about mechs or hydro and which mechs are the best, I'm leaning toward the mech do to the money difference. And as a self proclaimed weekend warrior and one local race a year on my Trek Fuel 90 do I really need the hydro.

Next question where is the best place to order the bb7?

willtsmith_nwi

Hayes Sole are probably the worst hydraulic disc brake out there. There purpose is to decorate deceptively priced bikes that claim to have hydraulic brakes. Unfortunately, the Sole brakes only have one piston so they push the rotor like a mechanical rather than sandwhiching it.

achc

mechanical or hydro?

mechanical DO NOT get hayes - AVID ONLY

hydro - HOPE, MARGURA HIGH END ONES ONLY, SHIMANO MAYBE, JUICY 7

willtsmith_nwi

For mechs, the new IRD Dual Bangers are getting rave reviews. They sandwich the rotor as opposed to pushing it sideways just like most hydros. It does not have to pistons. Instead it's a single piston and a "sliding" caliper.

For hydros, near the top of any list should be both the Juicy 7 as well as the Hayes El Camino. Hope is for weight weenies.

wheelhot

Dual Bangers kills your pad, it wears out easily so if you are planning to use it for long rides, better keep spare pads in ur bags.

Flak

Wait you're saying you need new pads everytime you ride a long distance?

Sorry dude, its hard to listen to you sometimes.

Brian

Um,Flak, read it again. He clearly means that having both pads contact the rotor makes them wear out fast. Better to only have one pad touch the rotor. Which makes as much sense as a one-armed fisherman.

wheelhot

yup, expariate has answered your question

Flak

Hey expat!

Welcome back mate!

Bummer about you having to leave the best place on earth

erhan

How often do you replace pads on your IRD dual bangers?

wheelhot

i dont own the dual bangers but i got a friend who owns them, he says that since both pads are touching the rotor, the braking power increases but if you keep braking or slowing your bike down it will wear out real fast (comparing with single pad breaking)

Flak

Ok im confused.

What the hell are you talking about?! Single pad braking? Even single piston hydros and mechs use 2 pads to slow you down. One pushes the rotor into the other...but they both create friction.

willtsmith_nwi

OK, lets think about this for a second. A traditional mechanical caliper works by pushing the disc with one pad (attached to a piston) against a fixed pad. Both pads come in contact with the disc.

If your friend is experiencing poor brake wear, it is likely due to the pad material. You can get organic resin pads or metallic pads that last a long time. ALL disc brakes come into contact with both pads. The difference is whether the disc is deformed during braking or if the disc stays in place and are sandwhiched.

never

Just don't listen to anything wheelhot says and you should be fine.

never

I hope you realize expatriate was using A LOT of sarcasm.