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It was an act of desperation after bleeding 15 times with dot

Finally I got my brake working again. What did I do: After many times bleeding I bled with water. It got a good pressure point but the pistons of the caliper got stuck. So I bled with dot again. I realised I had used dot 4. This time I usd the recommended dot 5.1 and now it works. I am still not shure if it was the fluid or if I just had a buble of air trapped somewhere in the system. In any case, thanks for your advice.

I replaced all the seals including master cylinder. I just bled the system once again and I tried the procedure adam described. It's maybe a little better but far from being good. I checked if both pistons of the caliper move so none got stuck. I will compare the brake with my mate's brakes to see if I have turned neurotic. Does the tech lever provide more brake power than the mono? Because I tried one with tech levers yesterday. It is definitely a lot stronger.

I tried this before. Didn't work either

OK, I'll bleed again and then try to clean it the way described.

The brake is 2010. If the lever is pulled slowly it goes further than if pulled quickly. Does that mean anything? There is no sign of leakage anywhere.

No, didn't clean anything. Was no need except of course after the bleeding but sure without the pads and the disc

Hi guys, my Hope Mono Trial with 180 mm disk lost its power without an obvious reason. I replaced all seals, pads and disk. Needless to mention the bleeding. It still hasn't regained its original break power. Any ideas? Regards Georg

How much did it cost you all together? What frame have you got? pics?

spent some time today putting together an imaginary light bike from tarties. below is the result. I figured that in most cases echo parts are the lightest. Is there also a drawback with echo parts? part make price weight frame koxx orange sky 867,06 1.460 bb Trialtech Sport Lite ISIS with Bolts 56,17 214 front break hope mono trial 153,19 444 rear break hs 33 60,26 315 break clamps echo sl 38,3 48 chain tensioner Echo SL Snail Cams (pair) 12,26 14 chain Trialtech Z610 HX, 3/32' 14,3 330 cranks echo sl 121,53 436 fork Echo SL 26 86,81 716 freewheel echo sl 108 61,28 175 grips try all foam 5,11 20 handlebar Echo SL Riser 61,28 254 headset Echo SL Headset 40,85 95 front hub Echo SL Disc 66,38 138 rear hub Echo SL Rear 81,7 176 pedals Echo SL Titanium 2011 137,87 261 skewer kcnc 25 20 rim tape echo 6,12 40 rim rear V!Z Square-Hole Rear 26" 56,17 584 rim front Try-All hOle Front 26'' 45,96 538 spokes Sapim Race 26" (Black) with Nipples 20,43 300 spokes Sapim Race 26" (Black) with Nipples 20,43 300 sprocket Echo Titanium 30,64 17 stem Echo SL 26'' CNC 61,28 184 tube conti ss 10,21 91 tube rear maxxis ultr 7,65 117 tyres try all sticky 28,6 716 tyres try all sticky 32,68 1309 2209,52 9.312

Hey, I was involved in a german forum's chat discussing the age at which I started to trial bike. all of a sudden I realised, I was by far not the only one to start this sport aged over 40. In the first place I found it a bit embarassing but now that I found out I am not allone, I feel much more confident. How about you guys?

thanks for your answers. I can see that there is no common sense on this issue which is not a big surprise. The most useful statement for me is that with decent quality parts I will also be on a good path weight-wise. If I translate from mountainbiking to trial biking, I agree that it is not the same having a few grams less on the bike to having a few gramms off your body. It definitely is more fun riding a light bike. It gets addictive though and I must admit, when it gets to light weight parts, I am loosing reason sometimes - but who cares? regards georg

its an incurable addiction

here are some adresses i collected: german: http://www.trialmarkt.de/ http://www.bikes-in-motion.de/ http://www.biketrial-germany.de http://www.trialers-home.net/ czech: http://www.dressler.cz/scripts/index.php

many trial bikes come with a magura luise with a 160mm disc. do you think this brake has more bite than the juicy?

my starter trial bike my never ending lightweight project

Being quite new to the trial bike community i am trying to figure out some questions with a view to upgrading or replacing my 2nd hand starter trial bike: how important is the weight of the bike for beginners/intermediates, at what point of skills will a kilo less matter? what would be the target weight of a good 26'' trial bike combining strong and light at a reasonable price? what are the attributes of the most known brands of parts? e.g. brand xx parts are generally light and strong, yy are high quality but heavy, etc. does carbon play any role at all? any comment on this issue is highly welcome. regards georg

i have been using avid juicy 5, ultimate, and code on my trial bike and on my mountain bikes. you get good 2nd hand deals and all of them are extremely efficient which is confimed by most magazine reviews. the only issue I had was that they needed bleeding every once in a while.

hi, i am from austria. i started trial bike riding couple of weeks ago. bought me a second hand koxx levelboss. during the cold season i practice in my basement. it is surprising how much you can do on 25sqmt. as a beginner. right now i am totally f..... up since i broke my arm and will have a cast for five weeks. i spend most of the time reading forums. looking forward to exchange ideas and learn from you guys regards georg