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Which Brakes Do You Use, F&r? - Just Added 'pie Charts'.

cai

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Which brakes do you use?  

174 members have voted

  1. 1. On the front.

    • Vee brake.
      25
    • Magura HS33 (-05).
      19
    • Magura HS33(+05).
      22
    • Magura HS11.
      4
    • Echo CNC.
      6
    • Wired Disk.
      50
    • Hydro Disc.
      43
    • Other? Or none.
      5

  2. 2. On the rear.

    • Vee brake.
      32
    • Magura HS33(-05).
      35
    • Magura HS33(+05).
      67
    • Magura HS11.
      3
    • Echo CNC.
      5
    • Wired Disk.
      5
    • Hydro Disc.
      13
    • Other? Or none.
      6

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psycholist Trials Master

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so far its: 25% magura up front, 58% maggie on back

51% disc up front , 12% disc on back

13% vee up front , 20% vee on back

So Maguras are the most popular brake by quite a margin still :o. Impressive for a design that's been largely unchanged for over 15 years at this stage :). I'm happy with mine anyway...

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cai Trials Master

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What would classify as "other"?

And what trials rider runs no rear brake?

Well chris akrigg does i think

But i doubt many others!

'Other' was just a safety net incase I missed one, and you said yourself someone doesn't run a rear brake - so it's only fair to have the option there!

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cai Trials Master

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How come people use small/smaller discs on the rear?

Exaple No.1

180 front 160 rear

Do you just not need the extra power on the rear compared to the front?

I thought alot more people would be more like this,

Example No.2

mono trials front (200mm) and back (220mm)

Can someone please give me a reasonable expaination to this (I've never understood disk brakes fully).

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steve@banbury-trials Trials Master

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im no expert but here i go,generally front brakes are more powerful than rear brakes ,hence why people fly over handlebars when they pull their front brake.

the larger the rotor the more leverage there is to stop the wheel from moving ,so to make the back brake more powerfull some trials riders will use larger rotors to increase the leverage that the brake has.

large rear rotors aren't used in all mountion biking disciplines as the rear brake isnt generally required to stop the rider on its own.

hope that kinda makes sence,steve

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Neil Trials Newbie

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07 160mm Hope Mono Trial up front and 07 HS33 rear with Zoo pads and smooth rim.

Hope disc is brilliant (Y)

I would have one on the rear but have no disc mount. HS33 is ok but I actually found my old cheap Moe pads to be better than the Zoo pads (N)

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cai Trials Master

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im no expert but here i go,generally front brakes are more powerful than rear brakes ,hence why people fly over handlebars when they pull their front brake.

the larger the rotor the more leverage there is to stop the wheel from moving ,so to make the back brake more powerfull some trials riders will use larger rotors to increase the leverage that the brake has.

Okay, so why do people still run 160's on the rear? But 180+ on the front (not all of you do, but quite alot do)?

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