Bol Maaaaaaing Posted January 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 The Louise is a bit under twice the price of the Juicy 3 IIRC, so you will have to pay extra. I weigh over 90kg and can wheel swap front to back onto things using a 160mm Louise on the front of a 26" bike (When I don't screw it up )... Thinking about going to a 185 disk to make gaps to the front wheel a bit easier alright though... 5 year leakproof warranty is a nice extra detail too - though I did have to put a few extra drops of fluid into the reservoir on mine before it would bite consistently as it was underfilled when I got it from Chainreaction.So what could I get my Juicy replaced with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 For similar money the Magura Julie or a Shimano Deore would have my recommendations. I haven't tried them, but enough people recommend the BB5 and BB7 mechanical disk brakes that they should get a look in too... The automatic wear adjustment you get with hydraulic disks means there's no routine maintenance, which is nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bol Maaaaaaing Posted February 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 For similar money the Magura Julie or a Shimano Deore would have my recommendations. I haven't tried them, but enough people recommend the BB5 and BB7 mechanical disk brakes that they should get a look in too... The automatic wear adjustment you get with hydraulic disks means there's no routine maintenance, which is nice...Would you recomend mechanicals over hydrolic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 I haven't tried bikes with properly set up BB5 or 7, so I can't really comment. Your cable choice for a cable disk makes a huge difference to the feel and performance - a quick search on the forum for brake cables should give you a few leads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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