Best Front Hydraulic Disc Brake

[josh da onza t-pro rider]

hey please could you give me some information on the best hydraulic disc brake

thanks josh

[Laurence--Trials]

Hope mono trial http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/disc_brakes/hope_mono_trial/c12p10302.html

Or if you want cheaper there's always the Avid BB7 not hydraulic but alot of people use this (including me) and its an amazing brake.

[josh da onza t-pro rider]

ok thanks alot m8 great help

[Dec Whiteoak]

hopes are by far the best but at the min i am using a magura louise and that works great

[SamKidney]

Hope are by far the best I find, if you have the money.

Others I have found to work great are:

Quad QH5

Magura Louise

Magura Marta

and Shimano DLX

There are cable alternatives too:

Avid BB5/ BB7

And the random shimano caliper Im running on an Avid 185mm disc, which works great.

[George.E]

If you want a decent not so expencive brake then go for the Avid. It's cable disk brake but works really good.

[Ben H!]

Hope, Without a doubt, Been using them for quite a while now & are just pure fantastic.

[RhysRoach]

What size disc do you need to be using on the front ? thanks.

[Lynas13]

Either 160 or 180 on mod and 180 or 210 on stock I think. Also what is the difference between the mono trial and tech trial?

Edited December 27, 2010 by Lynas13

[davey1991]

Those of you saying hope without a doubt have either never used a well setup mechanical disk or are just following the crowd.

My avid BB5 could and always would out perform any Hope i've ever used, my BB7's had a similar effect.

There are so many reasons to use a mechanical over a hydraulic.

No possibility of leaks, a huge choice of leavers and cables, the price!!!

If you can find someone with a well setup Avid BB7 or preferably a BB5 you will see what i'm talking about.

This is from someone who has used both for decent lengths of time on front and rear.

[Jon Alty]

Either 160 or 180 on mod and 180 or 210 on stock I think. Also what is the difference between the mono trial and tech trial?

Just the leaver on the tech trial is alot more adjustable so u can have it exactly as you want it.

Basicly for rotors, you want 160 or 180 on a mod, and anything above 180 really on a stock, as there are lots of variations like 180, 185, 190, 200, 203 etc.

Also atm i run a BB7, which is a decent brake, however im finding it quite hard to keep setup properly. I think it could be the cable stretching a bit, i keep having to re-setup and re-adjust the brake to get it how i like it o.O. Having said thats its really easy to do as theres so many adjuster points, setting it up how you like it is quite easy.

If i was buying again, and had the money, i would buy a hope though.

Edited December 28, 2010 by Jon Alty

[gurider2010]

For me the best hydraulic disc would have to be hope, yes they are expensive but the performance you get is amazing if you get the right blead in them , on my gu i am running a hope on the front and soon to get one on the back they are amazing brakes and once blead right wont let you down .