crashbanggg Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Having just brought an Onza Zoot and having a few rides, I now realise the rear brake is wank. What would be the cheapest/ best way to make it reliable? Im assuming the initial changes that are needed are new pads (Which ones?) and a booster. Would this be enough to reduce the amount of time I spend on my arse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam '93 Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 I used heatsink yellows on my vee and they were brilliant if you took the time to set them up square, the inspired pads and onza ice pro's are supposed to be really good for the money aswell. It's worth giving your rim a good clean with some methylated spirits or just warm soapy water, if it's a smooth rim dirt really won't help. Oh, and buy a pimp carbon booster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashbanggg Posted September 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 I used heatsink yellows on my vee and they were brilliant if you took the time to set them up square, the inspired pads and onza ice pro's are supposed to be really good for the money aswell. It's worth giving your rim a good clean with some methylated spirits or just warm soapy water, if it's a smooth rim dirt really won't help. Oh, and buy a pimp carbon booster Yeah, Heatsinks sound like a good shout, they were mint on my HS33! And as much as id like a 'pimp carbon booster' I can't justify £25 on one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockman Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Having just brought an Onza Zoot and having a few rides, I now realise the rear brake is wank. What would be the cheapest/ best way to make it reliable? Im assuming the initial changes that are needed are new pads (Which ones?) and a booster. Would this be enough to reduce the amount of time I spend on my arse? Booster, grind and pads for a grind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam '93 Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 I can't justify £25 on one Can't blame me for trying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashbanggg Posted September 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 inspired pads and onza ice pro's are supposed to be really good for the money aswell. Any more opinions on the Onza Ice Pro pads? The price is very tempting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrider88 Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Can't blame me for trying inspired pads are just as good and cost half of HS.and booster only if necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradJohnson Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Tar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam '93 Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 inspired pads are just as good and cost half of HS.and booster only if necessary. Well I've only used yellows, I didn't want to oversell the inspireds when I haven't tried them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Canham Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Tar. No. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashbanggg Posted September 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Ok, so it would appear the Inspired pads seem alright, what type would be best? (Slim or Phat) Im not really understanding the pro's and cons of each... Pads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrider88 Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Ok, so it would appear the Inspired pads seem alright, what type would be best? (Slim or Phat) Im not really understanding the pro's and cons of each... Pads Phat version is just bigger,so they should last longer and also feel stiffer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adesaxo31 Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 I use the onza ice pro an i think they brilliant pads but they are quite noisy when riding a to b atb ade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silferme Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Or just simply buy the Evo II adaptors and HS33s. It is a bitch to setup properly but it is possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashbanggg Posted September 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 In the end I went for the carbon booster and Inspired Phat pads, hopefully that should do the trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Would have thought HS yellows would have been overkill as there's no modulation at all and you want a bit on a 24 don't you?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George6512 Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 (edited) Or just simply buy the Evo II adaptors and HS33s. It is a bitch to setup properly but it is possible. I had a mate who did that and it flexed so much that the lever touched the bar, Didnt get much beter with a booster. =P Edited September 14, 2011 by George6512 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silferme Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 I had a mate who did that and it flexed so much that the lever touched the bar, Didnt get much beter with a booster. =P Your mate's Zoot must have been made of cooked spaghetti . It must have been flexing as much with the V's then aswell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George6512 Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Your mate's Zoot must have been made of cooked spaghetti . It must have been flexing as much with the V's then aswell? nope it was fine with the vee brake for some reason but maybe it was spaghetti. =P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockman Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 I pulled a the rear brake lever on a Zoot at Fort William, and the frame flex was amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silferme Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 I pulled a the rear brake lever on a Zoot at Fort William, and the frame flex was amazing. It surely is but the flex is the same on both HS33s and Vees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrider88 Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 It surely is but the flex is the same on both HS33s and Vees. No it´s not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silferme Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 No it´s not. So when you have V's on the bike, suddenly the frame gets stronger? The frame flexes more due HS33's are stronger than those flimsy V's. Use some more muscle when using the V's and suddenly the frame is flexing more too. Oh, hold on! That does mean that the original V's are as good as HS33's but only if you use some more strength! But then again, I'd rather have brakes which doesn't require me to have cat-like reactions combined with daily finger strength exercises. I've ridden both of those and you can't compare the V's to the HS33 on the same day. I'm sure you have too, considering your strong opinion about this. I'm not debating about the strength of Zoot's frame as we all know that it is not the strongest there is, I'm debating about the sudden stiffness gained only by using V's instead of HS33's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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