Big Bike Thread

benjo plz. · 23 Aug 2006 at 21:49

Pffft. M's come with 210mm's at stock. And seeing as you've just ripped your santa cruz heckler in half, i'm not taking you seriously

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As for the Avid's, they're cheap, and powerful, which gets them the rave reviews, dunno about why the pros use them so much, I guess Magura don't sponsor people much/atall.

Jonny ///M · 23 Aug 2006 at 21:53

Phnom_Penh said:
Pffft. M's come with 210mm's at stock. And seeing as you've just ripped your santa cruz heckler in half, i'm not taking you seriously .

As for the Avid's, they're cheap, and powerful, which gets them the rave reviews, dunno about why the pros use them so much, I guess Magura don't sponsor people much/atall.

Um SRAM own all........riders riding boxxers........using avid brakes and using truvativ cranks. Like peaty sponsored by kenda......he rode highrollers that had the label coloured over.

oh and bye bye forks Mr.220mm rotor. :eek:

Breamy · 23 Aug 2006 at 21:54

the juicy 7s aint cheap rrp is £140 an end

georges · 23 Aug 2006 at 22:00

weescott said:
No no no.

THIS, is a powerful brake:

220mm floating rotor with braided hose. Hope Mono M4.

What does it mean by floating rotor btw?

Thanks.

edit: looking at the pic I can sort of see. What advantage does it have?

And yeah, they look like htey'd stop pretty sharpish indeed.

weescott · 23 Aug 2006 at 22:02

Phnom_Penh said:
Pffft. M's come with 210mm's at stock. And seeing as you've just ripped your santa cruz heckler in half, i'm not taking you seriously .

That's it, you have set me off again!

Jonny ///M · 23 Aug 2006 at 22:05

georges said:
What does it mean by floating rotor btw?

Thanks.

edit: looking at the pic I can sort of see. What advantage does it have?

And yeah, they look like htey'd stop pretty sharpish indeed.

Lighter due to having an alloy spider........the hopes arent true floating rotors they just have that spider....its supposed to help cooling aswell.

The brembo rotor IS a floating rotor as it has sprins in the joins to the spider so the rotor has movement in it and can expand/contract.(im sure the hopes still do this though as the ting when cooling down)

benjo plz. · 23 Aug 2006 at 22:19

Jonny ///M said:
Um SRAM own all........riders riding boxxers........using avid brakes and using truvativ cranks. Like peaty sponsored by kenda......he rode highrollers that had the label coloured over.

oh and bye bye forks Mr.220mm rotor.

I'd hazard a guess and suggest that peaty rides boxxers cause they're light, a lot lighter than 888's or Foes Curnutts, yet they are not as good as the 888's and have nothing on the Foes. Peaty's also a bit of an oddity, he paints his rims to look like DeMaxx too

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As for avids being expensive, top range M's are £250, so in comparison, they're cheap. And the fact that you have to spend atleast £100 on each brake for a decent set doesn't make their price extraordinary.

Breamy · 23 Aug 2006 at 22:22

have you tried avids?

benjo plz. · 23 Aug 2006 at 22:27

Breamy said:
have you tried avids?

I've tried the cabled bb dh and the J7's. There's nothing wrong with them... But they won't stop you in quite the way GM's do... like you won't get whiplash

Breamy · 23 Aug 2006 at 22:29

sounds like they would probly snap my rebas lol

and tbh do you really need that much power?

benjo plz. · 23 Aug 2006 at 22:31

Breamy said:
sounds like they would probly snap my rebas lol

and tbh do you really need that much power?

In somewhere like the morzine or the alps, yep.

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Jonny ///M · 23 Aug 2006 at 23:38

Phnom_Penh said:
I've tried the cabled bb dh and the J7's. There's nothing wrong with them... But they won't stop you in quite the way GM's do... like you won't get whiplash

Its personal preferance.I ride hfx9's which bite hard and i get used to them but upon riding my mates mono 4's its like wtf i have to pull the lever hard to get any power.....i dont like that too much. I do like the look of J7 carbons :eek:

Pete_m · 24 Aug 2006 at 05:55

i don't suppose anyone knows where to get 5 bolt floating rotors?

cmt · 24 Aug 2006 at 09:27

Bennah said:
Going to a local shop tomorrow after work. Hopefully they will have some nice bikes I can try out.

The Rockhopper 2006 disc is looking very nice.

Have you tried Leisure Lakes Bikes in Bury - only 10 mins up the motorway from you - took my Brother there a couple of weeks ago to get him sorted with a MTB.

If you cant get up there (No transport etc) - let me know and i might be able to give you a lift as i am local (Stalybridge)

cmt

Jonny ///M · 24 Aug 2006 at 11:55

Pete_m said:
i don't suppose anyone knows where to get 5 bolt floating rotors?

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=3488

5 bolt is on the list.

Breamy · 24 Aug 2006 at 13:39

not floating though

weescott · 24 Aug 2006 at 16:44

Phone Hope and ask them if they can make one for you, then order it through your LBS. That's what I did with my 220mm rotor before they became available.

Bennah · 24 Aug 2006 at 19:28

cmt said:
Have you tried Leisure Lakes Bikes in Bury - only 10 mins up the motorway from you - took my Brother there a couple of weeks ago to get him sorted with a MTB.

If you cant get up there (No transport etc) - let me know and i might be able to give you a lift as i am local (Stalybridge)

cmt

Thanks for the offer mate. Looks like Ive got a bike though.

Picking it up after work. Nothing special. Was listed as £550 but I got it for £375 as it was an 05 model. Its orange

I bet you guru's dont guess it

Raymond Lin · 24 Aug 2006 at 19:33

Bennah said:
Thanks for the offer mate. Looks like Ive got a bike though.

Picking it up after work. Nothing special. Was listed as £550 but I got it for £375 as it was an 05 model. Its orange

I bet you guru's dont guess it

I bet its a GT

There are no Trek, Giant, Specialized in the last year's range at that price in organe ..... i think

Right guys, I still need a lock. Anyone care to recommend one of these from this list?

p.s. Breamy, what lock(s) did they go through when they took yours and your mate's bikes?

Abus 1010/110 City Chain
Abus 20/70 Diskus + 8KS chain 110cm & Lock
Abus Granit Futura 64 180
Abus Granit Plus 51/150
Abus Granit Steel-O-Flex 1000
Abus Grant Futura 64 120 HB230
Abus Manhattan 50 180/230
Abus Sinus Plus 47 with Powercell 150
Abus Varedo 47 150 HB Shackle Lock
Axa 583 Ring Lock with SLD Cable
Axa SL7 Ring Lock with SLD Cable
Axa SL9 Ring Lock with SLD Cable
Bike It Mammouth Lock & Hexagon Chain 12mm
Codrington FD 2041 Padlock & Chain
Kryptonite EV 2000 (7.6cm x 14cm)
Kryptonite Evolution 2000
Kryptonite Evolution LS
Kryptonite Evolution Mini
Kryptonite Evolution Mini LS
Kryptonite Evolution Std
Kryptonite Kryptolok
Kryptonite Kryptolok Plus
Kryptonite Kryptolok Plus Mini
Kryptonite Kryptolok Plus Mini LS
Luma Bumper 38 Padlock & Chain
Luma Decathlon U-5 D Shackle
Luma Escudo Compact Padlock & Chain
Luma Max Shackle Lock 94x245
Luma Max Shackle Lock 94x320
Luma ProScoot D Shackle
Luma Solido Ground Anchor w/Solido Chain Plus 110 X 1700
Luma Tigre 14mm 155
Luma Tigre 155
Luma Tigre 175
Master Lock Europe 8200 Eurdpro Street Cuffs
Master Lock Europe 8215 Eurdpro
Master Lock Europe 8215 Eurdpro LW
Master Lock Europe 8290 Eurdps Street Cuffs
Ming Tay High Security Shackle Lock
Moore Large & Co Magnum Beast Chain Lock
Moore Large & Co Magnum Mastiff Chain Lock
Moore Large & Co Magnum Onguard Pitbull
Moore Large & Co Magnum UL3 Lock
Moore Large & Co Magnum Ultimate LS
Moore Large & Co Onguard Bulldog
Oxford Stinger Chain Lock
Squire 45mm Padlock & 2ft Chain
Squire HS2/J2 Lock chain set
Squire Paramount
Squire Protector
Squire Protector Plus
Squire Urban Protector
Trelock BS 510
Trelock BS340/341
Trelock CM210
Trelock Titanlite 340

6thElement · 24 Aug 2006 at 20:39

Get a Kryptonite New York Fahgettaboudit chain lock.