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well, ive allways found juicys 7's to be about perfect, there there when you want them ie super powerfull but unlike the codes there far easier to modulate, the codes are probably too powerfull and are ither on or off, theres only a certain amount of power that you can have before you just start to skid which as youll know doesnt slow you down as you lose traction. im sure other people will have a different oppinion but i think thje 7's are on the money.
man im in the same dilema myself. the easiest way that i have found to make the decision is this. look at how much you weigh right nowand then look at previous brakes that you have used. now i know some pretty big guys (200+ lbs) that have juicy 7's and find that they have plenty of stopping power. now if a guy that big can stop with a set of juicy 7's then a 150 lb rider, like myself, can surly bring himself to a stop with a set of these. so i dont see the need to spend more money for a heavier set of brakes when a set of 7's will do the same job and shave weight from the bike. hope that helped out man.
7's will be fine unless your doing some serious Downhill Racing. I've had both. I love my CODES, but I Race about 15 times a year. AVID has come out with CODE 5 that are just alittle lighter and not as hard core. See if they will do a straight trade for those.
i'm about 67-70 k"g i'm not racing alot beacuse there is no alot of races here (israel) and the problem isnt the money
there is no codes here right now they arrive again at the end of the month and i'm not sure what to do wait to the end of the month or stay with the juicy ??
until now i have been ridding on hayes mag and i was very happy with them.....
(again sorry about my english)
there is no codes here right now they arrive again at the end of the month and i'm not sure what to do wait to the end of the month or stay with the juicy ??
until now i have been ridding on hayes mag and i was very happy with them.....
(again sorry about my english)
Id deffinately stay with the juicys then, i found them to be a fair bit more powerfull thatn hayes mags.
Also stop apologising for your english, its fine, anyways i bet that not one english speaking person on here can speak half as much in your language as you can english
Also stop apologising for your english, its fine, anyways i bet that not one english speaking person on here can speak half as much in your language as you can english
Your English seems fine to me. I'd stick with the 7s. They really are great brakes and perform well for DH. I've had a set on my XC bike for several seasons with no problems. I put a set on my DH bike this year and have been very happy.
Do the trade.......The Codes are more specific to DH, whereas Avid has had issue with the Seven's as of late in re brake fade and failure. (Only DH)
Just my .02
Just my .02
If I'm correct that means you are about 150 pounds or so. If true the juicy's should be plenty of brake for you, and they are lighter.
I disagree with whoever said codes are "on-off." They are more powerful so they take a little time to get used to, but I find excellent control and modulation. They might feel on-off in the parking lot but it's way different on the trail: Better control with less effort. I am 200 lbs.
If money is no object, the real pimp set up is to get juicy levers with code calipers.
I'd stick with the 7's too. I got mine just over a month ago and have been hammering Ft.Bill for the last 4 weekends (actually, not quite, dont include the one just passed!) without any problem whatsoever. Loads of power, control and none of the 'fade' that people go on about and there aren't many tracks harder on your brakes
not quite on off but its more effort modulating them than it is pulling a juicy when you need it(they modulate easier too) you have to be carefull not to skid with codes therefore there is no real advantage (for me im 140lbs) because whene you need to ancor up with juicys you dont have to pull ecessively hard (so you wont get arm pump) to get them to stop as quickly as possible but if you pull the codes hardish on a 40ish lbs bike then your likely to jolt forward and lock your rear wheel slowing your stopping time and making you go abit pissed. But say on a 50lbs bike with a hevier rider i can see the advantages, imo for anyone below 200lbs there probably overkill to the point where they will disadvantage you more than they are an advantage but thats just me.
the 7's should be fine, plenty of people use them and never complain about a lack of stopping power.
So, uh, you get less arm pump with weaker brakes? That doesn't make sense at all, but I agree that at 140 pounds you are probably fine with the 7's.
i would just stay with the 7s, there isn't anything wrong with them.
love it how the brits are so proud about ft bill and think its the best and hardest track in the world.