I want to know what you all think is the best Disc Brakes for dirt and street. I what to know as far as brake power, durabilable. Also hydraulic verse mechanical and any other pro and cons.
Well a pro of mechanical is that you can adjust them anytime, anywhere as long as you have the right wrench with you. And they're cheaper. If you were looking into a mechanical brake, check out the Avid BB7 or whatever their newest model is. I have BB7's on my bike and they're better than some hydraulics I've ridden. Super easy to adjust too, you don't even need a wrench to adjust each pad. Just twist the knobs.
Even when I ran a BMX bike I never ran a gryo. They suck and f-up all the time. The only way to go is with a long cable or hose. Dose the brakes lock up the same with a hose as it did with a cable dose when you bar spin?
There is one plus to running the BB7 "road", it's the fact that with the shorter pull you can use any bmx lever on the market, like the new Colony, or an odsy mono or dirt harry or something.
With the regular MTB version of the BB7 you have to run a V-lever (which are typically a bit gumpier than short bmx levers).
I had a BB7 for a couple of years on my Eastern26 mated up to an old Tektro bmx v-lever and it worked great... my only major beef with it was that I couldn't run a 140mm rotor (I had 160) and that the mech rotors are thinner than hydro, so just about every ride you're guaranteed to get that annoying "shing shing shing" as you ride away...
One more vote for avid mechs. Simple light and cheap. Do yourself a favor and get the top of the line model. It's well worth those little pad adjustment knobs.
There is one plus to running the BB7 "road", it's the fact that with the shorter pull you can use any bmx lever on the market, like the new Colony, or an odsy mono or dirt harry or something.
With the regular MTB version of the BB7 you have to run a V-lever (which are typically a bit gumpier than short bmx levers).
I had a BB7 for a couple of years on my Eastern26 mated up to an old Tektro bmx v-lever and it worked great... my only major beef with it was that I couldn't run a 140mm rotor (I had 160) and that the mech rotors are thinner than hydro, so just about every ride you're guaranteed to get that annoying "shing shing shing" as you ride away...
Well a pro of mechanical is that you can adjust them anytime, anywhere as long as you have the right wrench with you. And they're cheaper. If you were looking into a mechanical brake, check out the Avid BB7 or whatever their newest model is. I have BB7's on my bike and they're better than some hydraulics I've ridden. Super easy to adjust too, you don't even need a wrench to adjust each pad. Just twist the knobs.
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