[NY_Star]

Anyone use them?
Are they any good?

I am looking at a set for my older shimano brakes.

http://www.jagwireusa.com/index.php/products/mountain/disc_hose_kits/

 

[NY_Star]

Maybe i should have called this thread "Sam Hill out for the season with broken leg in massive kangaroo accident"

Really no one has used them?

 

[spocomptonrider]

I have a set on Servo Wave XT brakes and they work fine, I didn't notice much difference between the stock ones but they come in sweet colors and we all know your bike will just be glanced over on the inter-toobs unless you have all manner of color coordination going on... I kid.

Jenson had them for 20$ for enough to do both brakes not long ago.

 

[big-ted]

Not that Jagwire make any claims as such, but a brake hose doesn't actually "flow" very much fluid at all. It simply transfers the pressure that one creates in the master piston to the slave. I feel a need to point that out as the product name annoys me.

 

[spocomptonrider]

Not that Jagwire make any claims as such, but a brake hose doesn't actually "flow" very much fluid at all. It simply transfers the pressure that one creates in the master piston to the slave. I feel a need to point that out as the product name annoys me.

thats a good point, apparently hy-pressure-transfer didn't have as nice a ring to it..

 

[NY_Star]

I want to get real Braided SS but i cant find any for a reasonable price. I know shimano used to have factory SS lines for there brakes.

Any one know if they still make them or a economical SS option.

 

[spocomptonrider]

Goodridge hoses aren't complete wallet rapers if you order from chainreaction but economical, no.

 

[rollertoaster]

the mental image of a "wallet raper" makes me LOL

 

[Hesh To Steel]

I busted a hose on my rear Gustav and ended up going with the Hyflow kit because anything Magura makes is both hard to find and very expensive when you find it. Haven't actually tested it out yet (first DH ride in 2 weeks) but according to the mechanic that installed it, it's very flexible. Several online vendors had the kits for 20 bucks, which is great when you consider that you can do both brakes with one kit.

 

[Killingtonvt]

I use a Hydro flow kit on my trail bike as well a Goodridges on my Jedi. I wouldn't say the Jagwire's offer much of a performance enhancement over the stock lines, but they do come in colors. The Goodridges offer a nice performance gain as the lines do not expand. Pricey? Yes. Worth it? I'd say yes.

 

[NY_Star]

It is sounding more and more that i should just bite it and get the Goodridge lines. It kind of sucks that i have a hose crimper at work so if i could find necessary fittings and dash 2 hose i could just make my own.

 

[bivouacjack]

NY Star: I am interested to know how your Jagwire Hyflow brake hoses have been holding up. I am about to buy but really question their performance...