Mono Mini's?
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The hayes ate 2 piston and they are used alot. Heath sherrat ran them all sesion and did jest fine with them.
Mono minis are the bomb-diggity.
I would say they would make a great brake for the rear on a super light race bike.
I would spring for a mono 4 up front... not quite enough juice in the minis.
I would say they would make a great brake for the rear on a super light race bike.
I would spring for a mono 4 up front... not quite enough juice in the minis.
I have heard from several people that the Mini doesn't offer enough raw power for serious DH use, at least as a front brake. Plus they're only available in 7" front and 6" rear if I recall correctly.
They're the bee's knees on a trail bike and fine for DH if you're Steve Peat and never use your brakes. If you're a mortal, I would spring for the 4's or the tryed and true hayes.
Unfortunately, I'm a mere mortal and must use my brakes from time to time. I have Mono Minis on my trail bike and wish I had a Mono 4 up front. Compared to my Hayes Mags, they just don't have the power-nice modulation though.
i had a 6 ti up front and a mini on the back of my yeti for a while and I dont think the rear had enough power for my liking.
You're better off with the M4's for DH.
The mini will work ALRIGHT for the rear, as said above, if i remember correctly steve pete was running an M4/mini combo on the world cup circuit to save weight, and obviosly he is a ripper...if that means anything to you
I'd love mine if the rear didn't squeal. We're working on that though. I don't think I would run them on a DH bike though.
I ran them with the seven inch rotors for DH all season and if I wasn't sponsored by shimano this year I would ride them again 
They have excellent modulation and I try to use my brakes to slow me down, not stop me. True there are more powerful brakes out there but the minis are awesome. Superior quality and customer service, Bill and Phil are great. They don't chinse in ANY part of the brake. Try some on someone elses bike before you shell out the cash though for sure- not everybody likes the same stuff. Good luck and have fun learning!!!
They have excellent modulation and I try to use my brakes to slow me down, not stop me. True there are more powerful brakes out there but the minis are awesome. Superior quality and customer service, Bill and Phil are great. They don't chinse in ANY part of the brake. Try some on someone elses bike before you shell out the cash though for sure- not everybody likes the same stuff. Good luck and have fun learning!!! 
I had a 6" mono mini in the rear, fine for trail riding but smoked it at Brain Head, just wasnt enough for me, but then again, I smoked a 180 (185) Mono M4 in the rear at Mammoth. Squealed like a freight train then too, so for me, if I use Hopes again, 200mm M4's front and rear! Maybe even a M6 in the front.
shimano sponsorshipHeath Sherratt said:
im happy to be riding for Hope Steve Peat also only has 3 bolts holding the rotor on too.manhattanprjkt83 said:
He doesn't use the brakes though and has Andy wrenching the bike no stop so it's safe.
Thadda boySherpa said:
They really are a thing of beauty :heart: These are with a set of Big Un's
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Sherpa said:
cant believe you went with an 888
An 888 is a nice fork.
he was going to get a WB, speeking of which my 05 DH and SC forks, and MRP guides all come next week, its gonna be like christmas in one big boxBrian HCM#1 said:
when does your avalanche show up?
Next week, I talked to Craig yesterday and he said the upper tubes should be back from anodizing this week.ViolentVolante said:he was going to get a WB, speeking of which my 05 DH and SC forks, and MRP guides all come next week, its gonna be like christmas in one big box
when does your avalanche show up?
2005 Avy fork :heart:I've been running the old mini's on my bullit, 8" front and 6" rear, and it's been working fine, mind you I wouldn't mind a bit of extra power, but it hasn't been a problem, I'd say it's all about how you like your brakes to feel and how much you use them!
are you getting the dual damper one for your fat ass? Ti springs too?Brian HCM#1 said:Next week, I talked to Craig yesterday and he said the upper tubes should be back from anodizing this week.
Just something that nobody's brought up, and is a common misconception, two piston vs. four piston vs. six piston doesn't necessarily imply a certain amount of braking power. Hayes have 2 pistons, and Hope M6s have 6 pistons, but the Hayes pistons are huge and the M6 pistons are small, and the net result is that the Hayes have more raw braking power.sama1ter said:
I've never ridden Minis so I don't know about them, specifically.
Yep dual dampers, but steel springs. I was told I wouldn't feel the weight difference.ViolentVolante said:
Yes, so do the minis but they don't have eight inch rotors and have more modulation. I would say equal power when set up properly but more mod and less weight. If you could run eight inch rotors with them they would feel a lot more powerful.binary visions said:
I seriously doubt that the Minis have the same stopping power as the Hayes simply from a visual inspection of the piston size. The Hayes pistons are huge.Heath Sherratt said:
Do you have back to back riding time on the same size rotors to tell this? Or are you guessing? Just curious.
The six inch rotors are equivelent but there is no eight inch rotor to compare them.