Brian's Bike

[The History Man]

Usual first ride up to Cleeve Common. Are all cable disc brakes created equal? These promax calipers were pretty awful even once they improved a little with bedding in. Would it be worth changing them?

 

[Muddy paw]

Hi mate , that's a wonderful view and obviously the Briamondback did pretty well with the exception of the brakes so regards the brakes poor performance well tbh i've never used disc brakes so i've no experience to refer to as such but i suspect the issue is probably the pads not being as good as quality as they should be being that it's an entry level bike so if you've got some decent spare one's that will fit then i'd change them over unless it's the cabling that's dragging in the housing which in that case means a bit of a lube to smooth the pulling action out .

 

[valve bouncer]

No THM, all cable discs are not created equal and I'd go so far as to say the BB7s are the only show in town in that category.

 

[RobMac]

The view and the bike look pretty good
YFGM

 

[The History Man]

Tektro lyras with discs incoming. Will lube cables etc when I change them.

 

[Muddy paw]

Nice one THM and hopefully that will be the brake issue sorted ..

 

[kyle888]

Re:

I would have suggested bb7's which are great and i wouldn't of thought any others are worth bothering with.

BB7'S can be a bit faffy at times a bit like when you remove a wheel then put it back and your v brakes decide they don't want to line up with the wheel anymore

I doubt the tektro ones will be much better unfortunately.

Kyle

 

[The History Man]

Will see how I go. Trouble is it has combed levers/shifters so next step hydraulic with a change.

 

[kyle888]

Re:

I know what you mean that's why i went bb7 rather than hydraulic. I think i paid £48 roughly for two calipers and two g3 rotors from hong kong off ebay, arrived in a week!

Hopefully the ones you've ordered will give some improvement.

 

[Totoro]

Well done for doing the bike some justice and putting some miles on it.