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If the brakes topic is still on, has anybody done any tests on the same set of brakes and changing the hose? Theoretically it should impact modulation, because of that (more lever throw once the pads contact) with swing links and servo waves and the like a softer hose could also influence (improve) the power of the brakes... Or braided hoses effectively lowering the power.
My favorite brake of all time is when I've ridden other guys Hope brakes.
But I have Codes & Guides on current bikes just due to "winding up with", not seeeking out.
I'm like Krispy & run my reach adjust fairly close to the bar. Don't like reaching way out to pull a lever in just for "feel or modulation".
Modulation should happen from a half pull and to the bar itself.
The one thing I can't stand about my Codes and/or Guides is that if you're on a ripper running day of laps, at some point either you gotta back the lever out to a reach point that's inconvenient to make up for pad wear & get more throw in to get your power/bite point back.
OR...you get the reach right, the power almost perfect BUT...then you feel the perch and lever flex toward and sometimes touch the grip when you've got a heavy yank.
Maven's sound like a damn nightmare to me. I want to buy/try them. But damn...I do NOT want to pull wheels, try rotors, try the next rotor, then maybe the next one, then go back through trying a different pad with each style rotor and....good lord!
Code R or Code RSC?
Modulation is what happens when the pads contact the rotor, not during the lever pull.
Agreed on Mavens sound cumbersome to dial in though... Not for the average customer, which is surprising given the size of company that is Sram. Would expect a product like that to come from a boutique brand to be honest.
Muscle mass and height can attribute to weight too. I know a lot of riders over 200lbs that are super strong and I’d be surprised if most elite DH or enduro riders over 6ft aren’t close to or over that.
I am 210 due to pizza, beer and cake less than gym time, but that’s not everyone.
I didn’t do any of that. I just threw them on and rode them. I think this is where heavier riders will get along better than those under 200 or especially 180. They are very grabby, which is gonna be harder to dial in for lighter riders than heavier ones.
A rider like Dale would need more tweaking than someone like me or someone heavier
Yeah, I get it. I'm 5'7", 125lbs which is why it was funny to me...
I even rerouted my drop bar Duraace road bikes moto style BITD. I think it is insane to run anything else as the muscle memory is a disaster, going from one way to another.
i swiched to mavens coming from code RCSs, still riding 200mm front and rear, only thing i changed was now running organic pads in both ends. tried sintered in the rear same as with codes but wheel locked up too quick for my taste. now with organics on both ends brake is real dream, same feel/modulation as codes but with way more power. lever pull isn‘t any firmer than on the codes. can only recommend tryin mavens. hope that helped
edit: also i‘m on the lighter side with around 165lbs.
Looks like front and rear Flight Attendant.
There was a little piece of tech hiding at Aussie Nats that hasn't been mentioned here.
Don’t be that guy
”I’ve got a secret… tee hee hee”
It’s pathetic even for 7 year olds
Are they also still testing the electronic fox coil on the covered up rocky? Noticed the sensors on the front and rear calipers.
That guy, he was such a Dagg.
fwiw Dale said in the video he is 62kg which is ~135lbs (I would know as I'm the exact same weight lol). Sorry to keep adding on to the endless brake topic but it was really intriguing to me as there seems to be very little representation of us lightweights in MTB media and discussion, especially with regards to suspension and brake tuning/feel. Sadly women (for whom this topic would generally be more useful) are left out even more from these conversations, which should be a big reason to start having them.
Sorry, that's my mistake. I thought I heard him say 160.
Having ridden the Mavens a fair bit, the overall point I was trying to make is that I think lighter riders will struggle with them a lot more than heavier riders will. Even folks slightly lighter than me are dialing the contact point almost all the way in and running the levers close to the bar. It's gonna be really hard for much lighter riders to get along with these since they ramp up so quickly and bite so hard. I (210-220ish) was running organic pads with 200 rotors and it was close to too much for me, I just put them on my SST (LOLOLOLOL, yes it's dumb putting these on a 120mm bike but it's what I had) which is max 180, so it's gonna be interesting to see how that plays out. I'm surprised a 135lb rider wasn't chewing their handlebar the entire time riding these.
I believe some other reviewers on the lighter side noticed and commented on the same thing. I think it is an interesting contrast especially to Kazimer, who reviewed the Maximas and made no such note despite them theoretically having more power. IMO having run both, it comes down to the way the power progresses rather than how much is available and tuning them will only achieve so much for certain riders. I'd venture almost everyone could get along with Maximas, but Mavens is another story.
IMO this is also why we won't see these on a lot of OE spec mtbs. They just aren't going to work for everyone, but if you fall into the category they work for, IMO they are really really good for a brake from a high quantity manufacturer and I don't agree at all with the lever force "issue".
Someone wants attention
Did you look under a bike diaper?
Pretty sure 38 Rhythm and Factory are the same chassis, unlike the 36. The 36 Rhythm uses a 34 airspring diameter, same as the 38 airspring tube in tube.
How many World Cup riders are 200+, in your estimation? I’d say zero.
Richie Rude is 92kg
How many? I have no idea, there isn't a lot of info on elite athletes and their weight ranges, but it isn't hard for someone muscular over 6ft to break 200lbs or be close. They aren't bumping 220, 230, etc, but approaching or over 200lbs isn't unreasonable for a 6ft tall or taller athlete especially in a discipline requiring as much gym time as DH or enduro.
Bruni probably isn't far off either.
2021 bike check on Pinkbike lists Bruni as 75kg. So not close to 200lbs /90kg.
Stay on target boys! We are drifting into Weight Rumors and Innovation territory.
With zero press or fanfare (that I noticed), this new (v4) AXS pod showed up on Sram's website.
Has anyone touched it yet? I'm a fan of the Rocker Paddle (v2), I was was kinda ambivilent toward v1 which I think maybe this is trying to emulate. I don't get along with the first pods (v3).
https://www.sram.com/en/sram/models/ec-axs-podr-c1
The other site has an article with a bit of an update on why they think Bernards Pivot broke. A comment from the main Pivot guy.
That was a few years ago now, I don't study mountain bikers physique year to year but a few off seasons in the gym will would get him up there pretty easily
There is supposed to be a "v2" left paddle. That would be my pick if i went down the transmission etc ecosystem. (I like my v2 shifter)
Also, the wireless Blips now work standalone without having a controller or blipbox hidden somewhere: https://bikerumor.com/sram-wireless-blips-can-now-be-paired-w-o-shifter…;
Could be nice to have one on each side for up and down