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Ploutre Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
2/28/2026 11:41am EZMTB pro bleed kit for me, with the exception that they haven't made a Maven bleeding edge version yet (at least last I checked, they might have updated it since) so you'd have to get it from somewhere else.
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Ploutre Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
12/2/2025 9:26am If you really need a short throw on the Maven Base, you can slightly overpressure the circuit by just pushing a bit of oil from the caliper and closing the circuit. The Bleeding Edge is really good for that. That won't last, as pad wear would give you over time the same throw as before, but if you're very picky...
Ploutre Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
11/11/2025 8:55am I believe it's April (or somewhere around April '26) for the launch of a whole range of SRAM products, these included. I wonder if they'll make those available on their own to install on current gen of Mavens
Ploutre Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
11/5/2025 9:29am The S01E is laser cut, and works fine, although for bigger pads like V4, the bottom of the pad is slightly hanging under the braking surface. The S05 is better in that regard. I would stay away from the Shark 223mm, had a pair for a season and the problem is that the tiny holes "line up", as in they're...
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10/30/2025 11:47pm That seems to be the Lapierre GLP4
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10/2/2025 11:26pm
That's the Sinter Smart Bedding Machine, costs a fortune, but it must be so useful for them considering how often they change rotors/pads
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Ploutre Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
10/1/2025 10:50pm I kinda want to do that with Trickstuff or Radic master cylinders now ...
Ploutre Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
9/7/2025 7:37am I'm running the 612 calipers on the DH bike, and the only thing I don't like with them is the bleed port. It is located within the banjo bolt, and it makes it harder to properly bleed the air out of the caliper. I changed the seals on my rear brake after like 2 or 3 seasons (and that is...
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7/7/2025 10:20pm Aluminium pistons? That's a surprise, I thought manufacturers wanted to isolate the heat from the rotor from the fluid in the caliper (ceramic, steel, phenolic, ...), but with aluminium, that would be kind of the opposite? But we learn it's a 9mm MC piston and 4x18mm caliper, which should be on the higher end of power (just accounting the hydraulic...
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6/18/2025 8:47am As long as it works in the rider's head... Sometimes, it's just to go with the flow, if the rider feels it makes a difference, even though physics and data might prove otherwise, the teams/mechanics will roll with it. I'm not surprised mental coaches are so important now at their level, if you have an edge "in your head", chances...
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5/23/2025 11:36pm Hope Green will have a bit more bite than Sinter Green, but overall power is about the same. Noise was about the same aswell. The Sinter just feel like they don't have that aggressive first bite into them. The paint on the backplate of the Sinter is also a bit of a bother when you have hollow pistons like Trickstuff...
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5/17/2025 11:00am Could be the original Kashima coating you could find on Kowa forks a long time ago for example, which had a much darker tint than the Fox one.
Ploutre Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
5/2/2025 12:04am My local shop asked the Galfer rep last summer, and he was "yea we're still making them for Hope". Probably not up to the latest developments maybe? Definitely different compound than the Galfer Pros, and while the Pros are good, they don't handle the heat that well. I'm a pretty heavy rider and tend to run the brakes HOT, and...
Ploutre Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
5/1/2025 12:10am I'm more and more confident the Hope Racing pads are made in the same factory as the Trickstuff Power pads. They look the same new and used, make the same power, wear is even (aka super quick), same noise on the pads ... As they are 7 or 8€ cheaper, they're now my goto pads. Annoying they had to paint...
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11/18/2024 11:32am Older version, without contact point (German distributor said they'd be available early next year, but considering they are out to some people already, might just be "old" stock) and in mineral oil. Using Bionol in them, bled with 2 syringes at first and then a funnel at the master cylinder as it's just easier. Sent him a message via the...
Shinook Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
11/15/2024 1:05pm
I didn't have this problem, mine did show up with a bad bleed but I bled them and never had to do it again.
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Ploutre Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
11/15/2024 1:05pm Alright thanks, I'll send a message to Radic and see what they think of it. Pretty sure I've got no air in them, the lever feel is solid and very short free stroke, but maybe something I missed.
Ploutre Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
11/15/2024 12:50pm About the Kahas, I kind of have to put the funnel on the brakes every 1 or 2 day of riding, otherwise it's like the membrane in the master cylinder is pulling the pistons in and I get a pump or 2 before the stroke is dead short again. A bit annoying, but is that just on mine or for...
dastone Liked a reply to forum topic Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
9/23/2024 11:07pm
I agree that the decision to go with a " Trickstuff-inspired" design was definitely patent related. They even outright mentioned this in one of the videos on their Bilibili account (that I mentioned at 21:25, though this was the only point that I was unable to find the original source for when I was making this video, bah). The stated something along the lines of " we conducted intensive patent research and found that Trickstuff had no patents we would have to work around ha ha", both verbally and in written captions on the video.
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Ploutre Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment
9/23/2024 12:50pm One thing that I thought about after watching the video, they started off copying Trickstuff "because that was the best idea" (or something like that). I would probably put solid money that if they started copying SRAM or Shimano, they would have had lawyers or authorities banging on the door real fast telling them to stop screwing around, while there...
