milky4130 Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 You could of course use those fancy hydraulic calipers with cable sti's.... That's my plan for my Cotic when it comes back from paint.... and the boxes are under my desk. Although I do like the look of the CX1 setup.... mmm... decisions decisions... Guess I will wait for the bike to come back from paint.... been 7 months already... no hurry...how are you going to do that? I asked if that was possible & was told to get the converter, is this what you will be doing?
EddieV Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 You could of course use those fancy hydraulic calipers with cable sti's.... That's my plan for my Cotic when it comes back from paint.... and the boxes are under my desk. Although I do like the look of the CX1 setup.... mmm... decisions decisions... Guess I will wait for the bike to come back from paint.... been 7 months already... no hurry... Something like this? Hope V-Twin
eddy Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 You could of course use those fancy hydraulic calipers with cable sti's.... That's my plan for my Cotic when it comes back from paint.... Or even the not so fancy ones.......... I was initially very disappointed in my cable-to-hydraulic conversion, but then the pads/disks got themselves bedded in and their nature changed completely. The modulation and stopping power is brilliant. Better than anything experienced on a road bike, better than my old Paul Cantis, and with no front-end dive like on a MTB, possibly even more confidence inspiring than Hope or XT disks.
Troi Sport Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 We built two cotics for customers with the V Twin. Works wonderfully well.
EddieV Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 Or even the not so fancy ones.......... I was initially very disappointed in my cable-to-hydraulic conversion, but then the pads/disks got themselves bedded in and their nature changed completely. The modulation and stopping power is brilliant. Better than anything experienced on a road bike, better than my old Paul Cantis, and with no front-end dive like on a MTB, possibly even more confidence inspiring than Hope or XT disks. What brand/series did you install?And where did you order from?
V12man Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 how are you going to do that? I asked if that was possible & was told to get the converter, is this what you will be doing?Well - I was quick and bought a set of hydraulic calipers with cable actuators.... out from under Eddy's nose.... The only advantage to these is you don't have to deal with hydraulic cable routing on a frame designed for wires...
Pure Savage Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 Well - I was quick and bought a set of hydraulic calipers with cable actuators.... out from under Eddy's nose.... The only advantage to these is you don't have to deal with hydraulic cable routing on a frame designed for wires... Think these are what he has Milky: http://www.cxmagazine.com/trp-hy-rd-hydraulic-disc-brakes-review-road-cyclocross/4
EddieV Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 Well - I was quick and bought a set of hydraulic calipers with cable actuators.... out from under Eddy's nose.... The only advantage to these is you don't have to deal with hydraulic cable routing on a frame designed for wires... Which one's does Eddy have? The Hope's V-Twins are ridiculously expensive, (R4000+) for a play bike .. sorry Shamus . I did a bit of looking around before I bought the BB7's and it just didn't make sense to buy those hydraulic converters at that price for a franken-cross like mine
milky4130 Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 We built two cotics for customers with the V Twin. Works wonderfully well.what did it cost & did you get it locally?
EddieV Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 Think these are what he has Milky: http://www.cxmagazine.com/trp-hy-rd-hydraulic-disc-brakes-review-road-cyclocross/4 ok, thank you ..
Troi Sport Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 what did it cost & did you get it locally?About R4500 about a year agoBut the ZAR has gone for a loop since then International trade is the local importer
milky4130 Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 Think these are what he has Milky: http://www.cxmagazine.com/trp-hy-rd-hydraulic-disc-brakes-review-road-cyclocross/4yeah those were one of the recommendations as well. But where to find it locally, I wanted to spend as little as possible on this build. Therefore swopping my hydraulics for mechanicals was the logical route, I hope I don't regret it later, cause I'm very unforgiving.
V12man Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 Which one's does Eddy have? The Hope's V-Twins are ridiculously expensive, (R4000+) for a play bike .. sorry Shamus . I did a bit of looking around before I bought the BB7's and it just didn't make sense to buy those hydraulic converters at that price for a franken-cross like mine Eddie has a hope V twin on his bike - think it is one of Shamus's bikes.... actually I know it is...
V12man Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 yeah those were one of the recommendations as well. But where to find it locally, I wanted to spend as little as possible on this build. Therefore swopping my hydraulics for mechanicals was the logical route, I hope I don't regret it later, cause I'm very unforgiving.They are TRP's - about half the cost of the v-twin. But I am still considering a CX1 setup - so until the frame is back I don't plan to do anything.
EddieV Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 yeah those were one of the recommendations as well. But where to find it locally, I wanted to spend as little as possible on this build. Therefore swopping my hydraulics for mechanicals was the logical route, I hope I don't regret it later, cause I'm very unforgiving. would have loved to get those V-Twins too ... maybe one day when I upgrade the frame ... wheels .. groupset ... bike .... .... ... but the BB7's does the job fine for now ... reviews are good ito reliability too.
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