Lightest Disc Brakes???

[Marius]

Oij fellow Weight weenie pansies, I'm thinking of switching over to disc brakes. So, what are the lightest one's I can buy?? The weight of a complete front and back incl rotor, bolts, levers ect will be appreciated??

I like the look of the Mini Hope X2's, Formula One, Avids Ultimites Carbons and the Heynes one's, so the brand don't really matter, just the weight of the complete system.

[Mackie]

Real weight weenies dont use brakes, just stick your foot into the spokes when you want to stop.

[fatcyclist]

Real weight weenies dont use brakes' date=' just stick your foot into the spokes when you want to stop.[/quote'] This!

[AndreZA]

I think Magura has the lightest. The ones Sauser is using. He is a real weanie when it comes to weight.

[Marius]

ooo, sounds interesting, have not been looking at Magura yet! thx

[fatcyclist]

Don't you need to save up for a ring?

[Marius]

It's only 20g lighter than the Juicy Carbons and I'm not paying a extra R2300 for 20grams, fokkit.

[NinjaManiak]

Formula R1                               274g

Magura Marta SL Magenesium 315g
Hayes Stroker Gram                 355g

Hope Mini Pro x2                      320g

Avid Juicy Ultimate                    333g

Shimano XTR                            365g

 

 

Sauser uses Avid XX prototype.

[Azonic]

Marius, I've got Juicy Ultimates, very nice brakes.

[Marius]

Thx Ninja Manic, thx for the weights, I'm workingmy way thru CRC Disc brake section and you can't reall ytrust the weights they are quoting.

 

The weights are just for one disc brake right, either a front or Bake, of is that the combined front and rear weights??

 

The Formula R1's?? I don't see them on CRC site, they only have the Formula The One Brakes..

[splat]

Perhaps Competitive Cyclist can help you:

http://www.competitivecyclist.com/mountain-bikes/components/formula/brakes.725.html

 

They now supply actual vs claimed weights.

[NinjaManiak]

They are the manufacturers published weights, and is for 1 brake (160mm rotor). You can bet the actual weights will be different.

They are $360 each at the following location:
http://www.competitivecyclist.com/mountain-bikes/product-components/2009-formula-r1-disc-brake-5724.725.0.html

More pictures etc here:

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=502981

[jagwil]

Formula R1                               274g

Magura Marta SL Magenesium 315g
Hayes Stroker Gram                 355g

Hope Mini Pro x2                      320g

Avid Juicy Ultimate                    333g

Shimano XTR                            365g

 

 

Sauser uses Avid XX prototype.

 

I would go for the Hayes Stroker Gram or one of the Hayes Stroker models.

http://hayesdiscbrake.com/product_hyd_strokerCarbon.shtml

 

http://hayesdiscbrake.com/stroker/index.html

 

 

http://www.hayesdiscbrake.com/stroker/strokercarbon_mc.jpg

 

 

jagwil2009-05-11 02:29:26

[Tumbleweed]

Formula R1                            ?? 274g

 

Magura Marta SL Magenesium 315gHayes Stroker Gram              ?? 355g

 

Hope Mini Pro x2                      320g

 

Avid Juicy Ultimate                    333g

 

Shimano XTR                            365g

 

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Sauser uses Avid XX prototype.

 

 

 

 

is that burry doing the timewarp in the background?

[Marius]

Perhaps Competitive Cyclist can help you:

http://www.competitivecyclist.com/mountain-bikes/components/formula/brakes.725.html

 

They now supply actual vs claimed weights.

 

sweet link, thx!

[splat]

I spend a lot of time on that site window shopping and building fantasy bikes. There is nothing in my employment contract that says anything about bike porn...