XmisterIS
Purveyor of fine nonsense
I currently have Giant MPH brakes on my '06 Giant XTC Composite. They were fine for the first year, but then started to play up - they need bleeding all the time and seem to lock up in hot weather, requiring more bleeding, then they go spongy, requiring a full oil change, etc, etc. In other words, they are the devil's own nuisance.
I sold the MPHs on EBay and "upgraded" to shimano deore front & rear - but they are getting to be a pain the arse too!
I like disc brakes because (a) they seem to be better than V-brakes and (b )new rotors are a lot cheaper than new rims + a wheel rebuild!
So ... I'm thinking of selling the shimanos on EBay too and switching to wire-pull disc brakes to get away from all that infernal faffing around with hydraulic brakes. Does anyone here ride an MTB with decent (i.e. not BSO-style) wire-pull disc brakes? and do you rate them? Are they low maintenance? (I would imagine that they just need to be kept well-lubed and adjusted every so often to compensate for cable stretch).
I sold the MPHs on EBay and "upgraded" to shimano deore front & rear - but they are getting to be a pain the arse too!
I like disc brakes because (a) they seem to be better than V-brakes and (b )new rotors are a lot cheaper than new rims + a wheel rebuild!
So ... I'm thinking of selling the shimanos on EBay too and switching to wire-pull disc brakes to get away from all that infernal faffing around with hydraulic brakes. Does anyone here ride an MTB with decent (i.e. not BSO-style) wire-pull disc brakes? and do you rate them? Are they low maintenance? (I would imagine that they just need to be kept well-lubed and adjusted every so often to compensate for cable stretch).