Front hydro.

[Bruiser]

I need a new front brake, my hayes mechanical is just losing it. I like hayes, Hope and Avid. Are there any other good brands for my hardtail, they need to be suitable for freeride and downhill?How many calipers should I get, 2 or 4?

[intense jonoooo]

there are like all the Shimano xt's, saint! etc. :P get some HOpe m4's for DH! i have em and they rock!

[naz]

wow dude
lets get some terms straigtht
pistons-what pushes the disc pads onto the disc
caliper-the part of the brake that is bolted to your forks it houses the pistons

hope mini 2 piston awesome brake
shimano XT 4 pot (piston)
hope mono 4pot
avid juicy 7

:)
(also is ur fork QR or 20mm)

[DYJK]

well it depends how much you want to spend...If i would be you i would get some deore hydors...i heard that they are realy bitie...buyHayes are also good. for the best brake that is a cable i would go deore or avids... 8) but for u BRO BRO...i would go avid juicy 7's 8)

[Bruiser]

I need a new front brake, my hayes mechanical is just losing it. I like hayes, Hope and Avid. Are there any other good brands for my hardtail, they need to be suitable for freeride and downhill?How many pistons should I get, 2 or 4?

[DYJK]

I need a new front brake, my hayes mechanical is just losing it. I like hayes, Hope and Avid. Are there any other good brands for my hardtail, they need to be suitable for freeride and downhill?How many pistons should I get, 2 or 4?
Ahh...why would you quote yourself...Seeing that you are a fairly well built guy i would probably go Hayes...they are awsome and stop you soo easily...every thought of Magura???

[ajay]

Yeah, hayes are good but get the 'mags' though - not the 'hfx9's'.
But there are ALOT of brakes out there (most of which have been mentioned already) so i suggest you try and hook up a ride on as many as you can so you can feel the difference between them all because they are all really quite different.

Also - what is your budget cos you can spend from $100 - $1000 on different brakes...

[bazza]

if you want cheap dont walk past the armour/dice whiplash hydros. they are awesome brakes. dont be convinced they are cheap and shit. they dont feel as nice as say hope or xts but they still work as good and pull you up bloody excellently. get some.

[danv]

I need a new front brake, my hayes mechanical is just losing it. I like hayes, Hope and Avid. Are there any other good brands for my hardtail, they need to be suitable for freeride and downhill?How many calipers should I get, 2 or 4?
your frame wont have anything to do with your front brake.

We know you want a DH and FR brake, so your only limiting factor is price, we need a price range.

[Squidly Didly]

Go a set of Shimano Deores in the Manitou post style mount. This way you can just run a 8" rotor using a Hayes adaptor. Unless you're a weight weenie who cares about the 2 extra bolts, this is the safest option if you want compatability and practability. Who would've thought Shimano had some products in their line-up left with these :P

ps... Hope rocks!

[Matt L]

i have Magura Louise front and back Hydro. but only using front because of a non back disc-ready frame...and they work pretty nice =) i dont know the price for the whole set...anyone know how much they cost?