No I can't afford Shimano Saints for a start.
Looking for good brakes that don't suffer from fade (yes I drag the rear down a long hill descent)
Don't cost the earth
Or are finiky.
Suggestions? 
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Reliable fade-free brakes for fat riders - suggestions
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Posted 11 months ago #
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Would be cheaper and probably make you a better rider learning not to drag your brakes
I was a brake dragger but slowly learning not to. Hope M4s seem drag-able tho.
Try upping the disc size?Posted 11 months ago # -
Step one: Lose weight, its cheaper.
Step two: ride better.
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My Hope M4's have been faultless for over 4 years & I ain't no race snake, occasional bleed them when I move them to another bike.
Posted 11 months ago # -
Magura Louise with the Ventidisc rotors.
Posted 11 months ago # -
Get some Avid Elixer's you great big pie-guzzling porker. They stop me, without fading. Mind you, you do considerably more mincing than me. And you've got a great big wobbly planet-head, that i would imagine produces its own gravitational pull, greatly adding to the strain on your brakes
Anyway.... Hang on a minute. Didn't you change brakes about a month ago? Jesus! It never ends, does it?
Posted 11 months ago # -
Saints. Buy a front then start saving.
Posted 11 months ago # -
Avid Codes are favoured by Alpine guides for outstanding performance in this area. Were always great on my DH bikes too. Much better than the hopes I replaced them with.
Posted 11 months ago # -
Tektro Auriga Pro's here. Was 15.5 stone and stopped me fine. Stop me better now I've lost some weight.
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Saints. Buy a front then start saving.
for the dentists bill?Posted 11 months ago # -
Get an extra mount welded on, put a T peice in the rear hydro line & run two calipers on the rear.
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Second the Saints - they're worth the money. Had a quick go on my mates Hopes Tech M4's and they didn't come close performance wise.
Cheap - Avid Codes, not as powerful as the saints but pretty good.
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On my Cube the Formula the one's are astoinishing and on my 29er the M4's are equally as good, I drag my brakes and I'm 18st. I've sold my 29er and the M4's (three months old!) are coming off and will be for sale, 203mm rear and 185mm rear, email me on my email on profile if you're interested in paying £250 for them
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£250 is err alot! I gulped at paying £200 for my rear Chris King/819 rimmed wheel
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I'm no lightweight, and neither is my DH bike - Scott Gambler - but the brakes I run on the DH bike are standard XTs with 203mm rotors. They almost managed the whole Pila descent from 2311m to 400m with no stopping. They gave up the ghost with about 200m (trail, not vertical) to go to the road. A quick dunk in a stream, and they were good to go.
I can't imagine getting brake fade on a UK descent, nor many elsewhere. IME it has to be a loooong downhill with no stopping, so bog standard XT will do me fine.
Posted 11 months ago # -
I love my Marta SL's with 203's however they dramatically fail your price criteria, second hand?
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Erm... is there anyone on here still unfamiliar with the thoroughly Yorkshire-esque vortex of haggling and bartering that is the World of Hora?
The above statement was just a mere aperitif. A playful shot across the bows, if you like
*pulls up a chair, cracks open a can, and wonders how this particular one is going to end*
Posted 11 months ago # -
I'll sell you some Magura Louise FR discs 210mm front & 190mm rear, got some IS adapters for em somewhere too. Either increase your discs to freerad dinner plates or reduce your dinner place to CX sized rotors.
Posted 11 months ago # -
Hope Moto V2 vented. Not cheap, but they barely get warm on the longest of Alpine descents.
Posted 11 months ago # -
Saints really are awesome stoppers. But why not just run bigger rotors?
Posted 11 months ago # -
Hayes Stroker Trails, have been powerful reliable and relatively cheap. Available with 203 rotors for 149 of your earth pounds. Bargainous
Posted 11 months ago # -
Stroker Trails... got a set on the hardtail and they're ok. Think I have crappy pads in mine though so may be that.
I've found the ultimate though Hora is old skool XTs. Flippin brilliant. Or old skool Saints. Same as the XTs. Run them with 203mm/180mm rotors on the Blur with SS Kevlar pads and they're superb.
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I'm not fat but I can't bully my Formula Oros into fading even with epic cowardly brake drag down proper mountains. World cup dh, 2000 metre french fall-line descents, deathgripped
You could also try different rotors... Just so happens I have a pair of Magura Venti rotors which are supposedly the coolest running rotors out there, 203mm, which I could do you for £30 for one or £50 the two. Since i can't overheat my brakes with standard rotors, I don't need em obviously.
Posted 11 months ago # -
Mono m4s. Pick up a second hand set. Reliable and powerful. I drag my brakes and have had no issues and I'm a Clyde.
Posted 11 months ago # -
have you thought about clogs and just putting your feet down?
trying to help binners as it seems to be mainly helpful advice here
Posted 11 months ago # -
Titusrider markhoracekuk AT yahoo.com
Currently 180/180 on Formula K24's. Could go to 203/203 however the cost is eye watering for Formula's adaptors and I'm concerned disco's own aftermarket adaptors/rotors will do the trick withing Formula's tight tolerance/caliper clearance.
Binners, tomorrow late afternoon/445pm in ladybower for a cheekyfest or Sunday silly early if you fancy lovely stuff there???
Posted 11 months ago # -
Shimano adaptors work fine with Oros
Posted 11 months ago # -
Avid BB7s.
Unless cable brakes aren't cool enough.
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I have some 200mm formula rotors and a 220mm formula rotor, but only one IS mount for 200r or 220f. Interested?
Posted 11 months ago # -
Avid BB7s.
Unless cable brakes aren't cool enough.
+1
BB7s are surprisingly good. I could lock up the wheels no problem with mine when I was about 18 stone. On par with Juicy 5 power I'd say, just a bit flexier feel.
Posted 11 months ago # -
Stuart, need post to post front, IS (Frame) to post rear if good?
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'ave you got the right fork for these brakes Hora?
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Fox 36's
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