Trickstuff Maxima brakes – anyone tried them ?

Running 203mm rotors with Maxxis Minions for grip. Join me for a ride in the FoD and I will happily show you some descents that will have you considering a boat anchor 🙂

I have tried the other Trickstuff brakes (Directissima?) which did feel very nice, but ultimately didn’t seem to offer any more power, or modulation over that of the G2 Ultimate/Code combo I have been running.

Also have a set of ‘full’ Codes which are a step up in power again, yet still maintain a nice amount of modulation, they are my favourite of all so far. I can’t imagine boiling them though – especially at FOD? As a regular there where are you riding to cook them? I struggled to cook mine on a 20 minute EWS stage, they are remarkably resilient to fade & boiling IME.

I can’t fathom spending a grand on a set of brakes, and I’m not scared of spending money on bike stuff 😆

Especially when you can pick up an as new set of Code RSC’s on eBay for around the £250 mark.

where are you riding to cook them?

Maybe he weighs a few lbs more than you?

I managed to boil a set of Saints

Seriously? Bloody hell, you must have been going at a fair old lick! I ran saints for a bit, and TBH they were a bit overkill, literally; I’d like to stop “here” and you would…Cant imagine boiling them

Something’s not right if Saints aren’t powerful enough for you. A friend of mine is a giant, weighs 120kg and doesn’t hang around, but he’s never found his Saints to be lacking. Ditto all the World Cup DH riders who are much faster than any of us.

JP

I’ve not boiled the SRAM RSC Codes in the FoD, there is nothing long enough. But have done some descents where they were just slowing the rate of acceleration rather than stopping all 83kg of me 🙂

Some of the steep stuff at Mallards can get exciting if you go into it too fast. I think that’s the issue, too fast in, not so much the steepness. It’s not that the brakes I’ve got are no good, it’s just that I want a shorter stopping distance for those moments when it all goes a bit wrong. 95% of the time the brakes are great, it’s just those Oh-s4it moments I need help on. Also I equate greater braking performance with greater control.

It was the Saints I boiled in the Alps. On one of those 45 degree, 45 minute descent.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t there two main parameters which describe brake performance:

1. Retarding torque on the wheel, which is a result of the mechanical advantage of the system multiplying the force applied by your braking finger. And that’s a result of the lever lengths and pivots, master piston and caliper piston areas and rotor radius.

2. Ability to absorb and release thermal energy without overheating. That’s mostly down to the rotor dimensions.

I don’t know if I have freakishly strong fingers but my V4 brakes on 203mm rotors seem to have loads of power – tyre grip always seems to be the limiting factor.

Ditto all the World Cup DH riders who are much faster than any of us.

Yeah, but they don’t brake as much

Can’t imagine needing more power than code rsc, they’re awesome, have never found them lacking anywhere and certainly not on anything in the UK.

I can only imagine they’re equivalent to my aftermarket Brembo master mated to a monoblock calliper

If so they’ll be a lot different from any other mtb brakes in feel and controlled power per mm of lever pull

Gotta say they look bonkers at the price but in a lovely manner but holy shiate like mentioned 9 months wait!!!???

I’m glad I took a punt on TRPs offerings as they are rocking on both my bikes now

If I had cough (might get again) DH bike with buckets loaded up with gold coins, I might be tempted

Nothing beats confidence riding on some of the best stoppers

Especially in the motorcycle world obvs

Ditto all the World Cup DH riders who are much faster than any of us.

Many of whom are moving to 220mm and larger rotors because they can’t get enough stopping power.

I can understand people thinking owners of these brakes have more more money than riding ability. Especially when the owners post pictures of the unused brakes on a kitchen table and their ‘bike of the day’ weapon.
I’d rather see a clip of them being dragged down some painful alpine descent or an opinion on how they held up being abused over a dh race season. But its nice to see them on tables and unused bikes..

Do you really use these brakes to full potential if codes for example subjectively offer 90 percent of the performance?

Dyno tests put the Trickstuff brakes at well over 50 percent more power than Codes, not 10 percent. So even if you aren’t Marlk Marcuez on the brakes, that’s still roughly 50 percent less hand force for the equivalent stopping power that you are using during an all day ride in the Alps – and thus lower fatigue. Biomechanical tests on pro downhillers show that their braking strength falls off rapidly during a descent.

People who diss increasingly powerful brakes are the same ones that were saying 2/4/8/16mb of RAM was enough.

braking power is one of the few areas, like decent suspension that can genuinely make a huge difference to your overall comfort on a big mountain ride.

I can’t justify their price though – but the extra power would be great.

In the interests of science I shall go and do a brake test with my Code RSC’s then (some time later) do a test with the Maxima’s – should I get them.

The UK most certainly is not the Alps, but being able to stop shorter or quicker or eaiser or with less effort is most certainly a good thing.

Sure, some of the time my Code RSC’s can overcome tyre grip, but not always. I have my suspension sorted, my tyres sorted, so its now brakes for me. (he said, trying to justify a grands worth of shiny new bits)

Hi guys, please remove if not allowed but got a set of Maximas for sale on my classified page if anyone is still curious! Cheers

I rode a pair of these recently, amazing brakes!