Mechanical Disc Brakes

Hello,

I finally killed my rear "crappy" CODA hydraulic housing and need to buy a
replacement. I have not been happy with many aspects of the CODA, but
particularly bleeding/adjusting the hydraulics. Has anyone used/converted to
mechanical disc brakes and do you have any recommendations? I have a
Cannondale F900 that has the disc specific frame.

Thanks,

Mike

Mike Kennedy said...

Hello,

I finally killed my rear "crappy" CODA hydraulic housing and need to buy a
replacement. I have not been happy with many aspects of the CODA, but
particularly bleeding/adjusting the hydraulics. Has anyone used/converted to
mechanical disc brakes and do you have any recommendations? I have a
Cannondale F900 that has the disc specific frame.

Thanks,

Mike

Avid rules the roost in the mechanical disc market. I have them and like
them and so do countless other people. Hayes mechanicals seem to be well
liked too, but no direct experience here. Just bear in mind that while
mechanicals seem very cost effective, they do not include a lever or
cables. Hydraulic brake sets do. If I ever find an excuse to replace my
trouble free Avids, I'm going to buy high end Hayes hydros.

Thanks for the reply. I went into my favorite LBS and sure enough they
had nothing but rave reviews for Avid mechs. So I tell them to throw a set
on. As per usual it is not that easy I have four hole rotors and the
standard is 6 holes, so either I buy a new wheel set or they try to find a
set of 4 hole Hayes rotors. Of course I could ask them to order a
replacement part for the crap CODA's and live with the poor performance. Boy
I wish that I had better long range vision so that I did not run into this
kind of stuff.


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Mike Kennedy said...

Hello,

I finally killed my rear "crappy" CODA hydraulic housing and need to
buy a
replacement. I have not been happy with many aspects of the CODA, but
particularly bleeding/adjusting the hydraulics. Has anyone
used/converted to
mechanical disc brakes and do you have any recommendations? I have a
Cannondale F900 that has the disc specific frame.

Thanks,

Mike

Avid rules the roost in the mechanical disc market. I have them and like
them and so do countless other people. Hayes mechanicals seem to be well
liked too, but no direct experience here. Just bear in mind that while
mechanicals seem very cost effective, they do not include a lever or
cables. Hydraulic brake sets do. If I ever find an excuse to replace my
trouble free Avids, I'm going to buy high end Hayes hydros.

The CODA's are F=171mm and R=151mm. I do not think that anyone else uses
these sizes, at least I did not see any while searching the web.


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Subject: Mechanical Disc Brakes
From: "Mike Kennedy"
Newsgroups: alt.mountain-bike

Thanks for the reply. I went into my favorite LBS and sure enough
they
had nothing but rave reviews for Avid mechs. So I tell them to throw a
set
on. As per usual it is not that easy I have four hole rotors and the
standard is 6 holes, so either I buy a new wheel set or they try to find
a
set of 4 hole Hayes rotors. Of course I could ask them to order a
replacement part for the crap CODA's and live with the poor performance.
Boy
I wish that I had better long range vision so that I did not run into
this
kind of stuff.



Are the CODA rotors the wrong diameter or what?
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Chris Phillipo - Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
http://www.ramsays-online.com

"Mike Kennedy" wrote in message ...
Thanks for the reply. I went into my favorite LBS and sure enough they
had nothing but rave reviews for Avid mechs. So I tell them to throw a set
on. As per usual it is not that easy I have four hole rotors and the
standard is 6 holes, so either I buy a new wheel set or they try to find a
set of 4 hole Hayes rotors. Of course I could ask them to order a
replacement part for the crap CODA's and live with the poor performance. Boy
I wish that I had better long range vision so that I did not run into this
kind of stuff.

That's only part of the crapandfail curse. Their "innovations" and
proprietary junk suck.

JD