disc brake tolerance - what is best

I have a Trek 9.8 which requires two adapters just to mount my Hayes
caliper. I am having a hard time keeping the caliper adjusted so that the
brakes don't drag with all the flex.

I've heard that the XTR disc brake retaining pins keep falling out.
I assume MBA doesn't experience this as they have nothing but praise
for the XTR calipers. What do they do to prevent this?
What brakes are easiest to maintain so that they exhibit the least amount
of drag
(which brakes have the largest amount of tolerance between pad and rotor)?
Does anyone have any prelimenary thoughts on the new Avid Juicy brakes
and would they solve my problem?

"N Grover" wrote in message
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I have a Trek 9.8 which requires two adapters just to mount my Hayes
caliper. I am having a hard time keeping the caliper adjusted so that the
brakes don't drag with all the flex.

I've heard that the XTR disc brake retaining pins keep falling out.
I assume MBA doesn't experience this as they have nothing but praise
for the XTR calipers. What do they do to prevent this?
What brakes are easiest to maintain so that they exhibit the least amount
of drag
(which brakes have the largest amount of tolerance between pad and rotor)?
Does anyone have any prelimenary thoughts on the new Avid Juicy brakes
and would they solve my problem?

The Trek 8500 comes equipped with the XT Deore. I would assume you won't
have to use double adapters with this setup.

N Grover said...

I have a Trek 9.8 which requires two adapters just to mount my Hayes
caliper. I am having a hard time keeping the caliper adjusted so that the
brakes don't drag with all the flex.

I've heard that the XTR disc brake retaining pins keep falling out.
I assume MBA doesn't experience this as they have nothing but praise
for the XTR calipers. What do they do to prevent this?
What brakes are easiest to maintain so that they exhibit the least amount
of drag
(which brakes have the largest amount of tolerance between pad and rotor)?
Does anyone have any prelimenary thoughts on the new Avid Juicy brakes
and would they solve my problem?

Avid mechanicals are easy to set up without drag and you can give them
as much clearance as you want since they aren't self-adjusting. I found
Hayes hydraulics to be easy enough to set up without drag, but not as
easy as the Avids. The self-adjusting nature of hydraulics makes sure
there isn't that much space between the pads and rotor, so you have to
check them periodically and readjust as necessary.