Hydro vs. Mec Disk brakes

I am currently in the process of upgradng my disk brakes. My main
reason for doing this is durability and dirt tollerance. I currently
have a set of mechanical Hayes MX4 (160mm rear rotor and 180mm front).
My bigest issues are the tollerance to mud (cable stick is common on
good rides) and the single calaper that helps in the warping of my
rotors.

The short of it is I am want to be able to ride for 4 days (~125km)
without having to clean/adjust my brakes.
Stopping power is a non-issue.

That being said, I am looking at either the Avid BB7 (and new cables)
or the Avid Juicy 3. The Juicy 3 will set me back about $30 more then
the BB7 with high end cables.

Is the hydro worth the difference?
Will going hydrolic solve my dirt tolerance issue?

Mike
mlawrenc(at)gmail.com

mike wrote:
I am currently in the process of upgradng my disk brakes. My main
reason for doing this is durability and dirt tollerance. I currently
have a set of mechanical Hayes MX4 (160mm rear rotor and 180mm front).
My bigest issues are the tollerance to mud (cable stick is common on
good rides) and the single calaper that helps in the warping of my
rotors.

The short of it is I am want to be able to ride for 4 days (~125km)
without having to clean/adjust my brakes.
Stopping power is a non-issue.

That being said, I am looking at either the Avid BB7 (and new cables)
or the Avid Juicy 3. The Juicy 3 will set me back about $30 more then
the BB7 with high end cables.

Is the hydro worth the difference?
Will going hydrolic solve my dirt tolerance issue?

Mike
mlawrenc(at)gmail.com


BB& are still single moving pad and hydro are all around better self
adjusting etc.

On Nov 17, 8:58*pm, wizardB wrote:
mike wrote:
I am currently in the process of upgradng my disk brakes. My main
reason for doing this is durability and dirt tollerance. I currently
have a set of mechanical Hayes MX4 (160mm rear rotor and 180mm front).
My bigest issues are the tollerance to mud (cable stick is common on
good rides) and the single calaper that helps in the warping of my
rotors.

The short of it is I am want to be able to ride for 4 days (~125km)
without having to clean/adjust my brakes.
Stopping power is a non-issue.

That being said, I am looking at either the Avid BB7 (and new cables)
or the Avid Juicy 3. The Juicy 3 will set me back about $30 more then
the BB7 with high end cables.

Is the hydro worth the difference?
Will going hydrolic solve my dirt tolerance issue?

Mike
mlawrenc(at)gmail.com

BB& are still single moving pad and hydro are all around better self
adjusting etc.- Hide quoted text -

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Thank you for the info.
The Avid website is pretty limited on any sort of actual details about
the brakes. I actually found that the discription was mostly
registered or trademarked buzz words.
I actually miss the old V-brakes on my old faithfull. With big pads,
she stopped, and the only real maintanence after a long ride was a
hosedown.

Mike

mike wrote:
On Nov 17, 8:58 pm, wizardB wrote:
mike wrote:
I am currently in the process of upgradng my disk brakes. My main
reason for doing this is durability and dirt tollerance. I currently
have a set of mechanical Hayes MX4 (160mm rear rotor and 180mm front).
My bigest issues are the tollerance to mud (cable stick is common on
good rides) and the single calaper that helps in the warping of my
rotors.
The short of it is I am want to be able to ride for 4 days (~125km)
without having to clean/adjust my brakes.
Stopping power is a non-issue.
That being said, I am looking at either the Avid BB7 (and new cables)
or the Avid Juicy 3. The Juicy 3 will set me back about $30 more then
the BB7 with high end cables.
Is the hydro worth the difference?
Will going hydrolic solve my dirt tolerance issue?
Mike
mlawrenc(at)gmail.com
BB& are still single moving pad and hydro are all around better self
adjusting etc.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thank you for the info.
The Avid website is pretty limited on any sort of actual details about
the brakes. I actually found that the discription was mostly
registered or trademarked buzz words.
I actually miss the old V-brakes on my old faithfull. With big pads,
she stopped, and the only real maintanence after a long ride was a
hosedown.

Mike
Same with descent hydros they just work until pad replacement time
Brent