Posts: 479
Joined: 9/17/2012
Location: CAN
Looking to get a new setup. Looking for something that stops quickly and has a lot of braking power. Haven't had to much experience with brakes but like doing tricks with them. Any suggestions for a setup is appreciated.
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Joined: 1/11/2008
Location: SOM
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You can never got wrong with some odyssey evolvers I've had a few , if I were to go elsewhere id go demolition or shadow for brakes while they're Sanos are still around
Posts: 479
Joined: 9/17/2012
Location: CAN
I have evo 2's as of now They just don't feel very smooth and slip sometimes. I've spent a lot of time tweaking them but not much luck.
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Do you ride painted or chome rims it could be your pad color combo
I'm a chrome guy never had a problem with the 3 Evos I've ran
Posts: 41
Joined: 1/18/2015
Location: Kent, WA USA
I just installed evo 2s on polished rims and they stop awesome. I am also on a london mod so it has great pulling power for the evos. Was my 1st time setting up u brakes, took a little while to dial them in. I can't complain about them.
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Posts: 479
Joined: 9/17/2012
Location: CAN
I'm ridding a white odyssey 7ka in the back with clear eclat pads. Only reason I'm asking about other brakes is because I was interested in a full eclat or shadow setup
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I have rode éclat brakes before , they where the first brakes éclat came out with right after they started , nothing bad to say about those they where on par with evos
Posts: 1940
Joined: 2/19/2009
Location: Sweet Valley, PA USA
Brakes are brakes, your pad and wheel finish are what matters...also wheel cleanliness. Make sure your pads are not glazed, hit them with some semi aggressive sandpaper if they are. Also check your pad to run contact, make sure the full face of the pad contacts the wheel.
Posts: 5882
Joined: 8/27/2011
Location: Columbus, OH USA
Medium Odyssey Monolever
Tree Linear cable
Kink Desist brake and straddle cable
Kool Stop BMX dual compound pads and Ti nuts for swag
Hard anodized G-Sport rim
By far the best setup I've ever ridden.
Posts: 41
Joined: 1/18/2015
Location: Kent, WA USA
Agreed!
Also making sure all cables and hardware are dialed in. Right now I am using the stock pads that came with my Evo 2s and they grab decent. But I am also using the heavy duty springs and set my brakes too grab right away with no feathering.
My setup:
Primo One Bolt brake lever
Snafu Astroglide upper cable
Snafu top late
Odyssey GTX-S detangler
Snafu dual lower cable
Odyssey london mod
Odyssey Evo 2s
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Posts: 544
Joined: 3/16/2013
Location: Chesapeake, VA USA
Springfield's
Ghost pads
Monolever
Quick slic
I like having brakes sometimes (trails) and not others (the rest of the time). My setup comes off my bike, or goes back on in like 5 minutes.
Posts: 5719
Joined: 2/29/2012
Location: NY, USA
My setup is:
Odyssey monolever small
Odyssey Evo2 brakes
Odyssey slim by 4 pads in gum
Kink linear cable
Spoke mod for stiffer more even pull
I'm on the vital legit list!
Posts: 2520
Joined: 2/26/2012
Location: Reynoldsburg, OH USA
