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14 Jul 2009 12:07 AM
Hi All Thinking of upgrading to Avid Juicy-7 brakes and was wondering if anyone knows anything about these brakes or a better option? This is the most current pic of my ride with specs; 18" Terrashark frame EPXtras carbon riser bars & bar ends EPXtras carbon seat post Shimano XT Deore shifters, cranks, F&R derailers Mavic Maxtal r-6000 disc wheels Continental Gravity tyres 26x2.3 F&R Jet Black rotors F-180mm, R-160mm Currently Magura Louise brakes? Fox Talas 32 RPL 140mm forks Fox DHX Air 5.0 shock 7.5x2

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14 Jul 2009 02:14 PM
hi windfox...nice ride you have there....Have you considered the Hayes Stroker Trail , was told it's better braking power compared to Avid Juicy 7.....and also a tad cheaper than the Avids....

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04 Aug 2009 08:37 AM
hope mono-mini... superlight, best all around performance by far power/modulation/reliability and damn... their pretty!! ive only riden hayes and avids but the hopes clearly perforned beter to me! hopes modulation is worlds apart from others!

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04 Aug 2009 12:40 PM
NOw i am also considering the Magura Marta SL...anyone has feedback to this ???

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21 Aug 2009 07:21 PM
Thanks for the advice, I ended up going for the Avid Juicy 7 and I can only compare them to the old Magura Louise that came off and they work extremely well! I got the 7's for half price at an estore clearance sale, I have no complaints about their stopping power.

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21 Aug 2009 10:09 PM
good for you.....i myself ended up with a XT brake set with Avid G2 Cleansweep 6" Rotor

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11 Jan 2011 05:57 PM
Hey there Wayne.. May I enquire as to where you obtained those EPXtras carbon bits? Looks juicy! Also..does the piggyback rear shocks have enough clearance? Does it bang against the frame? How did you set the 7.5" shocks (besides using the extended mount) - am dead curious..

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12 Jan 2011 02:58 PM
Hi Sharil I got the EPXtras parts form a bike shop in Melbourne. I will look for the reciepts and get back to you with the details. The rear shock fits perfectly just using the extended shock mount and even with the rear suspension fully compressed it still has 5mm clearance. I have recently added some Avid Juicy 7 breaks which have added great stopping power the the bike, I got sick of constantly adjusting the Magura standard breaks. The only other thing I have changed is the Mavic Cross-ride wheels, only because I broke one of the other wheels.

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