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Sea Otter - Formula Disc Brakes
by brule
Posted: May 1, 2009
Formula Brakes have been pumping out top quality stoppers for years now. At this year's Sea Otter Classic, Chris Costello took the time to walk us through the line up and tell us about changes to the program.
Check out the video and pics inside:
Check out the video and pics inside:
Formula Brakes is stoked to bring out the all new R1 brake. It's their lightest offering to date at 270 grams. Forged caliper and master cylinders keep it light, but the braking power surpasses its XC orientation. Check out this new brake as Chris explains all the details in the video:
R1:
Formula Brakes:
Cut aways of brakes:
www.formula-brake.com
www.formulabrakeusa.com
www.seaotterclassic.com
View all the Sea Otter Classic pics HERE.
R1:
Formula Brakes:
Cut aways of brakes:
www.formula-brake.com
www.formulabrakeusa.com
www.seaotterclassic.com
View all the Sea Otter Classic pics HERE.
48 Comments
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RM-Flow2Rider
(May 6, 2009 at 0:19)
dammn those discs are nice, definitly worth it though formula makes some amazing brakes
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wasn't that that same dude that was representing Chub hubs and said "all the cool kids are buying them"? lol
oh, ok, i can kinda see the resemblance now, i mean like - they both have calipers, a lever, a hose, and a disk. Yeh deffo a rip off there... 
oh aye, like thats new aswell... Hope have been doing it since 2006, magura however have been doing it for at least 5 years now. floating rotors are nothing new, and certainly nothing exclusive to Hope tbh.
Magura does not have floating rotors,that goes the same for Shimano or the new avid rotors.Hope has floating rotors before 2006.Floating rotors are nothing yes but it's been arround for more than 15 years
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=30737 magura doesnt have floating rotors?
and yes, to my point, they have been around for years - anodized spiders were not invented by Hope.
and yes, to my point, they have been around for years - anodized spiders were not invented by Hope.
the magura bat rotors aren't floating because the alloy spider is hold by pop nails against the rotor ring.True floating rotor have there alloy spiders that are bolted with rivets against the rotor ring.Everything is coming from Moto so it doesn't matter.It's good that MTB brakes are using them
surely the attatchment doesnt make a difference? anyway, besides the point: theyre not a copy of Hope, nuff said 
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im riding The Ones right now and honestly i wont go for another company after these! so amazing! and power too! im running a rear 6inch disk on my dh bike!
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Eh? 174: "You have three different pad options - sintered...and organic with alloy backed pads" - so what's the third?
lots of people run 6" disks in the rear on their dh bikes.. im sure a bb7 whould give you all the power you need in the rear.. the front is what gives you stopping power.
If the guy knew what he was doing at Brembo, why is he now with Formula? Not saying they're bad brakes, just seems kind of weird. Just because he worked at Brembo doesn't mean he's Jesus.
To design brakes for Formula and taking the technology from the Moto world is alway's a strong point at Formula.It's already on The One brake
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Ride "The One's" , you will see how extra pistons are not required. They're sick light and they work awesome.
I'm not going to lie so from my simple lever squishy test evaluation, my ultimate's felt a lot more fluid and not gross feeling... but who knows, maybe I'm just super biased
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