Hydraulic Gyro

[jonKranked]

So this may not be news to some of you, but from another thread I checked this out...

http://www.atomlab.com/brakehydro.html

anyone have experience with it? My initial thoughts are very sweet, but I find myself wondering if it poses and difficulties for bleeding. Not to mention the fact that you're pretty much hosed if you wanna put the brakes on another frame w/o a gyro.

[manhattanprjkt83]

WHY!?!?!



im out...

[eaterofdog]

Cool idea. Not sure what the point is...

I does look like it would catch bubbles and make bleeding a pain. Moving the brakes wouldn't be too bad, just swap the 2 pc hose for a single.

[joelalamo45]

it's great for guys who barspin and t-whip a bunch... Cam McCaul was running one on his bike at Crankworx Colorado last year.

[Stoked]

adds alot of stack height whether you like it or not.

[sittingduck]

adds alot of stack height whether you like it or not.25mm (almost an inch) is pretty substantial, but that could very easily be negated with lower rise bars.

[yesimaddicted]

talked to the guy at Sea o tter about these. he said about a month to 2 i belieave on these

[Cru Jones]

Old news, but definitely cool. I'm not sure how practical it really is, though, considering that most bmxers that still run brakes don't use a gyro. Most just untwist after the run. Not that many people do double bars or whips. And even fewer do them on 2sixes.

[OGRipper]

So sweet, this has been the only reason I've not been able to pull those triple tail whips.

:D

[BikeMike]

Cam McCaul was running a hydro gyro from a German company a while back. Great for spin tricks I guess, like if you were going to bar spin tail whip in non-complementary directions, as long as you seat tube mount a friction shifter. You've got to figure the market for such devices is pretty small.

[Pesling]

You mean Trickstuff Tr!xer

Link (http://www.trickstuff.de/index.php?p=d39de1)

[Savage_Animal]

I actualy think it looks cooler to have a cable all wrapped up around your stem plus, I would also rather not have the problems of bleeding and so forth, I will reserve furhter judgment untill I talk to someone/fellow rider who actualy has one. plus I love my bb7s

[BeerMe]

Ya, I'm thinkin I'll just stick to really long hydro lines. The Goodridge steel braided are sexy.

[philw86]

i can triple barspin without pre-winding my goodridge line.

i meant to cut it down...but my brake works pretty good...so...

I've been learning to (practice) tailwhip one way and then barspin back, so I dont have to do so much winding and unwinding.

[Savage_Animal]

I did barspins the other way yesterday for the first time and it wasn't that hard.

[rpet]

i dont get why people need hydros for DJing. Maybe for Slopestyle comps like Cam rides, but...

[w00dy]

I'd be interested to hear what these perform like. That would allow you to run your lines zipped right to the frame and bars. nothing extra hanging off. That would make snagging a line nearly impossible and effectively remove one of the (neurotic and paranoid) reasons I don't run hydros.

[BeerMe]

i dont get why people need hydros for DJing. Maybe for Slopestyle comps like Cam rides, but...

Who said anything about needing? I HAVE a hydraulic rear, it works better than any other brake I've ever owned, I need a longer line. I ask you, why would I go buy a different brake setup just because it's not necessary to run hydraulics for dirt jumping?