Upgrading Giant MPH to Avid Juicy 3 - Questions

[Flippin' Kipper]

Hi,

Couple of questions I currently have giant MPH brakes on my bike which are a few years old, and I am thinking of upgrading these to Avid Juicy 3s which are available for £35 front and rear excluding rotors - is this going to be a worthwhile upgrade or are the two sets similar?

Finally, does anyone know if the rotors I have for my MPH brakes would work with the Juicy brakes, or would I need to replace these?

Thanks in advance.

[h4muf]

I would agree on them being a good upgrade.

I have 3's on my voodoo and like them,alot of folks dont.

They sound cheap too! Have you a linky?

[Flippin' Kipper]

h4muf said:

I would agree on them being a good upgrade.

I have 3's on my voodoo and like them,alot of folks dont.

They sound cheap too! Have you a linky?

Sure - no problem

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/mountain-bike-disc-b...

[Gooby]

That isnt really an upgrade, the MPH brakes are reasonable kit.

[curlie467]

I agree, it really isnt an upgrade, i would just change the fluid and pads rather than spend money on an item very similar to yours.
Good price though for the juicys.

[robpearson]

My wife has a giant xtc, and the stock hydraulics felt better to me than the juicy 5's I bought when I built up my Yeti asr a couple of years ago. I've since replaced them with Hope tech x2's, again they seem to get mixed reviews, but they certainly stop me easily enough - and I'm not light. It's certainly worth having a look at whats on offer as merlin, jejames, chainreaction and wiggle all seem to have complete sets of brakes on offer fairly regularily.