44T Sprocket with disc brakes

[Sidewinder Jerry]

I’ve been looking at pitbike hydraulic brakes. It can be set up with the same dual brake from the right lever.
There’s bias valve to adjust the bite for front and rear.
It’s really not much more costly than the line pull hydro calipers but the stopping power is much stronger.
The hydraulic calipers have dual pistons.

I stop fairly well but if I ever really need a super hard stop it’s not there. No locking up my wheels at speed.
I also go through pads a good bit too. Been buying 10 sets at a time.

What quality of pads are you using? I use Kool-Stop E-bike pads.

 

[Deleted member 33057]

Jerry I may have to look into those..I’m using any cheap eBay/Amazon pads search brings up. Don’t even know the brand.

The brakes I’m looking at..
$30 for full front, $20 rear caliper, $20 for the proportional valve, and the rear line…same rotors.

A longer, dual banjo bolt to accomdate 2 lines

so probably somewhere around $100 for the change and it can be done in pieces so you don’t have to fork out the full amount all at once.

 

[Deleted member 33057]

These are the pads I’ve been using.
They stop well but don’t last long.

 

[robe]

You will need some clearance. If you can get the axle replaced with a longer one and space the rotor out, you might be able to stretch the dropouts enough to run the rotor and sprocket side by side with space between them.

If you make too much space you will have to shim the peddle side to keep the wheel centered. Also important to bend the stays the same distance from center, this can be checked with a straight edge against the head and seat tubes and measured to the drop out. Flip it to the other side and it should be the same.

 

[Sidewinder Jerry]

Jerry I may have to look into those..I’m using any cheap eBay/Amazon pads search brings up. Don’t even know the brand.

The brakes I’m looking at..
$30 for full front, $20 rear caliper, $20 for the proportional valve, and the rear line…same rotors.

A longer, dual banjo bolt to accomdate 2 lines

so probably somewhere around $100 for the change and it can be done in pieces so you don’t have to fork out the full amount all at once.

You may want to choose another style of brake system. Out of the top brake pads Miles and Kool-Stop all they had at best in that design of pad was simi-metalic pads. This is the only sintered pad I was able to find for that design.

Hope Bicycle Bike Alligator Mono 6Ti Disc Brake Pad

Description : Pack includes spring, pin and clip.Original Hope pads ensure the quality of your braking performance.Standard pads for summer use and sintered pads for winter.The sintered pads being of a harder compound than the standard.Please be aware there are many poor quality pads on the...

www.bicyclehero.com

Here's another site saying they'll sell you 8 sintered pads. One other thing to consider is with a hardened pad you also need hardened rotors.

4 Pairs (8Pads) Hope Mono Ti 6 Pot Sintered Disc Brake Pads, MTB Copper Back Ti6 | eBay

Compatible With: Hope Mono Ti 6 pot. • Long Life Sintered Pads with Spring(s) included. • 4 Pairs of Disc Brake Pads (8 pads + 4 springs). Copper back plate. • Long wear pads, great for DH or XC. Long wear pads, great for all types of riding.

www.ebay.com

 

[cloakedvillain]

You could run a smaller wheel or a jackshaft to get a higher effective reduction from a 36 tooth sprocket. But it may just be easier to run rim brakes on the rear. You can get magura hydraulic rim brakes.