Gusset Hydro Chute Disc Brakes
Neat, compact, high performance hydraulic disc brakes which are suitable for XC and Trail use.
Features:
- Supplied with superlight Gusset R-series rotors
- Dual Piston – open system
- DOT 4 brake fluid
- Sintered Pads
- Post Mount (with I.S. adaptors included)
- Split clamp: “EZ mount” levers
- Weight: Front: 340g Rear: 365g
- Black only
Standard spefications:
- R/H Front with 180mm rotor
- L/H lever rear with 160mm rotor
Pad - can use:
- Avid Mech
- Fibrax SH975
- Fibrax Xtrax AH175
Read The Reviews:
Gusset Hydro Chute disc brake £75
Bike Radar 8th Mar 2012 | 10:00
"A juicy little bargain
BikeRadar rating:
3.5 stars
Good looking rotors pimp up this decent discount price brake
Gusset’s Hydro Chute brake is unchanged for 2012 but by using a well proven base design and pimped up rotor, it still delivers decent braking at a discount price.
The Gusset design reminds us more than a little bit of the previous generation Avid Juicy brake but it has some extra tweaks added to the package and some of the more irritating ones removed. For a start you don’t get the cup-and-cone washer adjustment of the Avid mount, just a simple, faff-free direct mount.
The flip flop master cylinder design makes it easy to install whichever side you like your front brake on. The lever sweep uses the same power and enhancing geometry introduced by Avid so they feel more powerful and controlled than average dyno results suggest.
The bleed screws are compatible with Avid syringe kits. They run Avid pads too, which is handy as the originals don’t last long. The real bonus with this brake though is the shark tooth ‘R Series’ rotor, which looks great, shifts mud well and saves significant weight over the normal hefty discs you get on budget brakes.
This article was originally published in What Mountain Bike magazine."
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