These MTB Brakes Are Incredible // Trickstuff Piccola
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- čas přidán 15. 08. 2024
- In this video, I unbox a set of Trickstuff Piccola Carbon mountain bike brakes. These brakes are considered to be the absolute pinnacle of lightweight, high-performance XC brakes for MTB. These brakes will be installed on my Santa Cruz Highball weight weenie build - today we take a look at the brakes, weigh them, and then compare them to other options!
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Trickstuff and Intend are top of the line MTB brakes. Loving these videos. Too many budget stuff online. We need more high end components.
I just recently heard about the Intend brakes - those look incredible as well!
If you have six bolt hubs, get the Ashima Aineon rotors. I’ve run them with my piccolas for years and no problems. They are the lightest usable rotors and pretty readily available. I’m over 200 pounds and they’ve never had issue slowing me down while doing 3000ft plus descents. Should work great for your weight
Thanks for the tip! I've heard the Ai2s aren't really great at actually slowing down - I'm guessing the Aineon are better?
Also your video is perfectly timed. Brakes is a hot topic with this week’s release of SRAM Maven. Honestly they’re overkill for a lot of riders who aren’t 200lbs+. They’re big and heavy. I’m fine with my Shimano XT and SRAM Code Silver Stealth.
Yep, I have no complaints with my SLX 4 pistons on my Ripmo and XTR 2 piston currently on the Highball, but these look pretty awesome! I'm excited to try them out.
Trickstuff brakes are sick
Have you tried these how have you liked them so far? Have the chance to get a set but want feed back
I'm going to install them soon!
Sure the Maxima is a downhill brake. What other brake should be better suited for downhill? You can also use the Piccola HD for enduro, it has enogth power.
Shimano Saint, TRP DHR, SRAM Maven are all good options for DH!
Where did you purchase your Binol fluid?
I got mine from R2bike
When you will be doing the video about putting the brakes on the bike, could you please focus on the re-bleeding part in more detail? I am thinking about getting them, but I cannot find any usefull video about bleeding or shortening the hose. Love the vids
Will do! I'll probably do a separate video on the bleed process and one for installing them.
They are worth every penny. If your willing to spend the same money on Titanium cranks like me...you dont even think twice.
There even was a time you could get them anodized.
I have Cane Creek eewings cranks but I wouldn't spend a cent on these overpriced brakes, I'm currently running the Lewis LH4 and Code RSC on my MTBs and it's perfect 😂
Piccola hd’s are way more powerful and are half the weight. If anything after owning code rsc and level ultimates, I’d say the sram are overpriced and have worse ergonomics. I’ve had my trickstuff for 4 years and they’ve been on three bikes. I’ve gotten my moneys worth and then some.
Those weights are wrong. You have to add the lever bracket weights as well
You're right - I'll add those when I install them on the bike and add the correct weights in that video
@@UmunhumCycleworks The clamps add 6g per side
Do you like Hope Brakes?
I haven't used them yet, unfortunately, but I might look into getting a set!
Who’s the US distributor?
I'm not sure, I bought mine direct from Europe through Bike24!
There isn’t one. Back in the day when you could custom order them, you just ordered them direct from trickstuff. Their customer service is very good btw. You can order replacement parts like seals etc from trickstuff.
Bike falls over breaks a lever ,I would of thought it would be a nightmare to get a replacement
Yeah that was my concern too, but Trickstuff sells individual levers for replacement!
@UmunhumCycleworks wouldn't be cheap and waiting time on delivery would take a while ..if the brakes are hard to get as always sold out, the levers might be the same
“ and hopefully some pretty good stopping power” 😅
Let's hope lol
I appreciate the review interesting, I wouldn't wait for these brake that's for sure especially at that comical price "handmade" as the hopes, the lewis the formulas etc...
I'm interested to see how reliable they are, I've heard bad things about the trickstuff also...
*Edit the issue is apparently with the bionol they use, Danico the company that makes it are pushing "bio" lubricant with mitigated success.
Still I wouldn't buy that stuff.
Most reliable brakes I’ve had bar none, I’ve had mine for four years and they’ve been on three bikes. I bleed them when I first install them and then swap pads when they wear out and that’s pretty much it. Zero maintenance besides that and I’ve run the bionol the whole time. I have a friend who got the direttissima’s after trying my piccola HD’s and he’s had zero problems with them after getting them bled as well.
Piccola = cross country? 🙈🙈🙈
She's stronger then my MT7. Same Pads and discs. ;)
That's what Trickstuff says!
@@UmunhumCycleworks i know, but it's definitely more capable. But every brake is just as good as the disc.
Just nah. I know snobs stuff got specific buyers but none of brakes are worthy 1000$.
These are definitely a luxury item, I haven't ridden them yet, but we'll see if they perform well enough to justify the price.