H30 Brake upgrade - Is this a silly idea?

[John_A]

Have a set of Magura I planned to put on my H30, but concerned that re-routing the rear hose will turn in to a nightmare, so had a thought.

Apparently the MT410''s are vastly improved with new levers and I have a set of Zee's available so thought

Upgrade the front brake to a Zee caliper with Zee lever
Leave the back brake as the MT410 but pop a new lever on

What's anyone think of that idea?

 

[WestCoastRider]

I cannot imagine a different lever fixing the problem, which is that a crappy 2 piston caliper lacks the power to stop a bike of this heft! I cannot believe of all the cost cutting they did that they put such piss poor brakes on these bikes.

 

[John_A]

Well silly me! Turns out the bike came with 6100's so upgrading them to 6120 4 pots with ceramic pads and re-using the 6100's on my cube reaction where the hoses are routed under the motor cover so it's a piece of cake. Not even going to attempt the Magura install on the rise, the 6120's will be more than good enough

 

[theremotejuggernaut]

My h3

Well silly me! Turns out the bike came with 6100's so upgrading them to 6120 4 pots with ceramic pads and re-using the 6100's on my cube reaction where the hoses are routed under the motor cover so it's a piece of cake. Not even going to attempt the Magura install on the rise, the 6120's will be more than good enough

My h30 came with 6100s too and I did exactly the same thing. A pair of 6120s and some new discs and the brakes are fantastic.