Mountain Bike Brakes 2 - TRP 2.3mm Rotors: Next level performance.

In this video, I'll update you on how the 2.0mm Galfer rotors are going and why I stopped using them.

Plus, I discuss the new brake rotors I'm now using that have so many performance benefits.

This is also a follow up video to those who sent me messages and dm's on youtube and instagram about the brake set up and the questions of what you experienced.

1. Issues with Galfer 2.0mm rotors 01:38
2. Searching for a solution 02:34
3. Found what I was looking for 02:58
4. Weight of TRP rotors 04:38
5. Comparative weights 05:12
6. Thickness of each rotor 05:43
7. The importance of brake pads 06:24
8. Pro tip on installing new pads on old rotors 08:36
9. TRP real time performance, my take - 09:21

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[Galfer_USA]

We always appreciate your honest and up front reviews. I just wanted to explain a couple things. Firstly, the "popping noise" heard when applying pressure to your brakes with our rotors are 100% designed to do just that. We spent much time developing a rotor that would vent the hot gasses produced by the brake pads "the popping noise" the bigger cutouts on our rotors are designed to take a big gulp of air and as it passes through the pads and gets compressed then almost give you an exhaust note on exit which will cool the rotor and pad surface simultaneously. Secondly it looks like your pad sweep was off by about 2-3mm too high, so you where not even getting full pad contact. never the less, TRP makes a fantastic product! Also know that we take your criticism carefully to mind when developing our new products. keep an eye out for our new Disc Shark® and floating rotor that will be a true floating rotor both axial and radial!
keep up the video's and good work!

[brucehamilton]

That's good info. Just what I needed. Thx

[ELITECMDR]

yeah having gotten a tank of an ebike with single piston and 180mm rotor i can say the turkey sound is real. stopping a heavy bike doing 20/33 mph with a single piston is okay but it can be better. your videos just confirms i need to spend more money on dual piston and bigger rotors, i guess xmas is coming early lol.

[alfrednOObel]

I've recently installed TRP 2.3 mm rotors for my Saint brakes. After bedding in they became so powerful that I have gone OTB not expecting this amount of power. Really worth every penny!

[MrJ]

I immediately subscribed when you said you didn't do this for sponsors 😅. I've been trying to see if people fit 2.0mm rotors to shimano 4 piston brakes. Looks like it will work and I have some 2.0 magura mdr-c (ebike) 1 piece rotors to try. cheers.

[thermal]

Can you put some test and sound of TRP 2.3 on that XTR breaks.

[dennisrod]

Great video. I’m also looking to improve on my Shimano 1.8 rotors. I run saints with mtx gold pads but don’t find them quite powerful. Perhaps I didn’t bed them properly or most likely bc I’m 225 lbs. TRP site shows the TR42 rotors at 2.3 thick. Wondering if this is new from TRP. Thanks in advance.

[fbi-fipo]

They look badass. Imma get them and when i replace the magura levers with Shimanos imma have ShiguraP brakes

[cegalleta]

that noise at 1:50 isn't necessarily bad, I believe it's just the rotor "gaps" slicing through your pads, it helps keeping them clean. I find the low speed noise strange though since I've had great experiences with galfer products and they were not noisy at all.

[rubbersidedown]

I'm not sure why everyone seems to constantly say Shimano brakes are "on or off" or "they have no modulation". If you want to actually see what brakes that are like that feel like, try out old Hayes Nines. Shimano Saints/Zees/XTRs most definitely DO have modulation, it's just that it's only a few MM of lever travel between no brakes and full brakes. They force you to be much more delicate on the brake levers, but once you learn how to modulate them, oh baby what power and control they provide. Yes they are pretty touchy, but what do you prefer, a brake with all kinds of modulation but next to no power like Hopes, or with great modulation like SRAMs but zero reliability or brakes that are a bit touchier, but are very reliable and have way more power?

[lennym]

Awesome video! Now I need a bike to try out some brakes

[panhandlemtb]

Cool video! I recently bought my first ebike(Levo) after owning countless mtbs. I still own a hardtail and full sus all mountain bike. I have had good experiences with Sram, Shimano and most recently, TRP brakes.

I put some trp dhr evos on and was blown away with how great they are. They worked great for first few weeks until my new Nobl tr41 wheels showed up with Onyx classic centerlock hubs.

Not sure what I did but I lost the amazing lever feel in the rear. It looks like I have a slight bend on the rear rotor and its enough to push the pistons in as it rotates. The lever feels great in the garage after I purge it but when I get out to the trails, the lever pulls way further than it should. If i pump them up while riding, they are good. If I ride for few minutes and dont use the rear brake, the lever pulls way too far once I use it. I have bleed the rear brake and purged the lever over and over.

I am going to see if I can get the slight bend out of the rotor. Thats the only thing I can think of that would do this!
Cool video again!

[rafaelaranda-clid]

I bought a fuel ex 7 that came standard with a TRP brake system which I didn't like at all, I installed some Shimano model XT and the discs of the same brand didn't work, they folded like paper. Having saved the trp rotors, I just installed them as you show in your video and what a surprise I was, it brakes excellent, the discs do not bend with the heat and goodbye vibration to the front of the bicycle, thanks for the contribution!

[deathbyninja]

I put the Galfer rotors on a downhill bike with old, rebuilt guide R brakes. They stop really well and also make that same noise. I just use the noise as a reminder to start riding better and let off the brakes

[Chops]

I have Code Rs on my new DH bike and they feel really bad. There’s visibility a large gap between the rotor and pads and the brake feel reflects that. There a big dead zone at the beginning of the brake pull. Thinking about getting these to reduce that dead zone.

[erikjohnson]

This video confirms to me my problem Ive been experiencing with my SRAM G2 Cleansweeps with BB7s. Rear 160mm isn't so bad. But the 180mm front is very noisy with the slot cutting noises that I can feel jittering away thru my rigid fork. Probably putting extra pits in my headset bearings. TRP RS01E don't seem to come in 160mm. :(

[darrinkulyk]

Excellent Vid 😎 Thanks i Just got a set of Saints and Need Pads 😁

[hankhillsurethra]

I ordered the galfer wave 2.0 for my ebike on Tuesday. They shipped from Poland to Germany to my house in Florida on Thursday which is insane.

I consider the TRP 2.3mm but there were mixed opinions as to whether they’d actually fit.

I’ve got pretty crappy brakes (tektro auriga 2 pots), but I’m hoping the bigger rotors and ceramic/metallic pads will make a noticeable improvement

[twinsfeederfishing]

I have those rotors on my new Roscoe 9 with TRP evo slate brakes and mate those are badass, but i was wondering can you tell me if i go up with those even higher end rotors TRP TR-42 2, 3mm will day fit on my breaks, cause on site it said only for dh-r and E-bikes !? Thx

[ezoez]

5ektrosare awesome. 5hinkin of getting it. But i already got a bucklos 2.0 thickness floating rotor. it's good for roads frommy testing