Do the SRAM Maven Brakes Suck? First Ride on Javi's custom Transition TR11 DH Bike / 4-22-24 

Yeah I agree, I was busting up laughing when I was editing that crash

Yeah the dirt was good but those rock slabs were so sketchy 😬

That good to hear, what I always tell people is if you had the SRAM Code RSC and never had issues than you don't need to upgrade. The type of trails we ride the SRAM brakes always fail ...they are good 90% of the time but when the DH is really steep or long they will fail

@@TommyHuynheh i disagree. Big rotors metallic pads you will be fine. I ride sram and ride majority dh trails. Never had them fade unless I needed a brake bleed. Also they’re plenty of world cup dh riders who rock sram brakes.

@@TommyHuynh not upgrading, building new bike, but yeah I like either..I definitely don’t ride that steep every ride. They should be great

Thanks brotha 🙏 I'm glad you enjoyed the video

Yeah glad no one got seriously hurt for sure 🙏

If it was lower in price, the Intend brakes look just as good, if not better.

The Maven are strong brakes but I definitely prefer the TRP DHR Evo which has much better modulation

Pad compound can play a big role in modulation. Currently there isn’t any other option besides organic or sintered but once some mtx reds and golds come out you’ll be able to tweak them a bit more while maintaining the mechanical power of the larger caliper pistons etc…

@@mellissanash7517no comparison in my opinion, intend looks so much better especially levers. MAVENs r ugly.

I agree, I think the TRP DHR Evo are by far the best brakes 💯 the Mavens are too grabby

If you like them than that's awesome 👊

He's mentioned before he can't get into Canada due to his past

Yeah unfortunately I wouldn't be able to get into Canada

@@TommyHuynhwhy not?

It's no secret, it the camera. I don't use gopro. I use the DJI Osmo Action 3 (but the Action 4 is even better in low light) I shoot in 4k, 24 FPS.

Yeah we are blessed to have these trails in our back yard 💪

Thanks brotha 👊 glad you enjoyed it

That's awesome 👊

Yeah they are very strong, Javi said the same thing he's going to take the 220 off and put on 200. They definitely seem to be much better than previous SRAM brakes but I prefer the power and modulation of TRP DHR Evos

@TommyHuynh I'm fat so I'm liking the power 🤣🤣🤣

You need to massage the pistons and do a good bleed, then they work awesome

@Senditsafely I did, I have them on a transition so it's external brake line I never cut them so factory bleed they started this way then I tried bleeding the rear a few times and I used 2 rotors with no pads to cycle the pistons in and out and then bleed again no change I then started bleeding them any which way I could think of I even left the bike hanging from the front wheel to see if air would work its way up to the lever if there was any. Nothing changed but decided to get them really hot and that seemed to help and now Mayne 10 rides in the are definitely getting better but still pump up but it's maybe 40% of what it started as. Do you have any tricks?

Yea the bite point happened on mine new but they break in and get better and better. About 10ish rides now on mine and I’ve been liking them a lot.

Yes

The blue ones

🤣🤣

I don't use a microphone it's just my DJI Osmo A3

Also riding weight and size of spring.

Sorry I thought he had a coil.😂

Yeah SRAM brakes have always been crap to me, and I was expecting the new Maven to be the same but they are much better than all previous models. They are really strong but they seem to be on/off like Shimano

The Sram DB8 are like a shimano had the modulation of the G2.

@@TommyHuynh you get used to it but can change it a little by having it bite closer to the bar.

@@mellissanash7517 When I went to Whistler last year the rental DH bike I got had DB8s on them, best SRAM brakes I've ever ridden haha. I usually hate SRAM brakes and ride Simanos and also really like the TRPs.

The Maven are much better than any other SRAM brakes but I still think they are not as good as TRP, Shimano and Magura

​@@TommyHuynhI've tried the 3 you mentioned as well as sram. Sram is better than Shimano and comparable to magura when it comes to the code rsc's, but the best brakes I've ever tried are definitely Hayes! Those brakes are not flashy, but they are just so extremely powerful while still giving you so much, no, not so much, but the MOST control. It's not even close.