Comments on: Wilwood Stealth Perimeter Brake System

By: Toshi

Toshi — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:23:42 +0000

Hi
How much is the stealth brake?

By: nyburner

nyburner — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 22:03:43 +0000

woops, i meant gyroscopic force instead of centripital in my post above…

…and as an added note, i personally asked Matt Hoch about the perimeter system he used on his recent “Vinny” custom tribute, and his exact words were “over-braking”, as in almost too much braking power…if that says anything.

By: nyburner

nyburner — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 21:55:13 +0000

i agree that this might not do well in the performance bike sector, but the custom/cruiser market will probly go hot for it if the kit isn’t too $$$$.
as for the tech concerns, anyone who’s used perimeter rotors can vouch for their stopping power and the added centripital force/unsprung weight won’t be much of an issue, as the cruiser/custom bike camp stop using mostly only their rear brakes anyway. remember, some cruisers/customs just forgo front brakes altogether. this at least is a cool alternative.

By: Sal Sinsun

Sal Sinsun — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:55:49 +0000

I read all of the comments and concerns. The system will require a fork brace as the system will want deflect the energy outward. But the larger diameter braking surface has some serious stopping power. If you look at the wheel closer you will see that area between the rotor surface and the bead has been cut out. We had this rotor has hot we could get it and I still could put my finger on it without any burning. The systems cools itseld quite quickly. If anybody would like to email me directly I would love to hear from at vtwin@wilwood.com

Thanks

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 03:24:26 +0000

Even bicycle cantilevers have additional bracing. From an engineer’s point of view: crap. Will never make it into the EU as well, since it cannot meet safety standards there.