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PRO GuIDe
Steel OEM style
MX brake discs
In addition to the “strongest stainless
steel motocross, street, off-road and
vintage spokes”, model- specific rims
and hubs Swedish specialist Cross-
Center International also makes one of
the largest ranges of MX brake discs on
the market.
“We are a true one-stop shop for MX
wheels and components for most
models for nearly all years,” says owner
Torbjoern Bergh. “We also
manufacture our brake discs in-house
from genuine high-grade Swedish
steel. Customers who have tried to
source MX brake discs elsewhere,
especially for the older bikes, tell us
ours is the largest available range in the
world”.
Tobbe is a bit of a purist when it comes
to brake discs, believing that a lot of the
current design tweaks on the market
“sell well because they may look good,
but are often a step backwards when
it comes to braking power, reliability
and disc and pad wear.
“There are many claims out there,
especially when it comes to heat
management, that just aren’t
justifiable. Which is why we mostly
make OEM style discs, and they sell and
perform best in our experience.
Sometimes we are able to add certain
improvements and refinements, but we
think that a round brake disc with a lot
of material and large, straight arms, an
inner ring and no floating rivets is by
far the best performing, most reliable,
durable and economic brake disc.”
The Cross-Center range is
comprehensive, with new discs being
tooled each time the manufacturer
design changes. This means that for
Honda models, for example, the
company offers four different designs
with M6 bolts for fronts from 1997 and
up (and two M8 bolt fitments) that all
have the same measurements all the
way up to 2018 (2008 being a one-off
exception).
“The same applies to many other
brands and models, though other
manufacturers have been more
consistent with their designs in the last
20 years, generally with one design for
‘97-‘01 and one for ‘02-‘19”.
CROSS-CENTER
INTERNATIONAL
Habo, SWEDEN
Tel +46 (0)36 466 64
www.cross-center.com
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