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Mike Dold
a Weekend Warrior
from KansasDate Reviewed: June 5, 2005
Strengths: Looks way cool; the red adjuster knobs look cool and are easy to adjust on the fly. I like the two-finger levers. Nice clamp setup.Weaknesses: None for me, maybe an optional longer lever for some riders.Bottom Line: These levers rock! I've been sold on the Avid Speed Dial levers ever since I got my first set of Tri-Align brakes
years ago! They look cool and the adjustment knob allows you to adjust the brake modulation from mush to full-lock,
and all points in between! I love the easy adjust-on-the- fly feature. This is the only brake lever I use now, and
whenever I upgrade it is always to this lever.
Favorite Trail: Anywhere-Just ride
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At: Old Town Cyclery
Similar Products Used: Shimano, Tektro CNC levers, Dia Compe
Bike Setup: Use these on all my bikes with Avid brakes
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Rob Popov
a Cross Country Rider
from Leicestershire, EnglandDate Reviewed: August 17, 2003
Strengths: When i first opened the box I drewled salivia - f'ing nice looking set of levers. I love the 'speed dial' so you can adjust the tension - something i thnk they patented. Oh and they also work damn fine...Weaknesses: None really, except they work best with avid branded v-brakes.Bottom Line: Great levers for the cash, i hope to have them on me bike for many more years to come.
Favorite Trail: Local Quarry
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At: www.supercycles.co.uk
Similar Products Used: nasty mushy plastic dia-compe
Bike Setup: 3 tube easton aluminium / 7005, rigid alu fork, avid brakes, deore / deore lx mix groupset, mavic, michelin tyres, (10kg complete bike)
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Bike
a Cross Country Rider
from PA, USDate Reviewed: February 17, 2002
Strengths: *The longest levers I've ever seen.
*The speed dial is fun to mess with (not just a gimmick either.)
Weaknesses: *No indicator on the speed dial to tell you how many times it has been turned.
*The lever has a little play up and down in the housing.Bottom Line: Very good levers. They look similar to motorcycle levers, very straight and long. The speed dial is a nice addition. It allows you to either make the levers feel mushy and grip hard on the rim, or crisp and grip softer. The only problem with the dial is that there's no way to tell how many times you've turned it in order to set each lever equally. I cut a small notch in each dial to fix this. The levers also have a bit of play in the housing, but I guess it would help keep things intact in a crash.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Purchased At: Came on (used) bike
Similar Products Used: No aftermarket levers
Bike Setup: '99 Fisher Big Sur
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Justin Bowman
a Weekend Warrior
from Halifax, PADate Reviewed: July 13, 2001
Strengths: Light
Dependable
Great Style
Sweet looking
Weaknesses: NoneBottom Line: These are greta levers at an affordable price. They're light and great looking, go get a pair. Avid is the shiznit!!
Favorite Trail: Hebron Trail
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: lx, magura
Bike Setup: Kona Muni-Mula, Marzocchi z4 Flylight air, Mavic 221's(red anodized), sram 9.0SL, Cane Creek headset, Xt brakes, Avid 2.0 speed dial levers, etc.
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Aaron McGraw
a Weekend Warrior
from Titusville Pennsylvania USADate Reviewed: March 18, 2001
Strengths: First of all, I am writing about the cantilever compatible version. The levers are light, responsive, have a great feel and are highly adjustable.Weaknesses: "Up and down" motion of the lever itself on the pivot. Slightly annoying.Bottom Line: A great set of levers. Light, attractive, and they have a good feel. So far they have demonstrated great durability through a number of ugly crashes. On par or even better than the other levers I have used.
Favorite Trail: Oil Creek State Park
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At: Supergo
Similar Products Used: Tektro V-brake levers. PowerTools V-brake levers.
Bike Setup: 1996 Generic 7005 series aluminum hardtail, with SR 7006 Suspension fork, Scott/Pederson SE brakes, SBI Son-of-a-Strongarm Crank with Avitar inner chainrings and Shimano LX outer. Regina Hollow-link Chain, LX derailleurs (7spd), Grips shift SRT-100 7spd shifters, Suntour-made Shimano spaced 12 x 28 7spd cassette. JD Suspension Stem. SBI GX-26 36 hole rims, DB spokes with alloy nipples and LX hubs. Panaracer DH-Magic Front and Rear specific 2.25 inch tires.
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Luke
a Cross Country Rider
from Knoxville,TN,USADate Reviewed: September 21, 2000
Strengths: Functional, worry free, speed dialWeaknesses: Sloppy pivotBottom Line: I use these levers on my commuter and I have to say that they provide an excellent feel for your brakes...and if they dont a couple of quick turns will make them feel great. From rock hard to easy modulation, these can deliver that "just right"feel. Plus, they're cheap.
The only downside is that the pivot is sloppy, but thats no big deal, just aggrivation.
I reccomend these levers to everyone who wants high performance feel, but doesn't have a ton of cash to sling around as they are an excellent bang for the buck.
If you have a bike rack on top of your formula 1 car or a private trail on your yacht, then these levers will feel a little cheap compared to XTR or similar levers , and you should find something that suits you better.
Favorite Trail: lock4
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: Most other Avids, shimano XTR
Bike Setup: 99 Jamis dragon. A commuter GT.
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Brendan
a Downhiller
from AlaskaDate Reviewed: August 8, 2000
Strengths: very sleek design and the speed dial words great!Weaknesses: noneBottom Line: very sweet for the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. A must for every bike. And if u have extra cash, go even higher up the avid latter!
Favorite Trail: MY BACKYARD
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: shimano xtr levers
Bike Setup: Gary fisher frame, shimano lx 9 speed drivetrain w/ SRAM 9.0 SL rear der. adn half pipe shifters. Rock Shox Sid XC, and some hayes disk brakes, with the new mavic 223 rims, with michelin hot s tires. Very tight bike!
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serge
a Cross-Country Rider
from n. califDate Reviewed: October 14, 1999
Strengths:
speed dial works! can dial in just how you like it. works well with canti's or v'sWeaknesses:
so there's a bit o' pivot slopBottom Line: These work great from day 1. Tried the xt for a few days when bought the bike and then tried the avid's (initially with xt v's)... needless to say I stuck with the avid levers. I've used them with canti's(xtr,onza & avid) and v's(xt, avid) and they work great with any of em (even canti and v's on same bike). I havn't bothered with trying the v-chip since these work fine w/o it.
You can gripe about the slop in the pivots but it doesn't affect performance so just fogetaboutit.
Duration Product Used:
more than 3 years
Similar Products Used:
lx&xt v levers
Bike Setup:
M2 xtr/xt/avid/ mix, FS-ti, blah blah
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Steve Peralta
a racer
from Vista, CA USADate Reviewed: March 10, 1999
Bottom Line:
Has anybody heard of the new brake lever called Thresher? It's awesome. It has a patented horizontal pivot axis (as opposed to vertical) and is completely ergonomic. I've been vomiting all day since seeing them.
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Nat
a weekend warrior
from WA USADate Reviewed: December 6, 1998
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Thses came with my Stumper along with 1D 2.0 brakes. I like the way these levers are shaped. I can use one finger and get great leverage, and then there's the cool speed dial which I can adjust while riding. My only complaint with these levers is that they exhibit a lot of up and down play. My riding pals mostly use Shimano and their levers are tight be they LX, XT, or XTR. This is not a performance issue of course. Maybe a little slop is needed to clear crud for grungy riding? Bottom line: It doesn't have to say Shimano anymore with Avid's stuff.
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Marc
a cross-country rider
from Montreal, QuébecDate Reviewed: August 10, 1998
Bottom Line:
I have had these levers for about 9 month now, and I just love them. The thing I like the most about them is the adujstment knobs, you can decided how hard you have to squeeze to get stopping... and they are not short, I also have some Avid 1.0 and I put them on my old bike, they're not even close to the 2.0 SD, I don't know what's the difference with the L version but I satisfied with the ones I got. The reason I gave it four stars is because of a minor but quite anoying problem, as soon as you start to get speed and of course vibration, they make noise, I tried to tighten the allen screw, but it didn'y help. Except for this it is a great lever
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Walt
a cross-country rider
from Palmer, Alaska U.S.A.Date Reviewed: July 12, 1998
Bottom Line:
I purchased the Avid SD 2.0-L's when I upgraded to my brakes to the Shimano XT V-brakes and have been very pleased with their performance. My bike was originally equipped with the Shimano LX V-brakes and the Servo-Wave levers, the original brakes were decent but the levers, well leave alot to be desired, so I'll have to give the Avid SD 2.0-L's a five.
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Matt Wenham
a cross-country rider
from West Yorkshire, UKDate Reviewed: May 6, 1998
Bottom Line:
I use the SD 2.0 (not the L version) for the U-brake on the back of my GT, and for a Dia-Compe 737 up front. There is *just* enough pull to use these levers with V-brakes when they're on maximum pull, as long as you don't mind them a bit squishy. More squishy equals more control but closer pad clearance. I can live with it, but may upgrade to 2.0L later. The U-brake works fine with minimum pull, any more and there's not enough control for me.
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Billie-Joe-Bob
a racer
from Hickville, IADate Reviewed: February 3, 1998
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Average, at best, is all I can say about these things. I am not, in the least, impressed. I guess the good thing is they don't cost an arm and a leg, but I tend to think the $50 retail price is a bit much for the quality you get. The tolerances are horrible and approach the atrocious play found in Dia Compe PC7's. The Speed Dial is a nice touch, but a little redundant if you know how to set up canti's the way you want them e.g. mushy, firm, or in between. They're not light, they're not cheap, and they don't stand out in a crowd of mediocre brake levers. Save some money and get a pair of tried and true Dia Compe SS-7's. They have the slop just like the Avid's, but they cost $20 less and are about 60 grams lighter.
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sid
a cross-country rider
from michiganDate Reviewed: November 30, 1997
Bottom Line:
Wow. Just switched to the SD 2.0L's from Shimano LX's. The difference is amazing. I thought that the LX's were just ugly and cheap LOOKING! The Avids require less force (at any setting) and make the LX V's come alive. If you run the complete LX set up, you're doing yourself an injustice by not using these levers. Perhaps XT/XTR would give the same improvement, but these babies are for real!
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