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Avid Speed Dial Ultimate L Brake Lever
Product Description
User Reviews 
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Jason Brozic
from Bristol, NY Date Reviewed: August 4, 2006 Strengths: Very light. Very strong. Adjustable in many different ways. You can customize your braking ability no matter what you are going to be riding on. It can also be adjusted on the go. No real need to stop to adjust anything. Weaknesses: None as far as useage. They are a wee bit pricey. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: ANything along the Finger Lakes Region. Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $190.00 Purchased At: Park Ave Bike Shop. (Rochester, NY) Similar Products Used: Avid 2.0 Brake Triggers. Schimano XTR Brake triggers. Bike Setup: 1999 Gary Fisher Paragon.
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Tom
a Weekend Warrior
from White Plains, NY Date Reviewed: June 23, 2006 Strengths: Lightweight, good looking, simple design, works extremely well. Weaknesses: Price? I think they were worth every penny. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $150.00 Purchased At: pricepoint Similar Products Used: Avid SD7 Bike Setup: On-One Inbred steel hardtail with White Bros 100mm fork, Mavic 819 rims, XT hubs, SRAM X9, Easton carbon bar, Continental vertical pro tubeless, SD7 brakes.
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mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Iittsburgh pennsylvania Date Reviewed: February 13, 2004 Strengths: very adjustable light and maintainable. cool cnc machining. great feel. Weaknesses: pricey but worth it Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $120.00 Purchased At: Denali cycles Bike Setup: cannondale f500 with all kinds of up grades (two originall parts and one of them is the frame
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Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from NY, USA Date Reviewed: July 13, 2003 Strengths: Super smooth action; absolutely zero play; crash replacement policy (can replace blade and bearing for a nominal fee); easy to use and effective speed dial; speed dial view ports; beautiful machining; light weight (150 grams/pair); ergonomic lever blade; easy installation; Weaknesses: reach adjustment not infinite (only a couple positions); barrel adjuster design is bad (IMHO), must have slack in cable for it to work Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Purchased At: eBay Similar Products Used: LX, XT, XTR, Speed Dial 7, Speed Dial 5, other lower end Dia Compes, hayes hydro, mag. marta, Bike Setup: nokon housing, gore rideon cable, XTR brakes
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Captain Phun
a Cross Country Rider
from Superfund, NJ Date Reviewed: July 11, 2003 Strengths: Holy poop like butter! So sweet I'm getting a chub typing this at work! Light weight, speed dial leverage for the exact feel you want. CNC machined so they look great. Light weight. You can take the brakes off without having to remove your grips. Weaknesses: The fact that I'm typing this at work and not squeezing these levers. My pud is jealous cause I play with these levers more than it now! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Waywayanda Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $120.00 Purchased At: Jenson Similar Products Used: Shimano xt, avid sd3, magura marta hydros. Bike Setup: Yeti F.R.O., light weight parts, blah blah blah
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Matt z
a Weekend Warrior
from Rochester, NY USA Date Reviewed: March 13, 2003 Strengths: Lightweight, looks great, works like butter, adjustable leverage Weaknesses: nonya Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Tryon or FLT Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $75.00 Purchased At: friend Similar Products Used: single digit, xt, lx, xtr, Bike Setup: 2002.5 SC Heckler, King HS, Avid Mechs., Ultimate levers, Thomson sp and stem, drivetrain mix XTR and XT, Mavic 317 XT Disc hubs
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Derek
a Cross Country Rider
from Edmonds, WA Date Reviewed: November 6, 2002 Strengths: Feels better than ANYTHING Super-smooth, light action Gorgeous machinework Highest-quality bike part I've ever seen, seriously Although they are expensive, these levers will be the last ones you'll buy for a while. Weaknesses: Reach adjustment is really funky, doesn't stay exactly where you put it, hard to adjust accurately and precisely. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Purchased At: Work at bike shop Similar Products Used: Avid Mags and Avid 1.0's used on my bikes, have also tried pretty much everything else (work at a shop) Bike Setup: '01 Stumpjumper Pro with Avid Mag brakes
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XXLT
from Western US Date Reviewed: September 11, 2002 Strengths: -Can you say butter? Butter smooth that is. -Amazing response -Cool factor -Removable without removing everything else (2 peice clamp design) -Solid as a rock Weaknesses: -Price? Kinda steep for levers, but when considering they are CNC'd they are actually rather cheep Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Anywhere with dirt Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $115.00 Purchased At: PricePoint.com Similar Products Used: All of em Bike Setup: Custom Ti frame with all the goodies
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Tony
a Cross Country Rider
from York, Pa. Date Reviewed: February 17, 2002 Strengths: Huge range of adjustability, way cool design, awesome feel, makes your riding buddies envious. No "buyer's regret" here! Weaknesses: Hmmmmmmmm...maybe price. I still don't regret paying the $$ for these babies! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $90.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Nothing even comes close. Bike Setup: Nothing but Treks in this house, baby!
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Jim Hack
a Cross Country Rider
from Central Wa. Date Reviewed: January 31, 2002 Strengths: The whole package Weaknesses: cost Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: otter falls Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: Universal cycle Similar Products Used: LX XT Bike Setup: Rocky Mountian element with Avid Mech Disc and 2.4motoraptors 
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Joe Adnan
a Cross Country Rider
from Malaysia Date Reviewed: January 25, 2002 Strengths: Very good design and construction. High snob appeal value. Weaknesses: Expensive, poor value. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Bukit Kiara Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Purchased At: Soon Watt & Co Similar Products Used: Shimano XTR levers Bike Setup: Sevencycles Sola, mish-mash of current and obsolete parts. Check the bike out at http://www.bikehash.freeservers.com/seven.html  
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chris castanzo
a Racer
from akron, ohio Date Reviewed: December 17, 2001 Strengths: they look nice, and they are not that common yet so there is an oohhh ahhh factor. chicks dig 100 dollar brake levers Weaknesses: they stick, and the barrel adjuster design flat oput sucks Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: just about anything Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $100.00 Purchased At: a local shop Similar Products Used: avid single digit ti's, 2.0's xt's, xtr's, pauls, kooka, and just about anything else worth trying Bike Setup: profile racer xl, xtr v brake, answer, chris king, crupi atomlab
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mike
a Weekend Warrior
from avon lake,ohio,usa Date Reviewed: September 8, 2001 Strengths: CNC'd, beautiful, strong, good looks, MODULATION, ADJUSTABILITY, 1 finger control Weaknesses: price - "if you have to ask you just don't get it"! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $100.00 Purchased At: internet Similar Products Used: Avid mag dial, Avid 5's, Avid 3's Bike Setup: 00 stumpy
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Mark Bishop
a Cross Country Rider
from San Jose, CA USA Date Reviewed: July 30, 2001 Strengths: Light weight, Excellent construction and design, Awesome functionality, Way-cool adjustability, Nice looking Weaknesses: Ha ha ha. That's funny. Weakness, yeah right. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Downieville Downhill Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $115.00 Similar Products Used: Avid SD Ultimate (From around '95) (Pre-"v" brake) Bike Setup: Santa Cruz Superlight, custom built,
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UberClyde
a Weekend Warrior
from Manila, Philippines Date Reviewed: June 14, 2001 Strengths: Tough, great modulation, easily adjusted, cake to work on, etc. Weaknesses: The friggin' price Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Ridge 2 Duration Product Used: 6 months Purchased At: Speedgoat Similar Products Used: LX and XT levers Bike Setup: Isis, Z1, Thompson Elite, MonkeyLite, Race Face, XTR
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