Submitted by
Justin
a Weekend Warrior
from Greensburg, PA
Date Reviewed: June 6, 2007
Strengths: They are black and kinda look cool.
Weaknesses: Where should I start..... they squeak, cut up rotors... total crap, not very strong grip, and very hard and time consuming to adjust and replace pads
Bottom Line:
Crap. Dont buy them, dont look at them, dont even mumble the name... they will break. They hacked the crap out of my rotor and now its bent and cut.... so.. terrible product. my hands would work better as a caliper than that so-called brake. I'm disgusted.
Similar Products Used: none.... but i ordered avid BB7's... worst to the best.
Bike Setup: Fisher Mullet, Alivio drive train... not the best, but its still workin fine for me...
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Submitted by
Steven
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 5, 2005
Strengths: Stops you good
Weaknesses: Needs tweaking
Bottom Line:
Everyone hates mech brakes, and people sure don't like these...WHy...i have no idea... I've been using these with my new bike for the past 2 months and they've been awesome. More than one time I was heading down the street a little too fast behind a car, car brakes suddenly, panic pull on the brakes and i do a nice little skid to avoid getting the face plant in a bumper plate. Holds me completely still on steep for downhilling, so pretty good power for the price. The worst thing about it is the adjustments...Had to file down the mounting block for the rear brake to get it to stop dragging, but works great now. A little sqweeking when i use it on high speeds, but otherwise seems to be awesome, way better than my vbrakes that refused to stop me no matter how hard i pulled.
Similar Products Used: V-brakes, cantilever brakes.
Bike Setup: Stock Ironhorse Warrior Comp.
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Submitted by
Trev Roberts
a Weekend Warrior
from Fort St. John, B.C, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 10, 2005
Strengths: Decent stopping power, good for XC.
Weaknesses: Lots of squealing. I've cleaned em, had them checked over at the shop, nothing stops the squealing. I don't find they work too well for urban. Trying to do fufanu's is hard,as they don't want to keep the rear wheel locked. Stock pads wear out very quickly.
Bottom Line:
If you ride XC, its a good brake, otherwise, go with something else. Not a great brake in my opinion. Waste of time. Avid BB5's or 7's work a heck of a lot better for urban, DJing, and skatepark. Not recommended at all.
Submitted by
Jake ...
a Weekend Warrior
from Fredericton Canada
Date Reviewed: May 11, 2004
Strengths: they can stop you....sorta
Weaknesses: definately want some sweet brake pads
Bottom Line:
You want disc brakes.. I would recomend theese, they are strong enough can handle any weather and are good price. and for jumping, hydraulic brakes are just too much money. Theese are simple brakes and work quite well for mechanical
Submitted by
Phil Martinez
a Weekend Warrior
from Albuquerque
Date Reviewed: September 4, 2003
Strengths: THEY STOP! I primarily ride freereide and some trials and some down hill and these breaks do what they are supposed to, they STOP! if you can't stop with these disc's you probably should get off your bike and re-think your existance...
Weaknesses: they do make a little noise and have to adjust the calipers every few rides, if you are irritaied about the noise it makes, but if you are riding and having a blast the noise should not affect you, it definately does not affect performance...
Bottom Line:
you buy the breaks, you put 'em on, and you use them all day long... they stop, i have had and used the things for almost every day for 6 months and have had no disc's warp or pads give out, heck in 6 mos i have not even gotten new pads! i would recomend these breaks to anyone who likes awesome break controll and hates the mess and maintanence of hydros...
Submitted by
daniel frater
a Cross Country Rider
from london
Date Reviewed: March 2, 2003
Strengths: EASY TO FIT, NICE SMOOTH POWERFUL PULL, NICE PRICE, HASSLE FREE AND SLIMLINE - NO STICKY OUT BITS TO SNAP OFF!
Weaknesses: NEED DECENT LEVERS TO GET FULL BENEFIT
Bottom Line:
NICE BRAKE, GREAT PRICE FOR WHAT IT DOES, SET UP IS IMPORTANT, NEED RIGHT LEVERS AND CABLES, SOME CHEAPER CABLES STRETCH - CAUSING BRAKES TO LOCK - STOP AND PULL AS GOOD AS ANY OTHER CABLES ON THE MARKET, ALL PRETTY MUCH THE SAME ANY HOW.
Strengths: No fluids to mess with - cable actuation is simple.
Weaknesses: Absolutely zero stopping power, easily warped rotors. Difficult to dial in. Plus they will not stop rubbing! Spring on pad also wears out and allows the pad to fall out and get jammed in the rotor, which can cause some *excitement*.
Bottom Line:
I would never recommend these brakes to anyone - they are absolutely worthless. Spend the extra cash and go hydro. Hayes should never have bothered with cable actuated discs. If I could give fewer chilis, I would.
Submitted by
John Catts
a Weekend Warrior
from Spring Branch
Date Reviewed: December 28, 2002
Strengths: Good Stopping power,inexpensive
Weaknesses: Disc Rubs on the rear..even after break in period and all the adjustments known to man it still rubs a little. Wish the adjustment screw would give more space between the pads and disc rotor.
Bottom Line:
Good for the price if you can't afford hydros..Wish they were easier to adjust. They stop good haven't had any problems there..No problems with lock up. For the price go for it. Not really for downhillers or freeriders but good for the XC crowd.
Strengths: none. i borrowed a stinky for downhilling and couldn't stop.
Weaknesses: These things suck. they get hot really quick and then it's all done. there is more arm pump than using v-brakes. there is no modulation. it's either full freewhell or lockup, especially with a rear wheel.
Bottom Line:
these are horrible. they should never be used. they should never be put on any bike. hayes has such a great hydraulic product i don't know why they even tried to make a mechanical system.
