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Shimano 1999 XT V-Brakes Brake System
Product DescriptionShimano 1999 XT V-Brakes
User Reviews
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pierre bourgon
a Cross Country Rider
from cornwall, ON, Canada Date Reviewed: August 27, 2006 Strengths: stops better than the Hayes nine brakes on my Secialised Bighit Expert FR bike. no squeal once toed in properly. attactive Weaknesses: none so far Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: trails around cornwall Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $27.00 Purchased At: Ebay, used Similar Products Used: Deore V brakes:not nearly as good as XT Bike Setup: Giant XTC 2002 Manitou Super Axel fork Bontager lite saddle & Mustang rims Deore OE crankset, Brake levers, STX RC 8spd shifters Sora BB, 12-21 cassette Haro gooseneck, 90mm 25deg all other parts XT, Dart& Smoke 2.1 cool stop brake pads. thats all the local shop had 
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chaz c
a Weekend Warrior
from ridgefield, NJ USA Date Reviewed: August 19, 2006 Strengths: Stops well. Servicable. Fully adjustable. Weaknesses: THE SQUEAL. Weight. High maintenance. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Ringwood Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Purchased At: Ebay Bike Setup: Ibis XT Thompson Race Face Easton  
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A Rider
a Cross Country Rider
from UK Date Reviewed: January 24, 2006 Strengths: These brakes stop the bike well if you really have to stop. I'm still on my first set of pads - the ear splitting screech that you get if you put your fingers anywhere near the lever is such that you only want them in an absolute emergency. You don't need to fit a bell to warn folks you're coming - they heard you half and hour ago. Weaknesses: See above. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Purchased At: Local store
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Brad
a Cross Country Rider
from Genoa City, WI Date Reviewed: May 12, 2005 Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months
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Chris
a Weekend Warrior
from Hallidays Point, NSW, Australia Date Reviewed: March 13, 2005 Strengths: Good power Weaknesses: Brake squeal - but it is fixable. The squeal is caused by movement in the linkages allowing the brake shoe to rapidly move back and forward making the noise. There may be pad and rim variables as well but it is not simply poor setup that causes the problem. I think you have to be lucky to get a "tight" set to avoid the noise. Fortunately the brake can be dismantled - remove from the bike, pop off the plastic covers over the pivots, undo the tiny grub screws that hold in the bushing and push out the 2 bushings. You could use shims to remove the play between the arms and the "saddle" but I simply put the saddle in a vice and gently compressed it until the arm was a firm fit then reassembled the brake. It takes about 15 mins per side. You need to compress the saddle gently as its only aluminium. All bolts must also be tight. I think if you do this you will fix the noise even with shoes in a neutral position. Good luck. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $35.00 Purchased At: Ebay Similar Products Used: Avid Bike Setup: Specialized MTB Tandem
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Eneko Golinski
a Weekend Warrior
from Basque Country (Spain) Date Reviewed: February 2, 2005 Strengths: Breaking power Weaknesses: Front brake noise Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $45.00 Purchased At: Local dealer Similar Products Used: Older cantilever brakes Bike Setup: Cannondale Bad Boy, Shimano XT (2000?)
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Graham
a Weekend Warrior
from Perth Date Reviewed: January 8, 2005 Strengths: Light weight, effective, great modulation, a doddle to maintain, robust build quality. Weaknesses: Occasional squeal, loss of effectiveness in extremely wet conditions. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Similar Products Used: LX v's. Discs on friends bike. Bike Setup: '99 Mount Vision. Fox Vanilla fork @ 100mm. Continental Verticals. Easton and WCS finishing kit. King headset.
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roland
from slc, ut Date Reviewed: July 13, 2004 Strengths: good power Weaknesses: Noice...Noise ...Noise Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $40.00 Purchased At: local shop Similar Products Used: Avid 5.0 Bike Setup: Specialized FSR 
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el ray
from someplace in the midwest Date Reviewed: June 4, 2003 Strengths: i suppose these brakes haven't caused me or my family any real physical harm...my pulse and sperm count are still normal Weaknesses: when you squeeze the brake lever in an attempt to apply the brakes, pandora's box opens and all the evils in the world are unleashed upon my unsuspecting eardrums Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Similar Products Used: fingernails on a chalkboard, nails in a blender, jamming a manual transmission car into reverse at 60 mph Bike Setup: xc racing hardtail; long-travel fork
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cicada The Insect Man
a Cross Country Rider
from Melbourne Date Reviewed: September 11, 2002 Strengths: They stop very well on the rear. (Very easy to adjust on the rear) Weaknesses: On the front a design flaw causes vibration problems that result in hideous screaming, squealing and zero modulation. On the front brake, screeeeech free pad alignment can only be achieved on the 7th day of the 7th month in the 7th year after a sacrificing 3 XTR rear derailleurs and a Dura-Ace equipped titanium road bike in a sacred fire fuelled by 7 kevlar race tires. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Mt Beauty Big Hill fire trail going up Duration Product Used: 2 Years Purchased At: Came on bike Similar Products Used: hmmmm the most similar product to this I've seen is a 3yr old throwing an tantrum because mommy will not by them a toy at the supermarket. Although that is a soothing melody compared to the noise my XT front brakes make. Bike Setup: Giant AXT 890 with Bombers.
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simo
a Weekend Warrior
from sydney Date Reviewed: June 3, 2002 Strengths: typical shimano build quality Weaknesses: over engineered, and boy do they squeel. Dogs howl, sheep flee, horses bolt, grannies have heart attacks. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $100.00 Purchased At: a shop Similar Products Used: dia compes, shimano LX (don't squeel- how comes?) Bike Setup: turner xc with xt throughout
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Hardcore
a Downhiller
from Germany Date Reviewed: January 20, 2002 Strengths: You get fast because they don't work. Its name is not brake, it's fake!!! Weaknesses: The paralelogram flew away while trialing along. Glad that I was just jumping around in my garden. Had not a long walk home. Squeeky. Dirty cables like all non-hydraulic brakes. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Die Rinne Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $60.00 Similar Products Used: DX-Cantilevers, Maguras, Avids, LX-V's Tested Gustav M, Hayes and Hope. Bike Setup: GT ZASKAR cool stuff
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dennisd
a Cross Country Rider
from Cornwall, Ontario Date Reviewed: January 18, 2002 Strengths: -POWERFUL -Easy pad replacement -Light Weaknesses: -Expensive Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Brockville Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Similar Products Used: AceraX cantis, LX, ProMax, etc. Bike Setup: Enduro '01 Sport
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Kevin
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver, BC, Canada Date Reviewed: January 4, 2002 Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $1500.00 Purchased At: Bikes on Broadway
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Eric
a Cross Country Rider
from Mountain View Date Reviewed: November 30, 2001 Strengths: inexpensive Weaknesses: squeal Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: came on bike Similar Products Used: '97 XT, Avid SD Mag, Avid, SD Ti, catis Bike Setup: full XT
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