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Bernie M
a Weekend Warrior
from The PhilippinesDate Reviewed: September 7, 2003
Strengths: Probably the best Canti design I've ever seen, the finishing is good, and holds brake well.Weaknesses: Hard to adjust.Bottom Line: STX is a good choice for an average quality bike.
Perhaps 7 years ago this product is on top, my older bike has this component and as of still runs. I have 5 Mountain bikes and this old stuff is one of the best brake ( in an old bike ). This is not visible ( almost ) to bike stores so if somebody sell to you this canti, buy it with right price.
Favorite Trail: Southwoods/Tagaytay/Caliraya
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At: Cartimar
Similar Products Used: Suntour, Sunrace
Bike Setup: Generic Alloy Frame with STX Gruppo
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Brad
a Cross Country Rider
from Strafford, New HampshireDate Reviewed: May 20, 2002
Strengths: Quality appearence, easy to adjust, and stopping powerWeaknesses: HeavyBottom Line: For 7 bucks you can't go wrong, they look much nicer than much more expensive offerings from avid and shimano, they are strong, but heavy and provide very good stopping power. They are worth buying just for the appearance. If you can't adjust these brakes you shouldn't be working on your own bike, very simple to set up.
Favorite Trail: anywhere
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$7.00
Purchased At: price point
Similar Products Used: shimano and avid v-brakes
Bike Setup: Gary Fisher hard tail, Manitou magnum, stx rc v-brakes, kore lite 3 stem and bar, panarace dart and smoke tires
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Drew
a Weekend Warrior
from west hartford ctDate Reviewed: December 22, 2001
Strengths: strong. slamed many times. Black, goes with almost any bike. Easy to fix.Weaknesses: Bad in snow and rain. Sort of wigily at times. (I only have the problems with the brake in the back)Bottom Line: O.k. brake but wouldn't recomend. Don't use it if you downhill or if you race xc.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Similar Products Used: I have used shamano XTs, better. I have also used the shamano decor disk brakes. Killer vaule!
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Allison Alexander
a Racer
from NewfoundlandDate Reviewed: August 19, 1999
Strengths:
-They workWeaknesses:
-HeavyBottom Line: I've the STX RC v's, they work good enough for me. I haven't had a problem with em, although I would like to upgrade to Avid 2.0's.
Duration Product Used:
3 months
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DuDe
a Racer
from torontoDate Reviewed: July 20, 1999
Strengths:
great break for the moneyWeaknesses:
heaveyBottom Line: they work just fine on my old beater bike.
i dont really see how or why u guys are complaining about setting them up, i work at a bike shop and you should see the crap breaks i have to set up! it only takes a few minutes to set up, and if set up properly, they will not squeel!
Favorite Trail:
mansfeild
Duration Product Used:
more than 3 years
Similar Products Used:
the whole deal
Bike Setup:
my old cromo hardtail
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HDH
a weekend warrior
from TokyoDate Reviewed: January 31, 1999
Bottom Line:
I owned the STX canti's and upgraded to the STX-RC V's. Best choice I have done so far. These babes can brake!!! I live where there are lotsa hills, so I needed a good set of brakes. Adjusting the pads may be time-consuming, but I do it very sparingly, another reason for their worthiness. Sure, these pads may squeak in wet conditions, but I use this noise to alert the fellas that get 'cross my way.
Five chilies to go.
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G house
a weekend warrior
from cheshire englandDate Reviewed: January 6, 1999
Bottom Line:
As my first proper V brakes these rocked not only could they stop me on a dime they also where cheep and they came on my new muddy fox alu team £600 for 98 christmas they are good but they need lots of serviceing and they squeak a little.
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Chris
a cross-country rider
from Canberra, OzDate Reviewed: November 22, 1998
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My Giant ATX 970 came standard with STX-RC V-brakes, coupled with Diacompe Direct-pull 7 levers. They work well, and I am moderately satisfied with the standard pads (they KICK the LX pads!). However, they have their problems:1. They squeak sometimes, after riding through puddles, etc (when the pads get wet). And they don't stop squeaking when they dry, they keep on squeaking for a couple of days, which pisses me off.2. They don't use a threaded post brakepad (like the LX V-brakes do). This *severely* limits brake pad choice. I want to put Koolstop thinlines on them, but can't because of the shitty brakepad setup. Ritchey Logics?3. Did I mention they squeak?Apart from that, they are great and I cannot complain. They haven't let me down yet. They're a piece of piss to adjust, and don't require constant re-adjustment.Still, I'm gonna upgrade to Avid Single Digit, or XT, to give me better pad choice (and less squeak!). I'll keep the levers if I can, those Diacompes rock!Anyway, 5 stars for performance, -1 for the squeaking, and -1 for not being able to use koolstop thinlines.
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Matt
a cross-country rider
from Irvine CADate Reviewed: July 28, 1998
Bottom Line:
STX= Decent
STX-rc- AWESOME
i got the stx rcs on my Raleigh M400 and have been very impressed by their performance. Personally, i feel they are a great value, and from my personal testing, i prefer the levers and rears to the LX and XT series
wowThe levers rock
Oh BTW i have the WHOLE stx-rc set, including front and rear deraillurs
best ive ever owned :-)
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Someone
a cross-country rider
from CANADADate Reviewed: February 27, 1998
Bottom Line:
I had the old alivio brakes and about 1 year ago bought a back STX/RC brake.
Well...... when the brake is correctly adjusted and the cables smooth it didnt make much diff( alivio for front). I can easyly block the wheel front or back and moderate terrain. But when i took my bike to a downhill track i really noticed the lack of power of these brakes(canti).
I have never tried V brakes but going to upgrade both brakes soon with AVID 1D 2.0.
Besides the lack of power on downhill rides i give em babys 4 out of 5.
Very good for the $$$$.
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Wallace Shackleton
a weekend warrior
from Kinross, ScotlandDate Reviewed: February 13, 1998
Bottom Line:
Upgraded from Curve leavers and cantis. Wow what a difference!
I had difficulty in setting them up, until I picked the brains of the mechanic at my Local Bike Shop - easy when you know how.
Had to change the shifters; Gripshift 400s are not compatable (as one would expect) they seem to work with STX/Alivio shifters.
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justin becker
a racer
from cincinnati, ohioDate Reviewed: December 18, 1997
Bottom Line:
all you people that complain about the stopping power are wusses, i have 1994 STX brakes and levers on my bike and race 20+ races per year, who cares about lack of stopping power just pull a little harder, and learn to negotiate sections with less brake and more body englich for faster speeds. yeah, they are a crappy brake, but just deal with it. brakes don't when the race or get you to the the top of the next hill or tot he end of your ride. you do
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fang
a racer
from caDate Reviewed: December 9, 1997
Bottom Line:
i used to use these brakes on my bike. they are very good for the price.
Shit, all u complain about the quality, what do hell do u expect for entery level stuff?and they do have that sufficient power to lock up the wheels, just ge t a good mechanic(that doesnt mean u). keep em maintained, just like any other product, and they will do u good5 chilies for the quiality for the price
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Jonatan Gernes
a weekend warrior
from Ängelholm, SwedenDate Reviewed: December 3, 1997
Bottom Line:
These brakes are almost ok but you have to spend a lot of time setting them up. And be sure to set them up right. If you haven't done this for a while I'll tell you, it REALLY makes a difference. I'm still going to buy a new bike with V-brakes, but that hasn't got much to do with the brakes ...
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DAVID WILSON
a cross-country rider
from AUSTRALIADate Reviewed: September 8, 1997
Bottom Line:
The front cantilever worked perfectly but the back one just had no stopping power, even when it was new.
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