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Avid Code 5 Disc Brake System
Product Description
User Reviews
Submitted by
shaggy55555
a Weekend Warrior
from San Jose, CA USA Date Reviewed: November 26, 2011 Strengths: Excellent power and Modulation. Weaknesses: Poor lever Design, delicate and will not function correctly once reassembled. Poor piston Gear and Bevel Gear design, Gears slip when attempting to adjust the pad contact. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Demonstration Forest Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $200.00 Similar Products Used: Avid 7's, XT, Sram XX Bike Setup: VP Free, RockShox Totem, CCDB Rear Shock, Saint Deraileurs and shifters. 
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Vuco
a Weekend Warrior
from Zagreb, Croatia Date Reviewed: May 14, 2011 Strengths: - good stopping power and modulation - almost fade free - during use (3 months using it on low temps and snow till spring time when its warm and muddy) no problems with it Weaknesses: - weight (?) - ~445g for PM with rotor, Elixir are round 375g, so not much big of a deal - lever gets loose almost on every brake - needed a bleed after 2 hard months of use Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Sljeme Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $80.00 Purchased At: second hand Similar Products Used: Juicy 3, Shimano SLX, Magura Louise, Juicy 7, Formula RX Bike Setup: FS with 130mm rear travel, Revelation 150mm on front, 180mm rotor, 190lbs rider
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sthompson36
a Downhiller
from Thousand Oaks Date Reviewed: January 4, 2011 Strengths: Solid, I smashed the levers through a tree-bush, so-cal, in a really hard crash, pulled chunks of wood out of the lever and was good to go ! Have a shop bleed and replace the pads, if it is done right it'll be strong w/ good pressure sensitivity Weaknesses: When grime and age wear on them it's really hard to change brake pads,adjust/bleed them. The pistons were stuck out on mine, tried everything to get them to unfreeze, took them to a shop and they were able to change the F/R pads, and adjust/bleed the brakes for $60.00. It is well-worth it, buying the pads yourself can cost up to $50.00, and can be complicated to a non-mechanical person. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Secret Steep Single Track Flow Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $100.00 Purchased At: pinkbike.com classif Similar Products Used: A few others Bike Setup: 2008 Mongoose ECD, Avid Code 5 brakes 
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HeadFirst!
a Cross Country Rider
from Missouri Date Reviewed: July 23, 2010 Strengths: Incredibly strong braking, good modulation, reasonable price Weaknesses: Long hoses, required special bracket for fox f100 rl Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Slaughterpen Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $300.00 Purchased At: Masherz Similar Products Used: Hayes bb7, avid elixer Bike Setup: 203mm front, 185mm rear code 5's, fox f100 rl, fox rp23, 2.5 weirwolf front, 2.1 weirwolf rear, stans, gnar bar, xt shifters, 2002 Gary fisher sugar 2
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TomK3
a Weekend Warrior
from westchester Date Reviewed: July 20, 2010 Strengths: Powerful, excellent modulation Weaknesses: maybe they are heavy if you are a true weight weenie Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Blue Mountain Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $110.00 Purchased At: Price point Similar Products Used: Avid Elixir, HFX 9 Bike Setup: Heckler
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Uncle Six Pack
a Weekend Warrior
from Bloomsburg, PA, USA Date Reviewed: June 24, 2010 Strengths: Very powerful, maybe the strongest brakes I've ever used Weaknesses: hoses are pretty long Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: came with bike Similar Products Used: Shimano XT, Avid Juicy 5, Avid bb7, bb5 Bike Setup: 2008 SX Trail, 203 mm font, 185 mm rear
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alex55
a Downhiller
from Des Moines, IA Date Reviewed: June 8, 2010 Strengths: Ridiculous stopping power, decent modulation, affordable, stealthy looking, 4 piston calipers Weaknesses: hard to change pads(not a big deal), no pad contact adjustment Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: The Boulevard Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: QBP Similar Products Used: Hayes HFX-9 hd Bike Setup: Transition Bottlerocket, Rockshox Domain 318 u-turn, Marzocchi Rocco tst r coil, lx/slx drivetrian, thompson elite seatpost, transition revolution 32 wheels, raceface evolve DH cranks, DMR V8 pedals, maxxis minnion DHF/DHR tires 
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SLOrider85
a Downhiller
from San Luis Obispo Date Reviewed: May 2, 2010 Strengths: Stopping Power Weaknesses: Pretty Terrible Modulation Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: MoGo Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $130.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Elixers, Shimano Saint, shimano XT Bike Setup: Giant Reign X1, DXH 5.0 Air, Azonic Outlaws, MRP G2 chainguide, sunline pedals & bars etc etc bla bla bla
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Jayem
a Downhiller
from Prescott Date Reviewed: December 13, 2009 Strengths: Strong when they work. Weaknesses: Causes brake rotor and caliper to "vibrate" so bad while braking that it is hard to control the bike. This went away after flippping the front rotor and eventually the rear quited as well, but now the front is doing it again with new pads. This isn't squealing or a bit of noise, this is vibration that can actually keep you from riding in a straight line. It has to be felt to be experienced. I'm also no fan of the lever, blade-adjustment is in a dumb place that can't be accessed without removing the lever, thereby making it impossible to see what the reach-adjustment does to the lever position. Like most avid brakes, there seems to be a general lack of thought and design. I can't complain too much for the price I paid, but Avid seems to be the only brake that regularly has that "turkey warble" problem (see brake board for explaination). Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Private Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $180.00 Purchased At: QBP Similar Products Used: Hayes Mags and HFX, Avid BB7s, Hope DH4s, Hope MonoM4s, Shimano LX, Magura Gustav, and many others. Bike Setup: Turner Highline. 
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Tim
a Cross Country Rider
from Sandpoint, ID Date Reviewed: July 16, 2009 Strengths: Zip. Weaknesses: This is the second pair of Avid Code 5's that my shop has attempted to put on a bike that had a defect from the factory. Avid admitted it, but won't compensate my mechanic for all his time trying to get the product to work. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Basin Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: Competitive Instinct Similar Products Used: Avid mechanicals. Bike Setup: Ellsworth Id. King hubs and headset. Vanilla RLC Pushed. Fox DHX 5.0. Gravity dropper.
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ADF
a Cross Country Rider
from South Africa Date Reviewed: March 2, 2009 Strengths: Extremely responsive Weaknesses: Not that good looking but who cares about looks when you're going 40mph down a slope. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Knysna Forest Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $300.00 Purchased At: Chain Reaction cycle Similar Products Used: Hayes Sole, Juicy 3 Bike Setup: Specialized Rockhopper Comp
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cody
a Downhiller
from Abbotsford Date Reviewed: September 29, 2008 Strengths: Great no problems whatsoever i would recommend these brakes to anyone. makes juicy 7's look like crap. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Similar Products Used: juicy 7 Bike Setup: giant glory DH
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Deano the Machino
a Weekend Warrior
from The land down under Date Reviewed: August 13, 2008 Strengths: Solid as a rock,super powerful,excellent feel,kinda cool lookin in that mossy green colour,rotors look mad as,pad changing is simple Weaknesses: can be a bee-arch to bleed,sometimes maybe a little too strong (control ya fingers peeps!) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Daisy Hill Forest Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $230.00 Purchased At: The Bike Shed Mortda Similar Products Used: Hayes Sole (like comparing a corolla to a lambo btw) Bike Setup: Basically stock 07 GT I-Drive 7 2.0
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BikingDaddy
a Cross Country Rider
from Haarlem Date Reviewed: August 7, 2008 Strengths: Great stopping power and looking good.Easy to install and even with the 3-way allignment no problem for a noob-mechanic. Weaknesses: none so far Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $350.00 Purchased At: bikeparts-online Similar Products Used: Pro-max 2 piston, formula oro K18 Bike Setup: Gt I-drive with a Manitou Black Platinum And Bontrager select Disc wheels.
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jrayf57
a Downhiller
from brea ca Date Reviewed: August 5, 2008 Strengths: If you have had problems with stopping your problems are over. The brakes have great modulation and will stop you on a dime. Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: gooseberry mesa utah Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $400.00 Purchased At: jenson usa Similar Products Used: hazes hayes 9 Bike Setup: 2003 santa cruz bullet shimano components, dt swiss wheel set
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