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Formula Brakes B4 Gold Disc Brake System
Product Description
User Reviews 
Submitted by
Jason
a Cross Country Rider
from Winnipeg, MB, Canada Date Reviewed: January 18, 2005 Strengths: It came on my bike. Light. I like the feel and modulation. Decently durable. Weaknesses: Only decently durable. Little to no support due to it not being a common product. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Purchased At: came with bike Similar Products Used: None, just V brakes. Bike Setup: Norco Nitro, currently undergoing a remake :) 
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Bryan
a Weekend Warrior
from North Shore Date Reviewed: August 18, 2004 Strengths: Good power Weaknesses: Plastic parts break Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Boogieman Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $25.00 Similar Products Used: Avid mechs, Hayes hydros Bike Setup: Banshee Scirocco w/B4's on the front and Avid mechs on the back 
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tom
a Racer
from frisco CO Date Reviewed: July 28, 2004 Strengths: Good XC design- balance of weight and power, great modulation, durable- yes I said durable, excellent support from thorusa.com- the only support option, value is excellent compared to XTR/Juicy/Marta (price is dropping) Weaknesses: Bike shops suck at support so figure on your own wrenching, old models needed a better bleed than they came with, mechanical aptitude helpful, 200 lbs. weight limit is common sense, breakaway lever design misunderstood Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $330.00 Purchased At: thorusa.com Similar Products Used: Avid mechs, Hayes hydros Bike Setup: DeVinci with 2 wheels stopped by 2002 Formula B4s
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jason
a Racer
from beckley, wv, us Date Reviewed: July 6, 2004 Strengths: light Weaknesses: hard to bleed, easy to break levers, no stopping power with front brake Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Purchased At: came on bike Similar Products Used: avid, hayes Bike Setup: k2 razorback sl
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marTy
a Weekend Warrior
from Adelaide, Australia Date Reviewed: March 18, 2004 Strengths: superlight, looks killer. Thorsten service. Weaknesses: difficulty dumb-ass bikeshop mechanics have in bleeding them. difficulty getting spares from a bikeshop (tho this is fixed by simply getting the stuff over the web). Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: kuitpo Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $200.00 Purchased At: eBay Similar Products Used: Hope DH4's Shimano Deore Hayes Mag Hayes HFX Bike Setup: 01 stumpjumper fsr xc pro, XTR, psylo's + fox float, thomson, syncros etc
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Brian
from Calgarty, Alberta, Canada Date Reviewed: January 2, 2004 Strengths: Light, powerful (when set up right) Fairly quiet after bedded in Weaknesses: Tough to bleed properly small parts on levers easy to break or lose Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Purchased At: Bow Cycle Similar Products Used: hayes mech discs (skweeeeeek) Bike Setup: '01 Stumpy FSR XC ~4" travel F&R trailbike setup
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Jan
from Århus, Denmark Date Reviewed: June 23, 2003 Strengths: Weight. Works a littel better when wet, maybe due to better cooling. Weaknesses: Brake power equal to wet canti brakes. Fades a lot. Needs bleeding often. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Similar Products Used: Magura Louise 2001 Bike Setup: Commencal Doctor, Psylo SL
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stevo jackwallop
a Downhiller
from somerset, england Date Reviewed: March 22, 2003 Strengths: light weight, pimpy gold, cute looks Weaknesses: dont use for downhill, because of the light weight build strength starts to dissapear after a while even with new pads Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: kingscliff woods Duration Product Used: 1 Year Bike Setup: cute little gold hardtail frame, z1 wedges, xt mech, manacle chain device, fsa alpha drive cranks and ultimax pro bb 
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Mark
a Cross Country Rider
from Durango, CO Date Reviewed: February 25, 2003 Strengths: Weight? Handlebar clamps Weaknesses: Cheap plastic parts, lack of US service Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Purchased At: Came on bike Bike Setup: Yeti AS-R
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Ricardo Rosado
a Weekend Warrior
from Lisbon, Portugal Date Reviewed: February 23, 2003 Strengths: not bad.... Weaknesses: overheating, is a factor.... Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $260.00
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Mark DRUMMOND
a Cross Country Rider
from London, England Date Reviewed: December 23, 2002 Strengths: Light, powerful, good value Weaknesses: Like all discs need careful set up and 'running in' Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Lookout Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $70.00 Purchased At: e-bay Similar Products Used: only Vs Bike Setup: Merlin frame, Xt group, zocchis
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laurence creighton
a Cross Country Rider
from england Date Reviewed: December 11, 2002 Strengths: The disks wear in pretty quick with some light squeaks but overall quite good Weaknesses: The pins in the brake fall out easily and i actully lost one, I have been looking for spares everywhere and if you can find one email me at creightz105@hotmail.com Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $354.00 Purchased At: saddington cycles
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Nonoy
a Weekend Warrior
from Philippines Date Reviewed: December 11, 2002 Strengths: Lightweight, cool looks!! Weaknesses: price! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $240.00 Purchased At: YKK Similar Products Used: Avid Mech discs, Shimano XT Bike Setup: C'dale F/S, UST tires, Fox float RL rear shox.......
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John
a Cross Country Rider
from Adelaide, South Australia Date Reviewed: November 20, 2002 Strengths: ..ummmm...they look good, oh and you never have to replace a rear tire again, (you may have to when the casing rots)I've not been able to lock the rear in a year! Bleeding service intervals have gotten me out of the weekly shopping expeditions with the wife! (5 chilli's). The modulation experience is unforgetable....and sharpens your braking distance 'senses' to new levels. Weaknesses: ...this product is used for stopping...seriously? Do not expect to get the same stopping performance from these as your old v-brakes, or get out of trouble quickly on them. Never in my life have I had a rear tire last so long, and when you are able to actually lock a wheel...tell all your friends (or make sure they are there)! 1. The levers and their travel design have been engineered by someone who obviously had too much spare time in the factory downloading porn. I'm sick of pulling a u-turn to fetch those pins. 2. Do not use these in hot weather, they boil way too easy. 3. If you do use these when it's hot...expect the piston seals to start leaking. 4. I did all the research and read the reviews before purchasing these so I expected a 'bedding in' period...still waiting for something (anything!) to happen. 5. The stopping power of these brakes is NON-EXISTENT. If you have way too much confidence in your trail riding abilities purchase these brakes to re-introduce a challenge back into your riding. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $240.00 Purchased At: LifeCycle Bicycles Similar Products Used: ..wedged four mars bars between the frame and rims to compare the stopping power....mars wins hands down...and leaves less damage than dot 4... Bike Setup: KHS FXT Rage
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Rob
a Cross Country Rider
from London UK Date Reviewed: October 22, 2002 Strengths: lightweight, looks saucy, lightweight, better than v's, oh, and lightweight too. Weaknesses: flimsy rotors, gay reservoir covers. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: moose cycles Similar Products Used: hope minis Bike Setup: commencal normal (stock except panaracer fire xc's) .Riser bars ,sus.s/post (or anything else gives me the horn )to be added soon.
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