Mechanical: This is a mechanical caliper with a centering adjuster operated by a standard brake lever. Supplied with 160mm front and rear rotors. Caliper weight 254 grams.
Used them on my hardtail for a while before getting my FS. Got avids and like them better, if nothing else just because I wore one pad out to the metal, couldnt find replacements. Did have an issue with the pad adjustment scews re-adjusting themselves, drop of blue loctite fixed that. Avids are easier to adjust tho, with the big red dials on both sides (little black plastic adjuster on these also liked to turn itself). One thing I did like was that the external adjuster thingy moved the whole caliper, and the caliper kinda "floats" where the avids are fixed to the frame and you have to adjust the pads individually.
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Toby
a Cross Country Rider
from Studio City CA Date Reviewed: October 20, 2003
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$21.00
Purchased At:
EBAY - Where else?
Strengths:
Simple to set up and maintain. They don't fade much.
Weaknesses:
Can't be used on 74mm Manitou forks.
Similar Products Used:
None
Bike Setup:
K2 Zed 4.0, WTB Speedisks, Avid levers and cables.
Bottom Line:
Unbeatable for the price. Work really well on the rear with 140mm disk. I am going to have to get a different brake for the front as the other Grimeca I bought wont fit (make me an offer). I will be a able to compare then. On the whole I am really happy with these.
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len moses
a Cross Country Rider
from eagle bridge ny. Date Reviewed: June 23, 2002
Favorite Trail:
muddy adirondack snowmobile trails
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$100.00
Purchased At:
ediscountbike.com
Strengths:
value-thats 100.00 front and rear new on ebay. after break in period they work excellent. easy to adjust. i can't imagine avids mech. being any better.
Weaknesses:
a little noisy untill broken in. so what
Similar Products Used:
magnura disc. xtr rim.
Bike Setup:
g. fisher sugar 1 has the system 7 discs. cannondale saco dura ace-ultegra
Bottom Line:
i paid a c note for pair brand new so i'm giving 5 flaming turds. had i paid the 200.+ list i would expect slightly more stopping power.i'm hopping getting replacement parts won't be a problem. but over-all i'm very pleased with the perfomance of these brakes.
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Pritch
a Weekend Warrior
from Bristol, UK Date Reviewed: June 17, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Leigh Woods, Bristol
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Strong, simple, durable.
Weaknesses:
Not brilliant stopping power, weight
Similar Products Used:
Avid Mechanical Disk
Bike Setup:
Saracen Havoc '01 with LX groupset, other mods.
Bottom Line:
As I work for a certain famous bike retailer I got this bike at a very reasonable price when I was looking for a bargain freerider, but accepted that the component mix didn't do the frame package justice.
I've changed just about everything except the cranks and these brakes.
I probably would not buy them seperately, but with this bike they have performed excellently. For most recreational riders they will be more than enough. Need a bit of careful bedding in. Good strong cable housing.
Not the performance of my Avid Mechanical disk on my Marin and a lot heavier- these disks are too beefy for a lightweight XC machine.
On the whole, great value for money.
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Who do ya think?
a
from Bedfodshire England Date Reviewed: November 10, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Secret
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
MCCCYCLES
Strengths:
Good modulation, easy to set up and maintain, good in wet and muddy conditions.
Weaknesses:
Not as good as my v-brake avids.
Similar Products Used:
Shimano deore LX V, Avid arch rivals
Bike Setup:
X-Ess
Bottom Line:
All round good stopper but not brilliant.
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paul jacob
a Downhiller
from london Date Reviewed: May 28, 2001
Favorite Trail:
repindels
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$49.00
Purchased At:
bikehut
Strengths:
great for skidding
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
v brake ,hope,hayes
Bike Setup:
saracen havoc 2001
Bottom Line:
cheap effective impressable brakes might be able to stop adele they are so effective and efficient that i have never had to sevice them ,they have always been working perfect since i have bought my saracen havoc you should seriously consider buying these if you are a abouser to your bike and equipment.
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Mike
a Downhiller
from London Date Reviewed: February 1, 2001
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
simple, easy to set up.. very very effective
Weaknesses:
none really
Similar Products Used:
Avid
Bike Setup:
Saracen 2001 D-Tox.. .. I added the F/R System 7's afterwards
Bottom Line:
excellent brakes.. I have no complaints at all..
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Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Cotswolds, UK Date Reviewed: January 30, 2001
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Once set up, they are eyeball-poppingly effective, and are no hassle in the wet, compared to my old LX V-brakes. Despite rumours, pads are easy to get hold of.
Weaknesses:
Product came with Bike, so the manual was on the internet, which takes a year to download. Setup took a while, but once I'd worked them out, I was happy. Levers are cheap, so bought some Deore ones instead. Disc attatches to hub via 5 bolts, which may raise compatibility issues.
Similar Products Used:
LX V brakes.
Bike Setup:
Saracen Tuffrax with Bomber Z4
Bottom Line:
Came with bike, so I don't know how much they're worth, but in comparison to my old brakes, they're excellent, especially in the mud. Very sensitive, with plenty of modulation. Give reassuring feel at tricky moments. Now I know how to set them up, they're a doddle!
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