|
|
Hayes HFX 9 HD Disc Brake System
Product DescriptionLet's face it -- accidents happen, especially on the mountain. And if you're running any of the Hayes HFX 9 series brakes, we've got you covered if a lever blade goes bye-bye. The Hayes HFX 9 Lever Blade is your savior from purchasing a whole new lever assembly in the case of catastrophe. The blade is forged from aluminum, and as we're sure you know, provides predictable modulation and dependable braking power.The Hayes HFX 9 Lever Blade is only a replacement blade for the Hayes HFX 9 series. It is available in one size and in the color Silver.
User Reviews 
Submitted by
Angelo IH
a Downhiller Date Reviewed: September 10, 2012 Strengths: what strengths? i seriously doubt if its meant for DH. Weaknesses: 1. Pistons can stuck when the time comes to rebuild it 2. Under real pressure it leaks from EVERYWHERE and i do mean EVERYWHERE 3. The bleeding tap was a stupid idea from Hayes it can be blown and the tap base on the lever can easily be torn on a crash 4. NO adjustments other than the one with the alen screw behind and under the lever which is -> 5. the most stupid place to put the only adjustment on these brakes because a portable alen key just wont fully rotate 6. NO modulation, NO feeling and NO feedback. you either hit them hard to stop or learn how to ride without them 7. no matter how pro you are at brakes..you could be working at Hayes factory you will NEVER bleed them properly first off 8. Hayes pads suck at everything...they dont last and they make a lot of noise. 9. Brake pads are ridiculously expensive i could be going on and on so read the review Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 years Price Paid: $200.00 Similar Products Used: Elixir, Formula One Bike Setup: Morewood Izimu, Boxxer RC, Stroker Ace, 
Submitted by
chuckbuck
a Weekend Warrior
from Sacramento CA Date Reviewed: February 13, 2012 Strengths: The bike stops when you want it to. What more is it supposed to do? Weaknesses: The rotors warp easily and drag on the caliper/pads Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: American River Bike Trail Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $100.00 Purchased At: came on bike Similar Products Used: Hayes mechanical (not so good) Shimano XT (Excellent) Bike Setup: 2006 BIGHIT truvativ hussefelt, holy roller front nevegal rear, Marzzochi EXR Pro. 
Submitted by
Nasty610
a Weekend Warrior
from Fayetteville, NC USA Date Reviewed: October 5, 2011 Strengths: Pretty good power and decent modulation Weaknesses: They are bit on/off when under heavy braking load Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Purchased At: Taken off another bi Similar Products Used: Shimano LX, Hayes Mechanical, Sram Code, Magura Julie Bike Setup: '06 Giant Reign 1 Fox 36 fork, full XT 10 spd drivetrain and Atomlab Pimp wheelset
Submitted by
intenseuzzi
a Cross Country Rider
from Farmington, Ut, USA Date Reviewed: August 12, 2011 Strengths: None Weaknesses: poor heat disapation, break easy. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: North Fork Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $49.00 Similar Products Used: Hope, Magura
Submitted by
Bungholio
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle, WA, USA Date Reviewed: July 28, 2011 Strengths: They have slowed my bike down for a couple of years. As with most disc brake systems they work relatively well in wet or muddy conditions. Weaknesses: They constantly are rubbing and squeaking and need re-adjustment. As of lately my rear brake line has leaked, was repaired and bled and then needed bleeding again after a week, and now needs it again. I bought the Hayes Pro bleed kit thinking that it would be more economical since this is turning into a chronic problem, but the process seemed very complicated and the included directions were unclear and the illustrations a joke that made it more like a guessing game. I returned the kit for a refund and will be looking at new brakes. Maybe other brands are just as hard to do maintenance on, but I'm reasonably mechanically inclined and these are a PIA. I have had it with Hayes! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Methow Valley trails Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $140.00 Purchased At: ebay Similar Products Used: Avid cable disc (forget the model), V-brakes Bike Setup: Santa Cruz Superlight with some upgraded stuff. 
Submitted by
Twisted1
a Downhiller
from Seattle washington USA Date Reviewed: June 5, 2011 Strengths: Stopping power, looks, big rotors, no maintenance Weaknesses: Hard to fill/bleed, no settings Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Whistler Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Submitted by
sportsdude94
a Weekend Warrior
from pitt meadows bc Date Reviewed: September 6, 2010 Strengths: consitant, power in all weather, pads and rotors wear slowly Weaknesses: very grabby, and heavy rotor Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: toadstool Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Purchased At: whistler Similar Products Used: none Bike Setup: 8 inch rotor back and front
Submitted by
Miki
a Cross Country Rider
from Belfast Date Reviewed: July 21, 2010 Strengths: Strong braking. Good in wet. Easy to adjust and set up. Weaknesses: None?yet. Bit of squeal with new pads. Kink in rear hose. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Castlewellan, Co. Down Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $45.00 Purchased At: Second hand. Similar Products Used: Hope mini, Giant MPH Bike Setup: Giant XTC- with 160mm Ashima rotors. Giant AC- with 8inch Hayes rotors.
Submitted by
BIGHaroHucker
a Downhiller
from Salt Lake City, UT Date Reviewed: June 21, 2010 Strengths: Good brakes for a very long time. I just upgraded to Hayes Stroker Aces, but these were strong and worked great for a very long time for me. Weaknesses: Lever pops out if you wreck wrong and you have to replace the washer in the master cylinder/lever housing. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Bobsled Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $149.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Hayes Sole, Hayes Stroker Ace Bike Setup: 2007 Haro X7, 2006 Marzocchi 888RC, 2009 Fox DHX 5.0, SDG I-Sky Seat, 2010 Hayes Stroker Ace
Submitted by
charlesparps
a Downhiller
from slc ut usa Date Reviewed: June 25, 2009 Strengths: good stopping power when they work Weaknesses: break easy, I have had 2 set sof these, broke the washer when my lever was forced out too far by a fall; $20 to get the washer to fix it, what a joke. My first set leaked, I should have bailed onHayes, but...On my brand new pair 3 mo of riding and they are in the shop to be bled, I really do not recommend these Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: lcc Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $250.00 Purchased At: ebay Similar Products Used: many Bike Setup: M1 w/ bombers
Submitted by
Tater salad
a Downhiller
from San Francisco, California Date Reviewed: May 29, 2009 Strengths: Never have leaked. strong if you really crank them, Weaknesses: rotors are VERY easily warped, not very grippy, unpredictable, terrible heat dissipation. Completely impossible to adjust, always fussing and squeaking and rubbing and b$#%ing and whining. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Earth Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: Pierce Osgood Similar Products Used: Plenty Bike Setup: Ironhorse sgs Expert-switching over to Marin B-17
Submitted by
egsavio
a Downhiller
from Florianópolis Date Reviewed: November 8, 2008 Strengths: Good power stop while new. Weaknesses: It leaks in the plastic cover of the oil reservoir. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Barba Park Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: Della Bikes Similar Products Used: Grimeca, Deore, Hope. Bike Setup: UMF Freddy, Saint, Totem.
Submitted by
SLAZMO
a Weekend Warrior
from Gold Coast - Australia Date Reviewed: October 29, 2008 Strengths: Solid bombproof design, easy servicability and lots of aftermarket non OEM parts available.... Weaknesses: Expensive aftermarket parts (OEM).... Pads are pricy compared to current modles and rubber diafram breaks easily, shotty hayes tubing, Goodrige or Hope cables the way to go when getting a set.... Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Narang Duration Product Used: 2 Years Purchased At: Came with bike HFX 9 Similar Products Used: Avid 3/ 5/ 7's Bike Setup: S/S Street & Heavy XC & All Mountain & Shore FR
Submitted by
colesie
a Downhiller
from surrey Date Reviewed: July 22, 2008 Strengths: good for the first two weeks Weaknesses: crap after the first two weeks, at first they were reasonable, started loosing power so i bled them, they just got worse and worse, no stregnth, poor reliablity Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: coopers Duration Product Used: 2 Years Purchased At: came on bike Similar Products Used: avid juicy, mono mini Bike Setup: kona howler
Submitted by
identiti_crisis
a Downhiller
from Lincoln, United Kingdom Date Reviewed: July 3, 2008 Strengths: Excellent brute force, out-of-the-box stopping power. After 3 years I'm still on the original pads (though that probably says more about my riding habits than anything else!) Good wet-weather performance, and generally low noise. They appear to be very cheap to buy, at least compared to their immediate competition in terms of stopping power alone. Fast fitting (no shims, etc.) and can be ridden without ever adjusting. Good, solid (heavy :D) and straight-and-true discs, too. Unlike some brakes, they feel exactly the same between rides (e.g. no mystical loss of power overnight), though their feel can change dramatically during a ride itself Weaknesses: Very poor modulation! Coming from the (temperamental) Hopes to these was a very tricky adjustment! They are generally quite rideable, but it takes very fine finger control to extract any form of modulation. The rear's 8" rotor means it's almost impossible to modulate, however. Descents can be hit-or-miss, I find the front brake "ramps up" very quickly after a few bursts of deceleration and any sustained braking causes fade and the dreaded lever-sponge-effect, probably due to the fluid "gassing" at high temperature (it is only DOT4, after all.) A "quick" bleed fixes the sponginess though. (The Hayes manual recommends a semingly backward way of bleeding that can also be hit-or-miss; I'd recommend following a method after your own experience on this one.) Additionally, the ramping alludes to some kind of heat dissipation issues, which Hayes claim the 8" rotors were used to alleviate. The excess heat will cause your pads to glaze over, especially with the stock, hard compound pads. Sometimes the wet pads and disc can really howl (think bedding-in a hope brake) but it's no biggie. One final whinge about the mounting and adjustability of the calipers. Basically, you mount the caliper and pull the brake on full and tighten the bolts up. Excellent for speed of setup and numpty-friendly use, but rubbish for fine adjustment. The caliper castings aren't particularly high-tolerance (they are castings, after all) and it's almost impossible, with my calipers, to get a caliper position which doesn't rub the pads or the caliper body (!!) on the disc, despite the trueness of the discs. You're left with having to hand-adjust the caliper position, which is a nightmare as the design of the caliper mountings doesn't lend itself to alignment by hand at all well. You'll need an extra pair of hands or a jig of some sort to get the position right and prevent the bolts from shifting the caliper as you tighten them (compensating for this prior to tightening has proven near impossible!) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Similar Products Used: Hopes: mini, mono mini, mono M4 Various other hydraulic and cable jobbies riding trials. Bike Setup: '05 Norco Bigfoot (entry-level "North Shore" hardtail) all stock except some '07 Marzocchi AM2 forks (plus wheel) to replace the OEM Marzocchi dirt jams that came with the bike.
Related HFX 9 HD Forum PostsHayes HFX 9 XC vs MAG vs HDWhat are the differences in these variations of the HFX 9 brake line?
I have seen...
Hayes HFX 9 ... El Camino or HFX 9 HDHey everyone.
Im stuck between the el camino and the hfx 9 hd. ive looked up the reviews on this ... Hayes 9 HFX HD - Piston Out Too Far?I am currently using Hayes 9 HFX HD's, and accidentally pulled the rear brake leaver when the rear w ... hfx 9 hd problemFirst, its not really a problem because my brakes work fine and are quite powerful, but it is starti ... Does my HFX-9 HD need to be rebuilt?So I'm having some trouble aligning my calipers on the rotor. When I took them off, I noticed that m ... |
Contests
VideosMTBR on Facebook |
