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Hayes MX2 mechanical Disc Brake System
Product Description-Mid-range Compact Mechanical-Forged mono-block caliper -Forged lever arm -Progressive Friction material for modulation -Compatible with all linear pull levers -5mm allen key inner pad adjustment -Compatbible with all Hayes brackets
User Reviews
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David C
a Downhiller
from Montreal, Quebec, canada Date Reviewed: May 25, 2011 Strengths: Braking power very high, low cost, look solid (metal) Weaknesses: Weak adjustments, make noise if disk not perfectly aligned/straight, hard to clean and remove the pads. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Mountain on the Island Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: Came stock on bike Similar Products Used: Well I have the IH2 version, which is the same as the MX2, but IH is for Iron Horse, so IH2 and MX2 are the same... Bike Setup: 2006 Gray Iron Horse Yakuza Aniki, 150mm Marzocchi Drop Off 3, X-Fusion Glyde R coil, 8" hayes Disc Brakes, WTB Tires 2.4, SRAM X7 2X8, Truvativ Shiftguide chain guide, FSA Crankset. 
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X_er
a Weekend Warrior
from Newhall, CA Date Reviewed: October 15, 2009 Strengths: Easy to dial in and service. NO BLEEDING of a hydro. Awesome power. Nice modulation similar to a good hydro. Excellent for all mountain and x-country . . . my type of riding. These are far better than the Juicy hydros I had. Weaknesses: Some squealing/noise after hard use due to heat. But after cooling, noise goes away . . . until the next long/fast decent. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Any Duration Product Used: 3 months Similar Products Used: Juicy 7 Bike Setup: DB Mission 1 XT 8-Speed Truvativ Fire X GXP Crankset 170mm FIREX Nashbar Platform/Clipless combo pedals Mavic Cross Ride Wheelset Kenda 2.35 Hope Saw-tooth Floating Rotors, 183mm/160mm KORE Carbon Fiber Stem/Bars/Seat Post Fox Float RLC 32 140mm Fox Float R Shock
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Ecogeek
a Cross Country Rider
from Calgary, AB, Canada Date Reviewed: August 29, 2009 Strengths: V powerful. All nec adjustments - except modulation. No bleed-kits/bleeding required. No bleed caps to lose. No bleed-screws to leak. Light relative to moving hydraulic fluid up the hill. Post mount but came w 51mm IS adapter, so will fit a lot of forks. Weaknesses: Too powerful, too fast. In other words, almost zero modulation with clean discs/pads. Even when worn in for some time. If you come from something with more modulation, the MX2s will scare you at least once - if they don't kill you first time you pull the front brake. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Hayes 9 XC Hydraulic. Bike Setup: These are on my Mrs' Marin. Came w bike.
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djkyguy
a Weekend Warrior
from washington Date Reviewed: July 16, 2009 Strengths: this break has agood feel. it stops you when you need it. it was very easy to adjust so there was no noise. seems reliable and heavy duity compaired to wimpy hyd. Weaknesses: has some sqeaks but nothing terrible. washed my bike and rode around with wet roder and no scream like some say. if it does squeal i wil hold the break on for a bit and let it heat up then it will be silent. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: anywhere! Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: came on the bike! Bike Setup: specialized p1 dirt jumper
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Clinton06
a Cross Country Rider
from Anchorage, Alaska Date Reviewed: June 8, 2009 Strengths: Super Strong for non-hydro brakes. An amzing amount of control. Quality of this product is unmatched. Weaknesses: None I can tell,but are not avalible in Bright Yellow =[ Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Powerline Train-to-Bail Out Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $550.00 Purchased At: The Bicycle Shop Similar Products Used: Avid BB7, avid BB5 Bike Setup: '05 Hardrock Comp Disk Frame, Marzocchi MZ Comp Fork(100mm), Hayes MX-2 (200mm), Specilized Enduro Tires, Shimano Alivio drive train, and A bad-ass mountian biker =]
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TrailX316
a Cross Country Rider
from Kanata Date Reviewed: December 21, 2008 Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
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Rob_X111
a Cross Country Rider
from Pontypridd Date Reviewed: February 23, 2008 Strengths: Good stopping power for me once set up properly. I weigh 250lbs. Looks good on the bike. Cable set up is good for me, not as powerful as hydros though. Weaknesses: None for the price and what their intended use is, XC/trail, not Downhill. If you want to b!tch about the power of them when used on a downhill run, then maybe you should've got DOWNHILL discs and not XC/trail discs. Morons!!! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Twisty singletrack Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $40.00 Purchased At: E-Bay Similar Products Used: LX V's, Avid Arch Rivals, Maguras Bike Setup: GT XCR2000, Pace RC35, wheels!!, Fire XC Pro Tyres 
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Zomb1e
a Cross Country Rider
from St-Petersburg, Russia Date Reviewed: January 21, 2008 Strengths: stops well, power is enough for one-finger operating, don't loose power in mud and wet Weaknesses: if you ride regullary, you need to adjust them regullary too, some skreaming in wet, heavy Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: any single track Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $20.00 Similar Products Used: V-brakes, Deore mech. disk (sucks) Bike Setup: X.7 derailers, triggers, cassete & chain, LX crank, RST Megaan fork, Deore front/XT rear hubs, IRC Mythos tires
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D. Watson
a Weekend Warrior
from Sunrise, FL Date Reviewed: December 12, 2007 Strengths: Cheap, durable, stop well without locking up & easy to maintain. In my experience they are impervious to mud, dust or any other environmental issues causing brake failure, they are the last thing I worry about on my bike. The metallic grey color compliments my bike well. Weaknesses: Cant really complain at this price, when I opened the box I was expecting something of lower quality, greatly suprised. Had to upgrade due to fork setup and these are an improvement to V-brake by far. You must adjust these with an allen key which is probably inferior to more expensive setups that use a knob or are tool-less. They might be slightly heavier than other brakes, but these would be the last upgrade I would worry about if weight was an issue, maybe start with a new frame first! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Gun trail - Markham Park Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $40.00 Purchased At: PricePoint.com Similar Products Used: None, these are the first disc brake(s) I have tried. Bike Setup: Jamis Dakar with 8 inch rotor in front and 6 inch rotor in back.
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Jay N.
a Cross Country Rider
from California Date Reviewed: December 7, 2007 Strengths: Reasonable stopping power, solid enough for a small hardcore ride. and good enough for a longer less aggressive ride. Came stock on my Giant Yukon. Weaknesses: Oh man, these brakes kinda suck. No rubber boot on the back to keep dirt and debris out. Cable rubs on housing on my bike, leaving metal shavings caught up inside the housing; which causes cable lock. They heat up way too quickly causing glazing and fading to occur often on demanding trails. Constantly need adjusting. Not squeal, SCREAM in the wet. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: anywhere Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $50.00 Purchased At: Bike rack Similar Products Used: Some crappy ProMax on my old mongoose. Bike Setup: Really good, upgraded everything, just needs new calipers to be totally done.
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Justin
a Weekend Warrior
from Fremont, CA Date Reviewed: November 24, 2007 Strengths: Good braking performance, easy to use and set-up. Weaknesses: mechanical brake Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Purchased At: came with bike
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Doug Clarke
from Ridgeway, Ontarrio, Canada Date Reviewed: October 30, 2007 Strengths: great stoping power, never had any problems they work great they dont lock up unless you want them too so you dont have to worrie. great for doing wheelies, they feather amazing. best of all under $100 a wheel. Weaknesses: my front iner pad adjuster rusted and i lost all adjustment, but was easly resolved with a few emails to hayes suport, i got a brand new break for free with new pads. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: came on bike from steves bike shop Similar Products Used: v breaks, avid bb5 on 2 differnt friends bikes, didnt like either set Bike Setup: giant stp2 w/upgrades: shimano deor hub, chaing guide, chain, long cables going to back for barspins
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Sheldon Robertson
a Weekend Warrior
from Kitchener, Ontario Date Reviewed: August 10, 2007 Strengths: Work Great, and after you learn to adjust them they are easy to set up. Weaknesses: None really. except maybe you have to tune them often depending on how hard you ride if that counts Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Trussler Dirt Jumps Duration Product Used: 6 months Purchased At: Cycle solutions stand at Toronto bike show Similar Products Used: mx-1's Bike Setup: Norco Rival, Manitou stance flows, deity dirt jump saddle, crank brothers 5050 pedals, Wtb timberwolf 2.5's ODI ruffians.
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Nick Lawrence
a Cross Country Rider
from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: August 1, 2007 Strengths: Easy adjustment, sturdy, lots of power when needed, minimal fade when setup right Weaknesses: Pads are really soft when they warm up, I had my cable get stuck in between the rotor and the pad one time and now there's a big groove in the retaining pad Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Anywhere thats not paved Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: Came with bike Similar Products Used: v brakes Bike Setup: 2006 Ironhorse Warrior Team shimano crank wtb rims
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steve eilsel
a Weekend Warrior
from vancouver BC Date Reviewed: July 31, 2007 Strengths: braking power best mechanical brakes i've ever used Weaknesses: little bit hard to get set up but once u have them dialed they r awesome Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Dirt Merchant Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: none Bike Setup: 05 specalized P.2 stock
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