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Submitted by
Turd Furgeson
a Cross Country Rider
from Merryland
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Came stock on bike. | | Strengths: | Simple design that does the job very well and lasts just as long as most higher end products. | | Weaknesses: | None yet other than a bit of rusting on the bolts and other non-stainless metal bits. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | '00 Trek VRX300: Azonic Love Seat, Azonic O.R.S. stem, Sette APX post, ODI's, stock otherwise...for now... | | Bottom Line: | I totally agree with most of the other posters here in that the Avid 1.9's are a great lever. They're starting to look a bit dated (to me), but performance wise they've kicked butt since day 1. They've required very little maintenence and aren't obtrusive despite my big hands (I'm a clydesdale). After 4yrs. of continuous use they're getting a bit loose, but not enough to make a big deal out of and I may only upgrade to something new just for looks. Overall a great set of brake levers! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hunter
a Cross Country Rider
from Casselberry, Fl
Date Reviewed: January 23, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Ocala | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | online somewhere | | Strengths: | Covers all bases | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Avid 1.0 | | Bike Setup: | Trek Hardtail with Full Shimano XT 9spd system, Race Face Cranks, Mavic D521 rear/Sun O degree front rim, Ringle headset, LX V-brakes, Avid 1.9 levers, Kore stem, Titec riser bars, RockShox suspension seatpost, RockShox Judy Race fork, Primo pedals, ODI grips. | | Bottom Line: | The avid 1.9L levers are the same as the 2.0L. It is just the model that comes stock on many bikes. If you can pick these up at a savings then do it. They have given years of worry free service. No breaks when I wreck and slam them into a tree or jump face (keep them loose on the handle bar so they move when they hit). The modulation adjustment is what I like the most. NO worries when you ride is the other great benefit of this quality product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
joE ??
a Weekend Warrior
from a place
Date Reviewed: December 2, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | a thin layer of lemon curd | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | lever feel
speed dial thing is the mutts genitalia
unstoppable when paired up with any avid brake, especially the arch rival | | Weaknesses: | scratches a little easily, but thats nowt bad | | Similar Products Used: | stx,lx, tektro rubbish | | Bike Setup: | 2k kona stuff, 2k judy races, hope enduro 4 disc brake up front,avid arch rival rear with speed dial 1.9, truvativ firex crankset, currently using standard sun ditchwitch rims on sum dodgy unbranded hubs (shimano i think), tioga 2.3 tyres | | Bottom Line: | though they stopped making these llevers, they live on as the SD5 ( or is it 7?), but they still kick ass big time compared to current shimano levers.
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Submitted by
matt
a Cross Country Rider
from st louis
Date Reviewed: November 13, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | kokopelli loops in fruita | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Touring cyclist; came on bike | | Strengths: | reliable! strong, and reliable. comfortable too. | | Weaknesses: | after prolonged use, such as in trials, they seem to flex some. | | Similar Products Used: | avid speed dial 2.0s | | Bike Setup: | 99 trek 7000 with lots of stuff | | Bottom Line: | i've used these levers since i bought my bike in feb, 99, and they have performed extremely well the entire time! they are very simple, and very strong. i flipped my bars once, and my bike came down on the rear brake lever. the lever bent quite a bit, but i was able to bend it back, and i have had no problems since. they are curved in a way that i don't have to use much energy to stop. i love 'em. defintitely well matched up with my avid 2.0 brakes. definitely a kick ass bang for the buck. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeremy
a Cross Country Rider
from Terrace, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Terrace Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | McBike | | Strengths: | The lever has a feel to it that is unmatched by shimano. The speed dial adjustment is also very nice. | | Weaknesses: | The pivot in my right lever is a bit loose from crashing too much, but it still works great! | | Similar Products Used: | Old Shimano, Shimano Deore | | Bike Setup: | LX complete Kona AA with XT rear derailleur. Race Face stem and Bash Guard. Marzocchi Z1 D.O. forks. AVID brakes! | | Bottom Line: | These levers are for anyone who uses a cable brake. The only excuse for not buying these is if you have hydralic brakes. My old Deore levers had a curved back that dug into my knuckles when rock hopping. Avid levers give amazing stopping power that makes it so you can enjoy your ride more. If you want better brakes, start with avid levers. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Parker
a Weekend Warrior
from Louisville Ky
Date Reviewed: June 28, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$19.00 | | Purchased At: | Jensonusa | | Strengths: | Good price, awesome feel...great adjustablility helps when installing mech discs. | | Weaknesses: | NADA | | Similar Products Used: | Tektro levers, xt levers | | Bike Setup: | Jamis eureka le | | Bottom Line: | Blows the pants off of any other comparable lever out there. Hell ...it beats the pants off of all the overprice shimano crap ive used...coupled w/ avids mech discs its a sweet set-up...if you can find em cheap...like i did for 19 at jenson then go for it...i didnt used to think brake levers were a worthy upgrade, but the feel and adjustability you get w these puppies is amazing....ahh but if only we had more than 5 flamin chilis | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a Cross Country Rider
from T.O. Canada
Date Reviewed: June 17, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Hardwood Hills | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Boyd's | | Strengths: | -Speed Dial -Can use 1 finger
-Looks awesome -works great
-Not Shimano | | Weaknesses: | None found yet | | Similar Products Used: | -Shimano LX, XT, XTR
-Avid 2.0L, Mag | | Bike Setup: | '99 Trek 8000 Race Face, XT | | Bottom Line: | An awesome brake that you can grab at a great price, performs really nicely, looks great, and I love that bend ZonE ! ! ! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Cross Country Rider
from Wichita Falls, TX
Date Reviewed: January 6, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | great feel and adjustability, light weight, solid construction, speed dial nice feature | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | LX, XT, Avid 1.0 | | Bike Setup: | Trek 8900, judy SL, XT/LX, Sram 9.0SL, Bontrager Race wheel | | Bottom Line: | Overall good quality and feel, 2 fold better than XT's, they don't have that squishy feel. One of the best upgrades for the price.
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Submitted by
Andrew Riley
a Cross Country Rider
from Hull, England
Date Reviewed: November 2, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything outdoors | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$7.00 | | Purchased At: | www.bontrhonebikes.com - UK mail order | | Strengths: | On the fly adjustment + impressively smooth modulation
Quality build + finish | | Weaknesses: | None really | | Similar Products Used: | Marin V-brakes, Shimano LX. | | Bike Setup: | Marin Alpine Trail, Hope disc at front, Avid lever with Marin V-brake at back (Arch Rival on its way now) | | Bottom Line: | Using Hope disc at front with Marin V-brakes at back is not really a balanced level of quality between front and rear braking systems. Anyway, I was planning to save for Hope at back too, but saw Avid levers for £5 (usually £25) so I figured, hell I'll buy one for a fiver just to see what its like. And it was a pleasent suprise. I've alsways felt that whilst superior to casntis due to their stopping power, V-brakes have a diabolical lack of feel. However, simply changing my lever to the avid has really made a noticeable difference; I can brake confidently at both front and rear without skidding - something I couldn't do with the marin brake lever. And as I only used the back, I can sell the front on for as much as I paid for the pair - infintely many chillis for value then! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric
a Downhiller
from Salt Lake City
Date Reviewed: September 9, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$23.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambria Bike Outfitter | | Strengths: | Killer modulation due to the speed dial. Great looks. Solid feel. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | LX levers | | Bike Setup: | K2 Proflex 3000 with Avid 2.0 brakes and 1.9 levers. LX/XT drivetrain. | | Bottom Line: | I think that these are a million times better than the LX's that I had. They are so much easier to adjust. They feel much more solid and well constructed. This has definitely been the best value/performance upgrade I have made to my bike. Shimano brakes & levers just can't compare. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
michael da kota
a Cross Country Rider
from haarlem, nh, netherlands
Date Reviewed: March 11, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | spaarnwoude, netherlands. | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | s e x y design (damn spellcheck tells me I use profanity words ...and you click back and voila whole review is gone with the wind - sush...) , robust and can you say demolish-proof. | | Weaknesses: | none. Erh...price? | | Similar Products Used: | XTR 97 non-vbrake levers | | Bike Setup: | C'dale Killer V800 , xt 2k rear&front, strongarm with shimano blades crank, mavic crossride wheels, stx-rc 99 vbrakes | | Bottom Line: | great stuff...if newer avid brakes only got better since these...go for it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brett
a Cross Country Rider
from Woodside, CA
Date Reviewed: February 12, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Corral Loop/Powerline | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Speed Dial, Adujustability, Can be used with one-to-three fingers, ease of cable replacement, Value. | | Weaknesses: | None yet. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano LX, Avid 2.0 | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale F-1000, Headshok SL, LX/XT/XTR, Sachs, Avid Arch Rival 5.0 brakes, Avid 1.9 Speed Dial levers. | | Bottom Line: | The Speed Dial is the best. No other company can touch it. With Shimano you just set it and deal with it. With Avid you can adjust the brakes to fit the trail. Paired with Avid's Arch Rivals they make for a powerful, refined brake set up. Great Value. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rod
a Weekend Warrior
from Calgary Canada
Date Reviewed: January 25, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | They fell great work well with just 1 finger or 3. Have great control with them plus haven't broke one yet. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | XT/LX | | Bike Setup: | 99 Cdale Super V 900 | | Bottom Line: | They are the best I have every used. Work great with the brakes. They feel great with just one finger. Would say they are the best out their. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jordan atkinson
a Weekend Warrior
from victoria british columbia
Date Reviewed: January 24, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | The actual shape of lever The feel it has and the adjustiblity with the speed dial
the strength | | Weaknesses: | sortoff expensive | | Similar Products Used: | lx avid 1.0 xt Xtr tektro magura | | Bike Setup: | k2 flying monkey | | Bottom Line: | Excellent stron product. the 1.0 is nice but if ya want the cpeed dial and the better built lever pay the extra amount. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric L
a Cross-Country Rider
from Sudbury, Ontario
Date Reviewed: December 19, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
all | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
the dial | | Similar Products Used: |
shimano XTR
SRAM 7.0 | | Bike Setup: |
Norco Sasquatch | | Bottom Line: | They are pretty good levers and i am satysfied to own them!
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Submitted by
TREE
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle WA
Date Reviewed: November 20, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
downtown Seattle | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
ajustbility | | Weaknesses: |
blades could be longer,other than that none. | | Similar Products Used: |
an old shimano | | Bottom Line: | good stuff | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Thomas Aden
a Weekend Warrior
from Pleasant Dale NE
Date Reviewed: September 23, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Niobrahra State Park | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Looks cool, works great, and has speed dials. | | Weaknesses: |
None so far. | | Similar Products Used: |
Shimano Alievo | | Bike Setup: |
Raleigh M-60 | | Bottom Line: | I love these levers. They work great, and I havn't had any problems with it. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
RudyNorvelle
a Weekend Warrior
from San Jose CA
Date Reviewed: September 19, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Bike Setup: |
98 Stumpjumer M2 | | Bottom Line: | The levers came stock with my bike along with avid 20 brakes. They have worked great for me and haven't broken even with the few spills I have taken. If you dont's want to spend a lot of money and still want to have good levers you can't beat them. If I ever get around to upgrading my brakes, it will be with avid brakes again. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a Cross-Country Rider
from Toronto, Canada
Date Reviewed: September 6, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Seaton | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Price, ajustability, smoothness | | Weaknesses: |
weight,
looks,
weak (I fell of of my bike doin' an endo, bent 'em up, but they were easy to fix) | | Similar Products Used: |
XTR
XT
Cheapo's | | Bike Setup: |
'99 Trek 8000 | | Bottom Line: | Great levers at an exellent price! don't look too bad either! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jorge Manso
a Cross-Country Rider
from Sines
Date Reviewed: September 1, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
adjustability, smoth working, confortable, price | | Weaknesses: |
weight, looks | | Similar Products Used: |
Shimano Deore XT, Sram 7.0, cheapos | | Bike Setup: |
EDR frame (Spanish), XT setup (mostly), Manitou FS fork | | Bottom Line: | If you don't mind the looks you have a great lever for low bucks | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Travis
a Cross-Country Rider
from Ontario
Date Reviewed: August 30, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Kalopour | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Extremly powerful
lots of adjustibility
Light feeling on the brakes | | Weaknesses: |
None | | Similar Products Used: |
Shimano LX
Avid 1.0
Hayes full hydraulic | | Bike Setup: |
Specialized Sumpjumper M2 Comp | | Bottom Line: | These brakes are incredible. Dialed in properly, they feel more powerful than the Hayes Hydrau. They are also one of the lightest sets of brakes around. Great buy! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Luke
a Cross-Country Rider
from Alberta
Date Reviewed: August 18, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Fits great. | | Weaknesses: |
The cable likes to sneak out of the houseing sometimes, and the levers a too loose and there is no way to fix this | | Similar Products Used: |
Shamino XT deore | | Bike Setup: |
1998 muni mula, factory stuff | | Bottom Line: | The could be built better but they work | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
fatso
a Cross-Country Rider
from hartford
Date Reviewed: August 14, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
appalachian | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
fits my manhands | | Weaknesses: |
the cables wear too easily when my rolls rub against them | | Similar Products Used: |
magura | | Bike Setup: |
K2 Proflex ESP5 | | Bottom Line: | I'm a fat retard and should never mount anything, let alone a stupid ass bike!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tchil
a Cross-Country Rider
from Mesa, AZ
Date Reviewed: July 22, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Cactus Cup Fountain Hills | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Cheap works great and easy to adjust | | Weaknesses: |
None so far | | Similar Products Used: |
Tektro's | | Bike Setup: |
2000 SV700SX | | Bottom Line: | Work great easy to adjust and cheap to boot. no flex and nice lever shape fits my hands well. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
DJohn
a Cross-Country Rider
from Aridzona
Date Reviewed: June 28, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
They work | | Weaknesses: |
Cheap | | Similar Products Used: |
Who cares, you know junk when you see it. | | Bike Setup: |
standard mtb frame with round wheels and tires. | | Bottom Line: | Don't buy this crap aftermarket. I can't beleive this junk is put on mid range bikes. I mean really! Utter and complete crap. Mr. cheapo went to Taiwan, paid some friggin third world hooch dweller ten cents to stamp out a couple hundred thousand of these and then is schlocking them for a good nickel on the open market. | Overall Rating: |
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