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Submitted by
Raymund Alova
a Cross Country Rider
from Iloilo City, Philippines
Date Reviewed: March 27, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | any on Guimaras Island | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Gea's Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Reliable and simple to install. Came with my Shimano Alivio Group set. | | Weaknesses: | Not as light as I would hope it would be. Rim brakes easily wears out the rims although this does not apply to me (as yet). | | Similar Products Used: | None so far... | | Bike Setup: | KHS Alite 1000 frame, RST Gila Pro TnL fork, Alivio group set, Ameoba Handle bar, Velo Plush saddle. AlexRims DC19 wtih Kenda Koyote tyres. | | Bottom Line: | Value for money to those starting out to have a keen interest in mountain biking. Reliable braking power. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Agustin Lopez
a Weekend Warrior
from Los Angeles, CA
Date Reviewed: May 28, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Sullivan Canyon | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$14.00 | | Purchased At: | www.cambriabike.com | | Strengths: | Price. | | Weaknesses: | Possibly weight but then again what's a few grams. | | Similar Products Used: | P.O.S mystery Tektro V brakes that came stock on my bike. | | Bike Setup: | 04 Specialized Hardrock Sport, stock components for the most part. | | Bottom Line: | I like these brakes compared to the Tektros that came with my bike. I worked with them, adjusting them at least once a week trying to find that magical missing braking force.
I bought the Shimano (BR-M420 V-Brake) for $14.00 for the pair. So far this is the best upgrade so far. On my first ride they did what the Tektro's failed to do, brake. I thought they would offer better braking but I was surprised by the difference in stopping power. These brakes work great for $14.00 and don't let the price fool you into thinking they won't work.
In short, If you are not a hardcore rider and your bike came with P.O.S brakes, give these a try. I was surprised and pleased and not to mention I have enough left over to spend on other things for the bike.
I give them a 4 for value because they offer good performance for the money you pay and a total of three because nothing out there is perfect.
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Submitted by
Lexa Doig
a Cross Country Rider
from Philippines
Date Reviewed: January 18, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Andromeda | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$8.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Cheap, works fine | | Weaknesses: | The "accordion" plastic comes off and jiggles around. The cable fixing bolt seems like it'll strip the aluminum brake arm. | | Similar Products Used: | Cantis, vees, calipers, drums, etc... | | Bike Setup: | Full suspension, fork and rear shock, with suspension stem and suspension seatpost, yeah, and a sprung seat LOL! 124.635464 inches total travel. | | Bottom Line: | Never had broken bones with these. They work, but they ain't the best. They're cheap enough to replace with better brakes.
5 bleeding severed fingers for value.
2 overall, since it's a shimano
"IT'S A SHAME TO USE SHIMANO" repeat after me: "IT'S A SHAME TO USE SHIMANO" | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
andi
a Weekend Warrior
from Regensburg, Germany
Date Reviewed: December 30, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$8.00 | | Strengths: | enough power for most situations
really cheap - 8 Euros!
nice to look at
simple construction: nothing which could break up, dirt - resistant | | Weaknesses: | quite flexy (especially w/ Avid SD3-levers)...
...but my ´01 LX isn´t that much better!
durability??? But for 8 Euros - no problem.
Shimano stock brake-pads | | Similar Products Used: | ´01 LX V-Brakes, several canties, Magura HS33 | | Bike Setup: | Tange Prestige steel frame w/ T.P. rigid fork, Deore / LX drivetrain, ZAC19 rims, IRC Mythos, Flite | | Bottom Line: | I think for 8 Euros you cannot buy a better new brake.
The stopping power is enough, but the modulation could be better with less flexing brake-arms.
I don´t know how long they will last, but I don´t see anything which could break up. And even if it doesn´t work anymore - I´ll mount the next one (but maybe a Deore - maybe they flex less)
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Submitted by
Aaron
a
from Austin, TX
Date Reviewed: November 8, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$5.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambria | | Strengths: | Cheap and strong braking | | Weaknesses: | None for the price | | Similar Products Used: | Deore V-brakes, Promax, generic | | Bottom Line: | The really crappy brakes that came stock on my cheapo Raleigh M20 worked just fine and didnt need to be replaced. However, I had upgraded the stock grip shifters and the brake levers that it had were the kinda that work with twist shifters, so they had the funny little bump in them. That drove me nuts rubbing my knuckle so I decided to look for new levers. Well I found some Avid Single Digit levers for really cheap and decided if I had such nice levers I needed to upgrade the crappy V-brakes as well. Cambria just happened to have the levers for $15 and then the Shimano M420 V-brakes whicha re the newer style for $5 a set. So for $25 I had a new brake setup, not bad. Lemme tell you these cheap brakes work great. They look nice and stop great with the Avid levers. They actually stop better on my cheap unmachined sidewall rims than the Alivo lever, Deore brake setup w/ XT pads on machined Mavic rims I had on my mountain bike, go figure. For the money you simply cant do any better. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron McGraw
a Cross Country Rider
from Oil City PA, USA
Date Reviewed: October 27, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Oil Creek, Allegheny, and Sugar Creek Trail Systems, Venango County | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint or Cambria (I really don't recall) | | Strengths: | Despite what some of the prophetic know-it-alls say: They DO work. | | Weaknesses: | Weight. No big issue, really...when I lose a few pounds myself, I'll start a letter-writing campaign to Shimano. | | Similar Products Used: | Tektro V-brakes, Scott Pederson SE cantilevers, Alivio Cantilevers, Suntour Rollercam, Diatech U-Brakes, Exage Trail M350 cantilever and U-brakes, Chang Star Linear Pull Brakes (okay, now THOSE were dangerous) | | Bike Setup: | These brakes with SRAM 9.0SL levers, Titec Bars, Kore Stem, Profile bar ends, MRX shifters, Deore Front Mech, Deore XT rear derailleur, Taya Relief chain, Weinmann rims with formula hubs, Mutanoraptor tires, Truvativ 5-D crank with Syncros, LX, and stock (steel) Truvativ (inner) rings, Kalloy post with SDG saddle, Manitou Magnum fork, DMT rear shock, Wellgo Smootie DH SPD-type pedals, Nashbar cassette, Mongoose XR-150 frameset. | | Bottom Line: | I love these doom-and-gloom self-annointed reverends that tell you, "Use these brakes and the end is near"....its not true in the slightest. Maybe if they kept their bodily fluids (tears and others) off the pads, maybe their brakes would work a tad better. Realisticly speaking, these brakes DO work. They are a bargain and will prevent you from careening off the un-beaten path into a river gorge and winding up as trout-food. They will provide stopping power ample enough to end your descents (whether it be down a ridiculous powerline grade, fire road, abandoned logging trail, or PA Route 8). With a decent pair of levers, they will supply a reasonable level of modulation. To top things off, they do look rather spiffy. If you are on a budget, these brakes (or Tektro offerings) are a rational and safe choice. I suspect that some of the folks that malign perfectly good products are somehow insecure about their riding ability, how their pasty butt looks in spandex, or work at the local bike shop behind the brake-upgrade counter and hope to make a nice fat commission from the folks they fill with fear. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joshi "digi"
a Cross Country Rider
from Silver Spring, MarylanD
Date Reviewed: March 9, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Schaeffer & Beach Dr. Parallel Path | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | w/ bike @ local swap | | Strengths: | Will stop you. Eventually.
Better than nothing. | | Weaknesses: | you can see the metal bend. doesn't work with 26" X 2.1" tires. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano Sora | | Bike Setup: | Trek 850 steel. all Alivio, except for a three day old Deore LX rear derrailleur. | | Bottom Line: | Don't buy these unless you want to die! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Cross Country Rider
from Kirksville, Missouri USA
Date Reviewed: September 12, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | came on my bike | | Strengths: | nice power application | | Weaknesses: | lame stock pads | | Similar Products Used: | avid shorty 6 | | Bike Setup: | bridgestone mb-6 with misc. replacement parts | | Bottom Line: | good brake system, but get some kool-stop pads and scrub down your rims with degreaser | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew Longden
a Weekend Warrior
from sheffield
Date Reviewed: March 2, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | common land | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | came on my bike | | Strengths: | good stopping power, easy to ajust, looks o.k, cheap | | Weaknesses: | leaves black stuff on your rims, kills blocks, doesn't work when wet | | Similar Products Used: | other v brake systems | | Bike Setup: | manitou forks, deore transmission, michelin wildgripper tyers | | Bottom Line: | very good stopping power when the brakes are clean but once they get wet they stop working.I scrubb a set of blocks every time I go out for a day ride (I now know my local shop onwner by first name). it's worth spending more and getting better if you can. I am now thinking of getting a hope mini to save on cost!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jet Black
a
from boulder, co
Date Reviewed: February 5, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Cheap... | | Weaknesses: | lack of braking power, fading... | | Similar Products Used: | lx, xtr, sd 5, sd 7, hs33 tomac | | Bike Setup: | trek 7k.. alivio sd 7s (nice brakes), a z3 bam, & better rollers.. | | Bottom Line: | Poor product. Lack of braking power and tendency to fade (during not even long rides) created many harrowing experiences on dh switchbacks. Overall, don't skimp when it comes to brakes! Spend a couple of extra bucks and get some alivios instead... single digit 5s are only 20 bucks at jenson... they're far better built and have greater stopping force than even mid-high priced shimanos. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gunny
a Weekend Warrior
from Halifax, NS
Date Reviewed: January 14, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | urban assault | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | Damn cheap (moneywise). | | Weaknesses: | Damn cheap (qualitywise). | | Similar Products Used: | All manner of canti's and V's. | | Bike Setup: | Rat bike. Too scary to go into... | | Bottom Line: | A phenomenally effective way of getting yourself killed in the classic heavy rain/heavy traffic cocktail. If you're new to cycling and you plan on doing anything in the wet, fire these into space and get even some low-end V-brakes. Seriously, there are a lot of folks who seem to think that if something's not brand spanking new and "trick", that it sucks, and while this is NOT true, brakes are one thing to absolutely not skimp on. Your safety is (should be) the number one priority, and while it is true that no rim brake is a sure thing in the wet, these brakes have relatively low power, even when properly set up. If you must stick with them (or any cantillever brake), be sure to use high-quality pads (I recommend kool-stops or Ritcheys). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nate
a Downhiller
from wisconsin
Date Reviewed: July 18, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | eauclaire bike and sport | | Strengths: | uh these i got with my 2000 schwinn moab 3. they work pre nice and look cool. | | Weaknesses: | ah that pads are like worn out after a year and a half of rideing (my bike was used so it got alil more wear on the brakes than i like)so i guess they still flip me but its slower and i wanna have better performance without that much cash. i think im gonna upgrad to some better pads. uh they crap up my rims but i try to keep that clean. | | Similar Products Used: | i dunno ive used some promax craps and id have to say these are ways better then those peices of crap. | | Bike Setup: | deore lx f and r derailuers, rockshox judy xc's, weinnman wheelset. | | Bottom Line: | these brakes are nice but i would like to upgrade. i dunno maybe next summer but right now if you just upgrade the pads i think these brakes will work nice for you. might have alil bit of play but not that bad and they stop nicely. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick ******
a Weekend Warrior
from Cyprus-nicosia
Date Reviewed: April 1, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | good performanc(if you consider its just an alivio)
easy set-up
nice looks
comfortable levers | | Weaknesses: | I have them for 6 months and the f*ckin shimano pads have already f****cked up my rims
Poor stopping power in wet | | Similar Products Used: | ---------------- | | Bike Setup: | STXrc,Alivio | | Bottom Line: | its a good prodyct but it would be alot better if shimano equiped them with good pads | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Martin E
a Cross Country Rider
from Sweden
Date Reviewed: March 1, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Kickapoo´s #2B | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Cykel och Mopedhandlaren i Umeå | | Strengths: | Good braking power
Easy to maintain
Everlasting
VERY cheap
As good as LX
Looks cool. | | Weaknesses: | Makes the rim change color to black
No power when wet
No sensitivity | | Similar Products Used: | All Shimano vees and a lot of others too | | Bottom Line: | If you dont have any money to buy the good stuff get this. If you do have money dont buy it. I got these with a cheap bike but I am surprised they work as good as they do but I changed brakes quite soon. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daniel M
a
from Montreal,Quebec,Canada
Date Reviewed: October 25, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Banzai at Bromont | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Came on bike | | Strengths: | Simple. OK stopping power for power. Comfortable levers. | | Weaknesses: | Cheap in more ways than one. Do not even compare to a low end Avid. Pads leave black sh*t on rims when wet. have developed play. UUUUUUGLYYYY! | | Similar Products Used: | Avid 1.0, XT vee, Avid Arch Rival 40. Ganeric Vee. 10 yr old Deore canti. and more. | | Bike Setup: | Giant Atx 840. Z5 fork. Alivio/stx. Mavic 221 rear rim that is f***ed up. | | Bottom Line: | Bad brakes, but go good on bikes in the 400-600 pricerange. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tony Oldenbeuving
a
from netherlands
Date Reviewed: October 15, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | downtown | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Cheap, simple | | Weaknesses: | Look cheap and simple, make my bike look cheap and simple. | | Similar Products Used: | No-name V's, Tektros, Some other cantis. | | Bike Setup: | '97 (I think) Specialized Rockhopper with Deore LX derailleurs and Alivio shifters/brakes. Ritchey semi-slicks and grips. San Marco/Bontrager Race Day saddle. (which for some strange reason has a women's name embroided on it) | | Bottom Line: | These brakes were a nice surprise, they stop me a lot better than the crap V's that came on my 1999 Giant X-1500.
I got this Rockhopper 2nd hand, so I don't know what pads are on the brakes, but they're grey (I suspect they're Ritcheys because the previous owner was kindda obsessed with that brand.)
I really like these things and they're a lot less complicated than my old V-brakes.
Go canti! And go Keith Bontrager!
(but stop embroiding woman's names on my saddle) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Johnny Flatlander
a Cross Country Rider
from Rocky Mount NC
Date Reviewed: February 8, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | cheap and durable
low tech design
good braking for routine use | | Weaknesses: | gummy pads leave black goo, suck up rim gouging dirt
can squeal as bad as V brakes if not set up right | | Similar Products Used: | Polygon cantis (original equipment on early HKS) | | Bike Setup: |
HKS Montana early 80's updated
Trek Jetta--buy the bike and rack and they throw in a car | | Bottom Line: | Had a set of good functioning and nicely made Alivio cantilevers on the Trek, so I decided to put a set on my old HKS. Surprise! The second set of Alivios were totally different in appearance, squared off and clunky looking. Obviously a case of change for appearance, not improvement. After futzing with them, they nearly work as well as the original Polygons. The pads made my new wheelset look well used within about 20 miles. Bottom line--their best quality was costing about the same as a set of pads. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
A Big Billy
a Downhiller
from Dumpsite
Date Reviewed: November 19, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
My back garden | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
awesome man, cool as a snowmans armpits | | Weaknesses: |
none at all, unless you try and use them to wipe your bum | | Similar Products Used: |
Hope Pro disks | | Bike Setup: |
Badly
my pads ran down, so i'm using blocks of chip-board | | Bottom Line: | Excellent for the hard bloke who likes to downhill in his garden, stop you dead from 60mph | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Peter
a Downhiller
from London
Date Reviewed: August 28, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Bottom Line: | If you want to spend as little as possible on brakes, buy these. Any cheaper won't do. The pads wear quickly, but they are really responsive. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a Cross-Country Rider
from Fisher
Date Reviewed: July 15, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Corona Loma | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Nice modulation (on the road)
They stop (on the road) | | Weaknesses: |
WEAK, WEAK, WEAK
Poor control in mud
Lock up with no warning
Maintenance nightmare | | Similar Products Used: |
Diacompe V-brakes
Magura Hydralics
Shimano LX V's | | Bike Setup: |
Trek 930 SHX ('96) w/ a Rock Shox Quad 5 | | Bottom Line: | These brakes are a joke. They almost got me killed riding in the mud after a hard rain. Granted, no rim brake will work well in the mud, but these went from being average on the best day to being practically non-functioning. Luckily Shimano now makes Alivio V's, but if you buy a used bike w/ these brakes, shell out some dough and buy better. My Trek (with the Alivio cantis) got stolen, and my new bike has Diacompes, which have to be the best bargain brake available. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daniel
a Weekend Warrior
from England
Date Reviewed: June 23, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
They stop damn well | | Weaknesses: |
Need to be adjusted properly, pads wear fast | | Similar Products Used: |
Various V-brakes, other cantis | | Bottom Line: | People rode with cantilevers for years and had no problems. It just takes a bit of knowledge and a 10mm spanner to set these properly (a 5min job every few hundred miles), and you've got 2 finger brakes that will stop hard with fair feel - but at least as well as V-brakes (which tend to go a bit duff after a while). What more do you want? | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Cross-Country Rider
from Bozeman, Montana
Date Reviewed: May 1, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Good power, nice modulation for canties. Darn good stoping power for cheep. | | Weaknesses: |
they are canties | | Similar Products Used: |
shimano canties
shimano V's | | Bike Setup: |
Older Diamond back, when they were still making mountain bikes, carbon/cromo frame, sun rims. | | Bottom Line: | Good brakes, but outdated, since V's do exist, I can not give a five, only four, cheep, stop, good modulation for canties, pads do tend to collect foriegn objects and make groovs in rims, just replace pads, or buy V's if you have the cash. Good product. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
MUDDY
a weekend warrior
from Ontario,Canada
Date Reviewed: September 26, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have these brakes on my 1997/98 Trek 930 they are ok. almost all of the time when I put my back wheel on I must realine them and stop them from sticking to the rim. The stopping power somewhat sucks but I blame part of this on the cheap Shimano pads the came with. Overall I give these brakes 3 flaming chillies | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Groptus
a cross-country rider
from Rochester NY
Date Reviewed: August 17, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
The Alivio brake isn't the problem, it's the crappy pads Shimano puts on them. After upgrading to Ritchey Logics, the brakes worked great. I did have to buy a fat washer and grind it down on one side however, to stop the stuck pig syndrome. Also upgrade to Teflon cables and you're doing yourself a favor. A decent deal overall. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
trail burner
a cross-country rider
from Southfield, MI USA
Date Reviewed: July 23, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These brakes are just fine. all of the posts below that say these brakes are crap don't know what they're talking about. First of all, if the brakes aren't stopping you, either get new pads, or take the bike to an expert local bike shop that will set them up properly. I can't tell you how many bike shops I've been to where the mechanic was some highschool kid earning some after school money. Don't get me wrong, i think it's great for the kid! But when it comes to setting up my bike, I want somebody with YEARS of experience that could assemple a bike for a top racer if necessary. I have such a shop in my neighborhood. These guys are so good that their bikes with ALTUS brakes stop on a dime! I was amazed at the level of knowledge and precision that these guys have.
Like I said, Canti's will work fine. Anybody with problems need to get them PROFESSIONALY set up.
Also check out Keith Bontragers site on how to set up your canti's better than V-brakes:
www.bontrager.com
seeya on the trails! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
E.V.
a weekend warrior
from Netherlands,Rotterdam
Date Reviewed: June 29, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I hate this brakes.They are kids toys , I got them on my G.T. and they are the cause of one of my biggest wipeouts ever ( I hope ). I was doing a contest who would hit the brakes last during downhill, and guess what I won,but I was at great speed and the brakes just didn't work enough to stop me. Conclusion: if you wanna crash on a rock, buy them. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Carlos J. Montanez
a weekend warrior
from Phoenix, AZ
Date Reviewed: June 16, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This brakes are on my wife's Trek 930 and they are no good. I did some
maintenance on her bike and found out that the rear brake had been sticking
since nobody knows when. After a long and tedious overhaul, I came to the
realization that the brakes are simply no good. They don't have enough spring
action to separate themselves from the wheel. Not acceptable. The good news
is that now she will inherit my Shimano XT's, and I will buy new XTR-V's. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Z
a cross-country rider
from TEXAS
Date Reviewed: June 15, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
these things are pieces of CRAP!!!!!! they came on my friend bs's '97 mongoose tetra. they are crappy in wet, dry, hot, cold, or anything else you can think of. they DO NOT have just a few crappy flaws they are complete crap. they have the weakest stoping power i have ever seen and if you use the alivio levels they are 300 times as bad. stay away from any bike that has these turds unless you want to keep rolling for eternity, if your bike already has the craps upgrade to the LX or XT V-brakes as fast as you can, one more very, very important thing.. mongoose=crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a cross-country rider
from Malaysia
Date Reviewed: June 13, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These brakes works in the rain, I love them. Cheap and usefull. Well, if you are tight in cash and cant afford even an LX brake, these is a good buy. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
joel
a weekend warrior
from Ontario Canada
Date Reviewed: May 28, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These brakes work well. The pads suck, so switch to ritchey logic pads and you'll have great stopping power. If it wasn't for the crappy alivio pads I'd give em a 5, but since I had to replace em after a short period of time I give em a 3.
Word 50 | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hwoarang
a
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: May 5, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
No problems with the Alivio. They worked well and never caused a single problem. They are soft when the levers are pressed. Thats what I love most about it. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
A rider
a weekend warrior
from flat florida
Date Reviewed: March 4, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
They stop you; sooner or later. After a year my pads went so I will put on some high grade replacements; people say that will make them stop better than the ones it came with. I will give these brakes 2 stars because I'm still alive. I will upgrade except I'm getting a new bike. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Skidmark
a weekend warrior
from Massachusetts, USA
Date Reviewed: January 21, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
New, they stank - they needed adjustment about every hour of riding to kill the wild pigs. The pads were just about the entire problem, though, and after replacing them with Kool Stops things were much improved. Then I chucked the Shimano fixed-length straddle cable and now I have simple to adjust, powerful, quiet brakes. I'm very pleased with them -- you can adjust the level of braking power to your own preference, which you can't do with V-brakes. See Keith Bontrager's site for adjustment details. Stock: 1 chile, modified = 5 for an average of 3. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave E
a weekend warrior
from London UK
Date Reviewed: January 17, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These brakes aren't great performance-wise, but they've been enough for almost all the mad stuff I've done (including some mad downhilling in Switzerland). They're much easier to set up than a lot of canti's, but I way prefer V brakes. I'd upgrade to V-brakes if I had the money for new STI shifters. They stop you, but they aren't any way near as good as M-600 Vs. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scorpion
a cross-country rider
from
Date Reviewed: January 2, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These brakes aren't bad for the money but shouldn't be confused with a V or anything. The pads stink so get some Ritchey's or KoolStop Eagle 2's. All in all, not bad but not a performance part. I've tried them in all conditions.Blah blah blah ( needs to be 50 words) I'm upgrading to V's as soon as I get the bucks. 3 1/2 Chilies | | Overall Rating: |
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