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Submitted by
David
a Cross Country Rider
from THE BIG T.O CAN
Date Reviewed: April 24, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | anything | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | Sports Swap | | Strengths: | Light, feel strong, no slop, cool looking, feel nice | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | Tektro Stuff
Avid 2.0 S.D's | | Bike Setup: | 96 Norco Torrent, Avids 2.0 brakes, White Industry Crank, 9.0 R.D, LX front D.R, 900 shifting system, | | Bottom Line: | Well, I just installed the new 7.0's, and have only ridden them once, a follow up review will happen in september, but they are a huge increase over the old avids that came with the bike.. (could be b/c the avids wern't designed for V-Brakes) but anyhow.. they are strong, quite, cool looking, and cheap compared to everything else that is comparible. Remember this is just the initial review. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt Frederick
a Cross Country Rider
from Forest of Dean, England
Date Reviewed: April 24, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Dowies Run | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Original Equipment | | Strengths: | Light,cheap, won't rust or corode | | Weaknesses: | Flexes badly but shatters rather than bend in a crash, leaving a jagged edge. | | Similar Products Used: | Avid SD 1.9 | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale SV 700 SL | | Bottom Line: | I always found the brakes flexed under pressure. Last year I went over the bars in a slow speed stack and caught the lever on the way over. It snapped, leaving a sharp edge which tore through two layers of shorts and left a lrge deep hole in my thigh, ripping out the side branches to the femoral artery. The surgeons then had to open my leg up further to find the missing bit 'cos being composite it didn't show up on any X-rays! I was off the bike for about 4-5 months. You can't make a lever that is indestructable but it should bend before shattering, buy a metal lever instead, some, like Hope levers are designed to pop out of the pivot in the case of a crash to avoid this kind of accident. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a Cross Country Rider
from Santa Cruz
Date Reviewed: March 30, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Star Wars | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$43.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | Light, adjustable, not too expensive | | Weaknesses: | Kinda funky looking, not real cheap, can't replace blade. | | Similar Products Used: | Avid 1.0 | | Bottom Line: | This is for the '99 and '00 9.0 levers. I had a set of the 99's, which look like the current 7.0's. Snapped a blade in a biff (that's ok) & got a set of '00 to replace them. Outstanding levers. Adjustable, light, functional. Wish I could get replacement blades. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Johnny
a Weekend Warrior
from St. Louis, MO
Date Reviewed: March 27, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Universal Cycles | | Strengths: | Adjustability is really nice
Light weight
Cool Looks
Cheap | | Weaknesses: | Appear Weak, but really aren't | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Marin Bear Valley SE, Manitou SXR, STX-RC, SRAM 9.0 levers/7.0 brakes | | Bottom Line: | Got the lever (SRAM 9.0)and brake set for $50 through Universal Cycles. Let me tell you, this is really a GREAT deal - I'd talk about the whole thing, but this is just about levers, so here goes - they're very light, and also very adjustable. The lightness tends to make me think that they're flexy, but I looked at them, pulled the crap out of them - I'm pretty sure I'd snap a cable or something else before I screw up the levers. They're really smooth and have nice light action, and the leverage adjustment allows you to get the same power out of both the front and back brakes, when normally you have to pull harder to get the same power from the back. The adjustability is nice if you're changing riding styles... for instance, i'm trying some trials stuff where you need your brakes EXTREMELY strong... but still ride XC where you need good control. No problem, just turn the knob and go. Can even adjust mid-ride. The levers also allow you to adjust the distance to the bar, which is a good thing since the default is rather far away. Bottom line: these may appear cheap/flexy, but they're very strong, very light, and very adjustable. I'd recommend them, and especially at this price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Craig M.
a Racer
from Abington, MA
Date Reviewed: March 11, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | All | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Decent price. I use them with XT v-brakes and man they work great!!!! | | Weaknesses: | Have not seen one yet, if I encounter one I will let you know. | | Similar Products Used: | XT, Avid, Hayes | | Bike Setup: | Freeride | | Bottom Line: | If you have read any of my other reviews you will know I'm about 230lbs. I go through brake pads pretty quick and untill these last few months I have been hard pressed to get good stopping power. I purchased a new racing bike with disc brakes and my XT's with the 9.0 levers is the next best thing I have used. Becasue of the set up (where the cable connects) it gives me that extra pull I have been looking for and they work like a champ. I feel like I have a whole new brake system now. For a while I thought that the XT's did not measure up but now it's a whole new world. If you have problems with these take this advice: go to your LBS and ask the mechanic how to tune your V-brakes, my friend is a mechanic and he has taught me how to tune my brakes and if you do this you will really see the difference in all brakes which makes these levers outstanding!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Smillee McIver
a Racer
from Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: March 6, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | ??? | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Purchased At: | I rented a Rocky Pipeline out in Whistler | | Strengths: | They had nice modulation to them, but other than that? From what I've read, they are cheap and take a fair beating. | | Weaknesses: | While the flex they had is probably not to bad when coupled with brakes other thatn the 7.0, the combo together makes for an uncomfortable ride when bombing down a hill. They seemed to have an unusual amount of vertical flex, and the 7.0 brakes are pieces, they had minimal flex, and very limited power. | | Similar Products Used: | Lots of diffferent stuff, I have 1.9 Avids on my 99 Manomano. They are fairly good, but starting to get a little sloppy. | | Bike Setup: | 99 Manomano, with SX-LE fork and Avid 1.9 Levers with Arch 40 brakes. | | Bottom Line: | While 7.0 levers may be Ok for light XC riding, they really didn't fit the bill for a freeride bike. They, combined with 7.0 brakes, made for a bike with loose controls and unpredictable stopping power. I'm not a irongrip person, but I do like to feel results when I pull the lever. Overall rating is 2 because of performance, and value is 4 because of price. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Derek
a Cross Country Rider
from Wilmington, DE
Date Reviewed: March 6, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | They work
Light
Look good | | Similar Products Used: | Avid | | Bike Setup: | Just the way I like it. | | Bottom Line: | These are the original 9.0's. Which are the same as the new 7.0's. They're pretty cheap. I got them for $30, and the 7.0's you can get for $25 from Cambria. (Just got some for my girlfriends bike.) Super light, and they work. They feel great, and are plenty stiff. Not as easy to set up as the Avid's - with the removable chips and all - and the cable routing is kind of wierd. But the fact is, once they're set up they just plain feel better. And they look cool to boot. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gavin
a Cross Country Rider
from tha a.t.l., GA
Date Reviewed: November 23, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Bull Mountain in Dahlonega, GA | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$29.00 | | Purchased At: | Atlanta Pro Bicycles | | Strengths: | light weight, they laugh at abuse, little ching req'd for purchase | | Weaknesses: | bulky lever perches, overly thick lever (neccessary to combat flexiness I guess), a bit cheesy looking i.m.op | | Similar Products Used: | avid sd 2.0, xtr v-levers | | Bike Setup: | Airborne Lucky Strike, z.2 superfly, sram betsy edition, blah, blah, blah... | | Bottom Line: | I have the 7.0's. I have never experienced any problems whatsoever with these levers. I'm thinking about replacing them with either my old xtr's or kooka racha's because I don't like the shape of the lever. If I adjust the things close enough to the bar for my short fingers to be happy they bottom out unless I set the pads against the rims.
They don't rust or corrode (except the little adjustment screws.) They haven't slipped around on my bars at all. They don't seem to reqire ANY maintenance or lubrication. They have developed a little slop, but what wouldn't after two years of steady use? I bought them 'cause I had about $40 bucks to spend on levers after building up my bike. I bought these and had enough left over for a 12 of PBR! ps- I use them with xtr v-brakes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
daren
a Cross Country Rider
from Morrison CO
Date Reviewed: October 17, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Mustang off the top of White Ranch | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | weight,modulation, stopping power, longer levers for gripshift users, don't feel icy cold in cool weather | | Weaknesses: | a little flex butt not enough to make switch | | Similar Products Used: | Avid 2.0, 2000 Avid Ultimates, XTR's | | Bike Setup: | Kona Hei Hei with sid xc | | Bottom Line: | I've tried alot of levers and actually opted to switch back to the 9.0sl's over a pair of 2000 ultimate levers. I have Avid Arch Supreme brakes and get great modulation and power with the 9.0sl's. Part of this might be cause I like to have my levers pretty close to the bars before they engage with the rims. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Cross Country Rider
from Santa Cruz, Cali
Date Reviewed: September 27, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$43.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambria | | Strengths: | Very light, kewl looks (as if this matters) | | Weaknesses: | Super Flexy and unable to keep them from rotating on bar | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT V levers, Avid Ultimate | | Bike Setup: | C'dale F2000, Fatty headShock, SRAM 9.0 SL shifting, XTR front der., XTR hubs w/Mavic 517, XT crank, 747 pedals, Thompson post and WTM saddle. | | Bottom Line: | These levers look cool and I thought that they would function well since I love the Grip shift system. I thought that the increased lever length would be important b/c of the twist shifters.
Boy was I ever wrong! These levers totally SUK. They are all plastic and as a result super flexible and require two fingers and a lot of force when descending the steep and technical. They rotate all over the bar. They are easily scratched up. My old XT levers were far superior and my new Avid Ultimate L levers and Supreme brakes totally rock. Finally dropped the coin and wished I'd done it a lot sooner.
The adjustment mechanism is nice. Big woop.
Do not buy the Avid levers -- you are wasting your money. I give 'em one flaming turd hoping that someone will stomp it out. Give a pair to your enemies for X-mass. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
smokey strodtman
a Cross Country Rider
from gilliam, MO USA
Date Reviewed: September 10, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | the one i'm on at the moment! | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$23.00 | | Purchased At: | jensonusa.com | | Strengths: | adjustable leverage and reach, light weight, feel. | | Weaknesses: | none so far. | | Similar Products Used: | stock generic g/f levers on my marlin. | | Bike Setup: | fisher marlin hardtail, avid2.os, delta cables,lots of other stuff. | | Bottom Line: | i have the 7.0 lever, which has the internal leverage adjuster pin instead of the external one on the 9.0s. the 7.0s are also simpler and slightly lighter. i really doubt that most riders will be changing the leverage adjustment, once they find their preferred setting. the levers come set with minimum leverage. be sure and try them before changing to a stronger setting. i put mine on max immediately; a couple of unwanted nose wheelies soon had me going back to stock! i've heard some criticism of their plastic "feel", but it hasn't bothered me at all. i like the shape of them very much, perfect for one-finger braking(and that's all you'll need!).. feel and modulation are excellent as well. the real test of any braking component is on the trail; when you find yourself diving deeper into downhill corners and braking harder on slopes and loose surfaces, you'll know you have a winner. good job, SRAM! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Ny
Date Reviewed: August 31, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Really light, really cheap, and will never ever rust. | | Weaknesses: | they are made very cheaply( ihave esp 5.0 brake levers and they are really bad) and the brake lever itself flexes when i pull the brake lever. And also the esp 5.0 brake system is bad too. It never stops me in time and i'm light (130lbs). | | Similar Products Used: | Tektro quartz ( O.K.) | | Bike Setup: | Rockymoutain fusion everything stock. | | Bottom Line: | If you want extremely light brake levers that won't rust or cost you some cash these are definitely good. But if you expect anything above that kind of performance then don't get'em.
Final word: Save up 40$ and get better levers. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jeff fisher
a Cross Country Rider
from Phoenix,AZ,USA
Date Reviewed: August 29, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | corona loma | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | rage cycles | | Strengths: | still work
everything i said before | | Weaknesses: | clamps loosen occasionally
| | Similar Products Used: | tektro crap
shimano LX
magura
dia-compe crap | | Bike Setup: | 98 rockhopper w/ indy c | | Bottom Line: | i've had these for six months now and have beat the sh*t out of them. they still work, and i can't really say their performance has changed much at all since i bought them six months ago. the clamp likes to loosen some, but that's minor. the decals did begin to wear off, but considering how i've crashed on them, that's no big surprise. the only real complaint is that on the left (front) brake lever, the cable adjuster screw likes to loosen, releasing extra cable. you really have to torque the locknut down. other than that, no problems. they're cheap, they work, buy 'em and forget about 'em.
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Submitted by
Geoff
a Cross Country Rider
from Wellington, New Zealand
Date Reviewed: April 9, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Mt Victoria | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Light, good looks, power | | Weaknesses: | None to mention as yet | | Similar Products Used: | LX vees, cantis
XT vees
Avid | | Bike Setup: | Schwinn Moab 1, Avid 1.0 brakes, LX/XT drivechain, rolf wheels | | Bottom Line: | More powerful and much lighter than the stock avids (1.0s) that came standard on the bike. Great feel for 1 and 2 finger controlled braking.
Got them for a good price (99 model 9.0). Fitting instructions easy to follow but I had to trim the 99 LX thumb shifter a bit to get the best fit.
These levers easily outperform LX and lower end avids in power and feel. If you can get them for an equivalent price like I did, it is a worthwhile upgrade. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Big Mac
a Weekend Warrior
from Southern CA
Date Reviewed: April 2, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | anything w/singletrack! | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | adjustability, feel, they look toooo sweet! | | Weaknesses: | lever perches kind of big | | Similar Products Used: | Tektro Quartz | | Bike Setup: | '00 Specialized Rockhopper A1 FSR Comp | | Bottom Line: | The ones I'm reviewing here are the '99 9.0's.
Much better feel and power than the Tektro levers I replaced! The modulation is still a little bit on/off, but I'm hoping that will change as things break in a bit. Adjustability is great, 3 different settings for pull, plus set screw for lever position adjustment.
The only thing bad I could say about them so far is that the lever perches are rather large, kind of limits your setup options on riser bars. Other than that, they look sweet, they're plenty light, and feel pretty sturdy. I guess time will tell. 5 flaming roadkills for these! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex Brown
a Cross Country Rider
from Manchester, England
Date Reviewed: March 2, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Peaks, North Yorks Moors | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Cheap and very light | | Weaknesses: | Abismally wooden feel, lack of adjustment | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT/R, Magura | | Bike Setup: | Cadex frame, Judys, XT, Sachs Power Extreme shifters | | Bottom Line: | Bought the levers to suit the shifters after my XT shifter failed. Used them once, alarming amount of flex. Took a hacksaw to the XT STI units and now run XT levers. Truly horrible brake levers. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Speedy G
a Racer
from Fredricton, NB, Canada
Date Reviewed: February 25, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Cheap, light, tough | | Weaknesses: | limited adjustments..kind of vague feeling | | Similar Products Used: | shimano XT, cheap Avids | | Bike Setup: | S-works with xt/xtr and SID | | Bottom Line: | Good levers for the price, i used to use them when I was a messanger and they held up well under abuse (I Never lubed them..or really did any kind of maintence) I used them with 99 LX v-brakes, and they tended to flex and be a little vague, but a good trade off given the amount of abuse they took (hit by cars, covered in salt etc.) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cheyenne
a Racer
from Michigan
Date Reviewed: February 2, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Where I'm At | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | -Look Cool
-Integrate well w/ Gripshift
-Stronger than XTR
-Lightweight | | Weaknesses: | -Adjustibility
-Weak Clamp | | Similar Products Used: | -Shimano XTR
-Paul Love Levers
-Avid Arch Rivals
-Kooka Racha's | | Bike Setup: | Klein Attitude Full XTR w/ XTR cables | | Bottom Line: | Good levers, at a good price. Work great with my XTR V's and pull a lot of cable. If set up correctly feel very strong (if not you may crack the lever). Decided to try them when I went to gripshift and they are holding up very well. I crashed on them once and no sign of any damage, when I crashed on my XTR's they bent and scratched terribly.
Great lever at a great price, especially if you can find them used for $20 on this site! If you are someone who likes to ride a mountain bike than these levers are for you, if you are willing to take the time to properly set them up. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wayne Biem
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver, BC, CANADA
Date Reviewed: January 20, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Looks
Light
Materials | | Weaknesses: | Adjustability | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XTs
Avids
Reals
DiaCompe | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Rockhopper A1 Comp FS
FutureShock
SRAM 7.0 V-Brakes, '99 SRAM 9.0 Levers | | Bottom Line: | The carbon-composite look looks great, and it's ultra-lite. Relatively strong for it's light weight, but could use improvement.
Overall, Avids seem to be better for long-term durability and usability, but for now the levers 'look' great. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jefftallica
a Cross-Country Rider
from tempe
Date Reviewed: January 9, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: |
corona loma | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
LIGHT
comfy
cool lookin'
easy setup
powerful
CHEAP | | Weaknesses: |
tiny 3mm clamp bolts
bad instructions | | Similar Products Used: |
dia compe crappers
shimano XT
Tektro
avid dial adjust | | Bike Setup: |
rockhopper fs w/ indy C (98 model bike) | | Bottom Line: | so good, so smooth, so powerful, so easy to modulate. they actually make my sheisse dia compe v-brakes feel responsive. they have very little slop, which is a good thing because they don't have a slop adjust bolt (the pivot is held in place by a c-clip). the levers have a very clever cam system with no moving parts. the only part that pivots is the lever, which leads to a very smooth stroke, helped no doubt by the delrin bushing. the blade is very wide and comfortable, and interfaces well with gripshift (duh). my only complaints are the instruction manual, which is crap, and the clamp bolts, which have to be tightened way down to get them to hold. i have the 2000 model 7.0s, which look to me like last year's 9.0s (they have three position leverage adjust, vs. last year's two). the best 25 dollar bike product i ever bought. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael
a Weekend Warrior
from Mountains of TN
Date Reviewed: November 30, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
can't tell you | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Light weight, looks, feel, power, adjustability, price | | Weaknesses: |
endurance questions | | Similar Products Used: |
XT shifter/brake combo | | Bike Setup: |
'97 Schwiin Homegrown suspension, Manitou SXr, LX/XT, Sachs power grip extreme, Sram 7.0 levers | | Bottom Line: | Good brake levers, nice power, like the fact that you can adjust the reach so that they are not fully extended, great weight, but due to the composite, and weight I am not sure how durable they will be down the line, but for now they work great, look great, and for the price you can't beat them. Would give 4.5 flaming turds, but I will round up since I have not had any problems YET | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stuart
a Weekend Warrior
from Bellingham, WA
Date Reviewed: November 18, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Galgamesh | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
good feel, lighweight, never cold | | Weaknesses: |
To squishy feeling, the composit seems to flex and not feel as solid as an aluminum lever. | | Similar Products Used: |
Dia comp, XT, Avid | | Bike Setup: |
Canondale F700, lovin' it! | | Bottom Line: | Go with the XT, they're worth the extra bucks! The SRAM's have a good angle and are comfortable but just aren't responsive enough. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
david
a Weekend Warrior
from provo
Date Reviewed: November 2, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
lightweight
never cold
good feel | | Weaknesses: |
tend to slip around the bar | | Similar Products Used: |
xt
lx | | Bike Setup: |
gt zaskar le | | Bottom Line: | got a good deal, much better feel than the lx's i had. Not quite as crisp as my xt's that i had on my canny that was stolen (sad day). i like em. i have thrashed on my bike, but my levers still look brand new. durable.
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Submitted by
Mike Myles
a Cross-Country Rider
from North Hampton, NH
Date Reviewed: August 28, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Fort Rock Exeter, NH | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Light, Good feel, Fit great with Grip Shifts, Easy to install & adjust | | Weaknesses: |
None | | Similar Products Used: |
Onza
Avid 1.0 | | Bike Setup: |
Cannondale F700 | | Bottom Line: | Replaced my Onza's with SRAM's. The Onza's were fine but not compatible with new Avid 25 V brakes I installed. I tried several Avid levers and found allot of lateral play in the lever arms. The SRAMs are great. No side to side play, very adjustable, good feel even under heavy breaking, look great and made to fit with my grip shifts | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve Hadeka
a Cross-Country Rider
from Burlington, VT
Date Reviewed: August 26, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Killington | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Super Light.
Feel great.
Best for gripshift. | | Weaknesses: |
none so far | | Similar Products Used: |
Avid 1.9
Tektro(awful) | | Bike Setup: |
Cannondale CAAD 2
Fatty SL
9.0sl | | Bottom Line: | These levers are great. My old levers caused my hands to hurt because they didn't work with my gripshifters. These are very light, and the carbon composite is super cool. These might not be the best for a hammerhead downhiller, as they are plastic, but I have had no problems with breaking, I am just concerned for the safety of my fellow riders. But for most cross country spinners like me, these levers are the way to go. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Douglas B.
a Cross-Country Rider
from Berkeley
Date Reviewed: August 18, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
rifle range road | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Great reach for Gripshift compatibility. nice feel on a cold day-good ergonomics | | Weaknesses: |
Way too easy to strip tightening screw. Impossible to tighten enough to keep lever from rotating. | | Similar Products Used: |
Shimano XT, Avid 2.0 (great cheap lever but not v-brake compatable) | | Bike Setup: |
Marin Team Titanium, Gripshift, Marz Z2 A-Bomb. | | Bottom Line: | Overall nice lever long enough to be gripshift compatible. Don't even think of over tightening this lever on, though. I stripped the internal bolt but mickeymouse fixed it. Since lever is composite it can't be one with the metal h-bar. It slips if pushed hard. Not a big problem though. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Johan Lundberg
a Cross-Country Rider
from Trollhattan/ Sweden
Date Reviewed: August 16, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Light weight,
You can easly get a smale brake force ass well ass enough force to hold tires firmly in any situation. | | Weaknesses: |
Plastic parts - debatible durability and resistence.
Some tear already exist, which can be a liffle annoing | | Similar Products Used: |
Shimano LX Lever | | Bike Setup:</ |
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