Submitted by
Tom Basic
a Weekend Warrior
from Atlanta, GA Date Reviewed: June 12, 2007
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$29.00
Purchased At:
Nashbar
Strengths:
Clean, cartridge pads are neat.
Weaknesses:
They are actually not that strong.
Similar Products Used:
Avid Single Digit (1st generation): amazing power and modulation, but adjusting spring tension was a joke.
Shimano LX v's (1st generation): easy to set up but chunky style and so-so performance.
Stock no-name v's on my 2000 Fisher Tassajara: best of the bunch, not as powerful as the Avids but the simplest and easiest to set up.
Bottom Line:
I am only writing this review because:
1. Sram 9.0 brakes are listed in the Hall of Fame, and it just isn't so... 2. My no-name v's worked WAY better than them. Why, you may ask?
IT'S SIMPLE: It took me a long time to find out why my no-names whupped the Srams, but when I found it, the answer was stupefyingly simple. The power of your v's is determined by the length of the brake arms. Duh! The longer the arms are the more power you get. My no-names had arms that were about 10 mm longer than the 9.0's, and the power was significantly better. In fact, my 9.0's probably had the shortest arms out of all the v's I've owned. Makes for great modulation, but the power sucks. So, I'm going to give the Srams a bad rating, because they do NOT belong in the Hall of Fame. It is precisely because they are listed in the Hall of Fame that I went out and bought them with high expectation, only to find that they were inferior to my no-names. So there.
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Submitted by
Joe
a Weekend Warrior
from Jacksonville Fl Date Reviewed: December 26, 2006
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$15.00
Purchased At:
eBay
Strengths:
Does what it should. Grippy noodle is a plus.
Similar Products Used:
LX V's , Deore Mech Discs
Bike Setup:
PF 856 disc front 9.0 rear brakes
Bottom Line:
Great set of stoppers. Much Better than the old school shimano's they replaced. Very pleased
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Submitted by
ca29er
a
from Vienna, Austria Date Reviewed: February 24, 2006
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$70.00
Purchased At:
Speedgoat
Strengths:
Great stopping power. Good modulation. Easy to adjust and maintain. Much simpler mechanism than the "parallel movement" Same price, more or less, as XTs (around $70 per pair)
Weaknesses:
Adjustment screw stripped fairly early. No need to upgrade to discs.
Similar Products Used:
$himano XT, Deore, Altus. Tektro SU20, MT20
Bike Setup:
Self-built trekking/29er. Parts relevant to brakes: Mavic T-520 ceramic rims Avid SL levers Nokon cabels
Bottom Line:
If you can still find these brakes, GET THEM! As of this writing, Speedgoat is still listing them as available.
I got tired of my XTs waking the dead and the unneccesary complication of "parallel engagement". I read the reviews here and bought a pair.
At first, I was disappointed because they look like any OEM, cheapy linear-pull brakes. If I wanted that, I would have stuck with the Tektros or the Deores. However, I was soon very impressed with them.
They have tremendous braking power. It helps that I have ceramic rims. But even when I was using them on normal rims, they were still superior brakes.
I even liked the noodle. When I re-cabled to Nokons, the noodle was no longer compatible. Last night, after a couple of years collecting dust in my cellar, I tried the noodle on my old XTs. The red bit broke. I don't know if that's because of sloppy construction or because of the variation in temperature over a couple of years. But, any noodle will do.
After a few months of use, I noticed that I had to keep adjusting one pair because they were rubbing on one side. I would adjust the pin at night after my commute. I had to do this every night. I didn't think this should be happening... a screw can only go in so much, right? Not if it's stripped. It keeps slipping back out. Once I got my head around the fact that I can get by with only the other adjusting screw, life got better.
Since then, I haven't thought about my brakes. You really don't want to be thinking about your brakes speeding down a long hill at 50kmh/30mph, do you? I think I may have to change the brake shoes, but that's about as far as I have to worry about these brakes.
Buy them! Be safe. Stop your bike when you want or need to. It doesn't matter if you're a commuter, a racer or even a downhiller. These are excellent rim brakes.
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Submitted by
duds m
a Cross Country Rider
from philippines Date Reviewed: February 20, 2005
Favorite Trail:
...
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
best v's i've ever used great modulation
Weaknesses:
nada!!
Similar Products Used:
MAGGIES
Bike Setup:
trek4300 sram 9.0 all the way
Bottom Line:
seems there is nothing better than this.. used in all conditions never let me down.. i paired it with avid 7's perfect!!!!
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Submitted by
Jason
a Weekend Warrior
from Ontario Date Reviewed: June 16, 2004
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$60.00
Purchased At:
bikeroom.com
Strengths:
- great modulation - lighter than LX or XT - good pads - very reasonably priced
Weaknesses:
- don't look as cool as Shimano brakes or Avid Arch Rivals, but who cares
Similar Products Used:
STX, Avid
Bike Setup:
Rockhopper A1 FS, mostly stock
Bottom Line:
I got these to replace the Dia-Compes that came with my bike, and was immediately impressed. Not only is there much more power, the modulation is also much improved.
I'm using my old levers and cables, which has been fine. I also didn't bother with their plastic noodle and stuck with my old ones, so I can't comment on that.
My one disappointment was that when I installed them, the pin that goes into your fork to guide the angle of the spring broke. I managed to get them aligned properly after that, though it was a big pain. Anyway, these brakes have been positive in every other way so they get five chilis.
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Submitted by
Witold Wilk
a Cross Country Rider
from Tychy, Poland Date Reviewed: January 18, 2004
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
- modulation
I am able to control the stopping power they apply, so that I get 100% effectiveness. (with the same levers I had with my tektros, that worked in a binary (brake/not_brake) mode.
- strenght
its easy to perform an OTB, but You can easily feel the moment when the rear is getting airborne.
- durability
3000km on the original pads. the brakes themselves are in excellent condition.
- easy to maintain
I've set them 3000km ago, the maintance I've done was to shorten the line from the lever (the pads are almost dead :^) ).
- original kool stop pads work excellent on dry conditions. wet (semi-winter) conditions - excuisite (they quickly get the water off the rim, and brake... but do it in a modulated way, so You are able to keep the wheel from skidding on slippery surfaces).
Weaknesses:
none at the time... well... they tend to bend the pivots in my fork... :^)
Similar Products Used:
tektro, shimano
Bike Setup:
giant boulder '02, most stuff changed, trying to modify to 100% no-shimano bike, with as many sram components :^)
Bottom Line:
I've learnt the hard way the need for a RELIABLE and EFFECTIVE front brake (my tektro unbuckled during a 65km/h downhill 1.75" slick, asphalt road). do not make my mistake, and invest. after 3000km I've done maintance to these brakes I've done after every 100km on my tektros. the SRAM 9.0 just keeps on going, and going. built to last. just like the energizer bunny (or was it the duracell bunny? :^) ). either way - You can buy low end tektro's, and say "hey I saved money", or buy sram 9.0 and say "hey, I saved my life". brakes are important - You can have a lower-class crank, but a lower-class brake might cost You life. so just buy SRAM 9.0, and brake safely :^)
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Submitted by
Ben
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego, Ca Date Reviewed: August 22, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Flightline
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$55.00
Purchased At:
Ebay
Strengths:
Light action but very strong. Easy to install/adjust. Silent.
Similar Products Used:
Avid, Shimano, Tektro, Etc...
Bottom Line:
Best V-Brakes I've ever ridden. Excellent feel. Very precise modulation. Light and smooth action. These are definitely one finger brakes.
Combined with the 9.0 brake levers the combo is fantastic. Highly recommended.
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Submitted by
Loehr Young
a Cross Country Rider
from Athens, GA. USA Date Reviewed: June 17, 2003
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At:
Greenfish Sports
Strengths:
The right color, easy to set up, work like a champ.
Weaknesses:
None so far.
Similar Products Used:
XTR V brakes, XT V brakes, Avid Mag.
Bike Setup:
GT I-Drive, All SRAM, Psylo sl, X-Max Wheels.
Bottom Line:
These brakes are simple to install/setup, are a color that will match anything, and they work every bit as good as any other v-brake I have tried. Not to mention they are inexpensive. I have been running SRAM shifters basically forever and every SRAM part I have tried so far has been been great so when I built my new bike last month I went with all SRAM components, X.O set up, brakes/levers, cassette, chain, really everything they offer. so far all works awesome! SRAM rocks!
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Submitted by
Doug Croxford
a Weekend Warrior
from Cleveland, Ohio USA Date Reviewed: May 7, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Dodging traffic, hardpack
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$28.00
Purchased At:
JensonUSA
Strengths:
They STOP. They look cool. The brakecrawler thing really works. Very easy to set up. Retarded easy pad changes- Kool-stop cartridge pad system. Best bang for the buck I've found.
Weaknesses:
None so far- they're even the right color...
Similar Products Used:
Tektro crap that came on my bike (why? deore group bikes deserve better than $5.00 brakes?!?), LX's that never worked right.
Bike Setup:
01 Schwinn Mesa GSX (last year before the sellout)
Bottom Line:
I bought Avid SD7 levers at the same time- they're a beautiful combination. They're incredibly strong- they flex my Manitou fork when I set the pull rate all the way up on the levers. They never ever make noise- not wet, not dry. All in all very comforting when you're riding down the street and some stupid b!!c# on her cell phone isn't paying attention... I would absolutely, positively buy them again for my next bike.
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Submitted by
Scott
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle Date Reviewed: March 10, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Greenbush, WI
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$28.00
Purchased At:
Supergo?
Strengths:
Stopping power!, adjustability, weight
Weaknesses:
pad surface area seems small, couldn't rotate it out of the way to easily remove front wheel (not necessarily the brakes fault)
Similar Products Used:
Shimano LX, Avid 1.0's
Bike Setup:
Steel X-Cal, etc
Bottom Line:
This is an excellent brake. It is light and provided extremely powerful stopping. I haven't tried the XTR so I don't know better/worse. If it is better, it's not by much. This was a '98 model. They've changed a bit but I would buy this brake again. I was not using the 9.0 lever. I was using the REAL levers.
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Submitted by
Daron
a Weekend Warrior
from Malaysia Date Reviewed: December 16, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Song
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At:
WG Cycle
Strengths:
Light, easy cable opener for wheel removal, superb pads supplied, and excellent stopping power except in very muddy condition.
Similar Products Used:
LX brakes
Bike Setup:
Giant XTC, Marzocchi Z3Air, RaceFace Bars, Oury Grips, SRAM 9.0SL, WTB Speedmasters Rims, Michellin WG Comp S
Bottom Line:
Good V-brake that are simple and durable. I think if anyone have it jamming into their spokes, it must be due to poor setup.
I would recommend this brakes anyday. If you want better stopping power you would have to go Disc.
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Submitted by
Hawk
a Cross Country Rider
from NYC Date Reviewed: October 11, 2002
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
Stock on my RM Vertex
Strengths:
Light, great stopping power, easy to adjust and maintain, cheap price
Weaknesses:
None so far
Similar Products Used:
Avid, Tektro, Shimano Lx and XT
Bike Setup:
RM Vertex with a few upgrades
Bottom Line:
Great pair of brakes. Have used mine for over a year and they have worked flawslessly. Just bought another pair for my wife's Voodoo Bokor. Very easy to adjust and maintain. Using them with Koolstop pad and have had no squeling and the stopping power is great
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Submitted by
J.D
a Cross Country Rider
from australia Date Reviewed: May 29, 2002
Favorite Trail:
taiwan
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At:
friend
Strengths:
Light,strong,excellent feel,quiet
Weaknesses:
none yet
Similar Products Used:
many,many,many
Bike Setup:
jamis dakar,sid 100,mavic 517,xt
Bottom Line:
I had these brakes on an earlier bike before changing to discs.My bike went on a diet and these were my first choice-Nice soft feel but loads of power.You cant go wrong
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Submitted by
Giantxc
a Cross Country Rider
from Washington, DC Date Reviewed: May 27, 2002
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
Bikeman.com
Strengths:
Inexpensive, light, brakes well
Weaknesses:
THE NOODLE! Good concept, horrible function
Similar Products Used:
Avid SD-7, Avid SD-Mag, Shimano LX
Bike Setup:
Redline Monocog SS with Sram 9.0 V brakes and Tech-lite (Kooka clone) levers.
Bottom Line:
I had tons of trouble with these levers for the first 4 months I had them. They required frequent adjustment and nearly always felt squishy. After trying nearly everything (including 3 different sets of levers including SRAM 9.0's) I replaced the stock noodles with extra Avid noodles I had in my parts bin and all my problems disappeared. Now these brakes work well and have's required any adjustment in nearly two months. The Avid SD's on my geared bike have a bit more power, but they cost significantly more.
If your on a budget, go for the Sram 9.0's, just lose the stock noodles
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Raicho
a
from Sofia,Bulgaria Date Reviewed: December 18, 2001
Submitted by
gregy
a Racer
from provo Date Reviewed: December 13, 2001
Favorite Trail:
not moab
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
good cheap cheap cheap the noodle rules
Weaknesses:
heavy
Similar Products Used:
avid xtr
Bike Setup:
single ,xc racer ,cyclocross
Bottom Line:
the sram brakes are quality and value the price is so much significanlty cheaper than the competition. the noodle rules.the 5.0 is just as good as the 9.0 as super cheap the 5.0 levers are better than xtr at 1/10 the cost A+++++ go sram. as far as price/quality goes the 5.0 line is the best ive ever seen in the the industry
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Submitted by
Dan Soda
a Cross Country Rider
from Vancouver,BC,Canada Date Reviewed: November 19, 2001
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
Came OEM with Bike
Strengths:
None, feel weak, and unreliable
Weaknesses:
brakes jam into rim/spokes
Similar Products Used:
Shimano, avid
Bike Setup:
RMB Thin Air
Bottom Line:
These brakes have let me down twice, 1st time on bumpy single track decent, brakes are adjusted properly, but with all the jarring movement, somehow one side (arm & pad) went below the rim into the spoke, luckly I wiped out safely. Thought it was just a once in never reoccuring incident.
2nd time, I came down a smooth single track with a 4 ft drop, same thing happened on landing, brake jammed into spoke. Causing the bike to flip and I landing hard into my F%&$# FACE & shoulder, cracked my helmet also!! I am SOOOOOO PISSED!! These brakes suck. At least the Shimano XT have some spring retractor so this would never happen.
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Submitted by
Dan Earl
a Cross Country Rider
from Salt Lake City, UT, USA Date Reviewed: October 11, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Mormon Battalion Trail
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
pricepoint.com
Strengths:
SRAM brakes work well with Avid levers.
Weaknesses:
None.
Similar Products Used:
Shimano XT.
Bottom Line:
I gave Shimano XT brakes 1-year to perform and they never did. Toed them out, toed them in, layed them flat, bought the rebuild kit, bought brake boosters, replaced the pads, cleaned the rims, sanded the rims, did everything possible to try to get the XT's to stop squelling and provide moderate stopping power and the XT's never performed. The SRAM 9.0's have been great. You might hate Grip Shift but SRAM brakes are great, they don't squell like XT's, they stop better, are reasonably priced. I would buy these brakes if I were you...
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Submitted by
anthony
a
from long island ny usa Date Reviewed: August 10, 2001
Favorite Trail:
all
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At:
bike junkie
Strengths:
stoping power feel
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
avids, cane creeks
Bottom Line:
Once I tried them I put them on both my bikes. Using SRAM levers this brakes feel & are strong. Be aware they have a flex feel to them. I like it you might not.
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Submitted by
José Viúla
a Weekend Warrior
from Palmela, Setubal, Portugal Date Reviewed: June 7, 2001
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$45.00
Purchased At:
Bicigal
Strengths:
Easy Setup, just adjust parallel to rim, no squeak at all, good power and modulation. Just Excellent
Weaknesses:
None
Similar Products Used:
Deore Lx V-brake XT V-brake (horribly squeky)
Bike Setup:
Cannondale SuperV 700SL
Bottom Line:
I had before a lot of problems with squeaking XT front V-brakes. I tried all the recomended tips concerning those brakes along two months with no results at all. I read the MTB reviews about SRAM and decided to try. There is no comparison to do. These brakes work really good, are easdy to setup and present an excellente quality/price relation. Definitively better than Shimano.
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Submitted by
Kevin
a Cross Country Rider
from San Jose, CA, USA Date Reviewed: May 28, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Porcupine Rim :-(
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
$35
Strengths:
Easy setup! I bought these based on the reviews here which said the setup was easy, they were right. I had never setup V-brakes previously and I have not had to touch them once since the day I installed them.
Great stopping power and modulation. I've used them in wet and dry and they're great.
Weaknesses:
None.
Similar Products Used:
1995 XTR cantilever.
Bike Setup:
Hardtail, Manitou EFC, full XTR (except these brakes!)
Bottom Line:
These brakes are not parallel push (e.g., Shimano XTR) , but I like the simplicity and the stopping power is excellent. Set them up once and then all you'll need is your barrel adjusters.
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Submitted by
adam
a
from essex Date Reviewed: March 24, 2001
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
mail order company
Strengths:
-simple -quiet -powerful -catrige pads
Weaknesses:
nowt apart from the pads wearing at fairly fast rate but they're easy to replace so no big deal.
Similar Products Used:
tektro crap
Bike Setup:
shooter blah blah blah
Bottom Line:
i originally ordered a sram 7.0 brake and the nice ppl at the bike shop sent me some sweet 9.0's for £12 yeah good deal. i tried these out and they were the mutts nutts so when i needed to get a new one for the back i got another sram 9.0 @ £18.99 in a sale. i think i got a pretty good deal on these brakes and as for the quality they are top notch. the lil red plastic things on the noodles break fairly easilt and thuen they can be a pain in the arse to sort out
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Submitted by
Derek
a Cross Country Rider
from Wilmington, DE Date Reviewed: March 6, 2001
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
They Work Shark fin quick release thing is awesome.
Similar Products Used:
Avid
Bike Setup:
Just the way I like it.
Bottom Line:
To bad these brakes are hard to find. Way stiffer than the Avids, and about the same price. Work great, and there is nothing to go wrong. But the thing that sets these brakes apart from the rest, is the quick release shark fin thing. It's so much easier to use than the regular brake noodle thing. I guess they could be lighter - the Avids were a little lighter I think - but then they probably wouldn't be as stiff, and they are still lighter than any Shimano brakes.
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Submitted by
Artur Nogueira
a Cross Country Rider
from Maia - Portugal Date Reviewed: February 6, 2001
Favorite Trail:
any trraik
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$70.00
Purchased At:
Etiel - portugal
Strengths:
Weight, no-squeal, simplicity, amazing stopping power, good modulation with Sram 9.0 /98 ( carbon composite ) levers, easy maintenance, kool-stop pads as standard
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
Magura's J.Tomac, Shimano's XTR , Lx and XT
Bike Setup:
Merlin Taiga, Cross max UST, Pace RC38 AF fork,full Sram 9.0 sl groupo.
Bottom Line:
These brakes end levers are fantastic, they weight less than XTR's and they brake much better with no squeal, either in dry or wet. Very positive feel on the levers,even very good in wet conditions ( probably due to the extraordinary Kool Stop pads. ) They are very easy to adjust and the pads have a good durability. For me, these are better than XTR's and Maguras, and the only ones I think that brake as well as these are the LX's (98)but with some squeal and less modulation. If anyone is looking for V'brakes, can´t go wrong with the ones.They worth every dime I spent with .
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Submitted by
Richard Kimmel
a Cross Country Rider
from Wilmington Date Reviewed: January 15, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Right now, Chapel Hill or Sanford
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$115.00
Purchased At:
Bike Nashbar
Strengths:
Great stopping power. Levers alone are a great improvement. No need to swithch pads, they work great in all conditions without squeel.
Weaknesses:
The noodle and red quick release thing are a bit of a pain. I kept my old noodle because the red bit didn't seem to accomodate an teflon impregnated cable. Not a bid deal though.
Similar Products Used:
Diacompe linear pull, Shimano cantilevers
Bike Setup:
Trek 920 w/LX, XT, SRAM drive train, Sun Sub-IV rims, Panaracer Smoke and Dart kevlar, Bontrager saddle, etc
Bottom Line:
These brakes were easy to mount and adjust; much easier than anything else I have used in decades of doing my own maintenance. Only used on a few rides, not but this brake system works great. I just put the levers on front with the old diacompe break and it was a noticeable imporvement. The rear brake works great on downhills and requires only a little assistance from the front for extra slow down and lock up of the rear. Careful, I went over the bars on my trial run with these brakes, fortunately on a sandy downhill section. My fault though, because the pedal grabbed a root, I panicked and braked too hard to correct.
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Submitted by
Alfonso
a Cross Country Rider
from Oakland, CA, USA Date Reviewed: October 30, 2000
nearly impossible to find anywhere; considerably heavier than other side-pulls I've used
Similar Products Used:
Avid SD 10, Avid SD 25, Tektro
Bike Setup:
Santa Cruz Superlight, full custom build
Bottom Line:
Fantastic stopping power means you almost never have to think about whether you'll slow down or stop in time. Consistent performance in all conditions means you won't have to adjust your braking habits much -- if at all -- when the weather changes (perhaps a greater testament to the pads). I have these 9.0 brakes on both front and rear, mated to a pair of Avid Speed Dial Mag levers. The combo provides remarkably precise, intuitive control. Modulating brakes whilst descending really quickly through rough, steep, whoop-de-do terrain has never been so natural. Super stiff calipers seem to do a better job then what my Avid SDs used to do with the aid of a Gorilla brake booster. I LOVE the fact that the pad housings are designed to accommodate KoolStop thinline pads (my favorite). Weight penalty over other V-brakes I've used is hardly a consideration given the improvement in quality I've experienced when I moved up to these brakes.
I do have a gripe, however, about how difficult it was to find these brakes. While shopping around for brakes, I definitely wanted to consider these among others. Of 16 local bike shops I visited in the San Francisco Bay Area, only one had them. Of 18 online sales outfits I checked out, only one carried them. I believe I'd been robbed of a potential bargain due to poor product distribution.
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Submitted by
Hubble Bubble
a Weekend Warrior
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada Date Reviewed: July 31, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Jumpingpound/Coxhill
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
They dont Squeal. They have amazing stopping power.
Weaknesses:
Plasticky (sorry, composite) levers feel cheap at first. Until you get used to how well they are shaped.
Similar Products Used:
LX & XT V-Brakes.
Bike Setup:
2000 Rocky Mountian Blizzard.
Bottom Line:
This bike came with SRAM 9.0 brakes and shifters. I made the store change the shifter (and deraileurs) to XT, so don't think I am a big grip shift/SRAM fan. I decided to stick to the SRAM brakes, as they did not s
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