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Submitted by
chaka biker
a Racer
from lomas
Date Reviewed: February 8, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | venados | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | local store | | Strengths: | reviewing the tektro magnesium brakes
super lightweight | | Weaknesses: | poor stopping power, poor adjustability, cheesy springs, supposed to be high end brakes, work like trash | | Similar Products Used: | shimano xt, xtr, avid sd ti, and lower digits, etc. | | Bike Setup: | salsa moto rapido full xtr/07 sid race | | Bottom Line: | My weight weeinie freakness made me buy these "boutique" brakes to shed some grams off the xtr stoppers, yeah the tektros are noticaeably lighter, but with alarmingly poor performance, i was used to xtr, which is like using a.b.s. brakes in a car, the tektro lasted for my training ride only, my salsa demanded the xtr´s back!!.
XTR V BRAKES ARE THE BEST. PERIOD, SECOND COME AVID SD TI. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Josiah
a Weekend Warrior
from Wheaton, IL, USA
Date Reviewed: May 9, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | something at palos heights | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | they stop but not very well | | Weaknesses: | don't stop well, all out of wack | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Giant Iguana 2002 w/ a couple minor upgrades | | Bottom Line: | This brake isn't very nice in my opinion, 'course i don't even know if this is the right product (giant doesn't say what brake it is this is just most likely) but i use em cuz i don't have the money to buy know ones and i need a new bike anyway so... recommend discs. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sempai
a Cross Country Rider
from Mobile, AL, USA
Date Reviewed: February 21, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Came with bike | | Strengths: | cover those nasty v-brake bosses
they're black so no one notices your crappy OEM gear | | Weaknesses: | screws strip
nonexistent stopping power
impossible adjustment
cables slip
terrible build quality | | Bike Setup: | Rockhopper with lots of mods | | Bottom Line: | The Tektro 4 brakes came with my Rockhopper, which is a mystery because the bike also came with Shimano levers--I figure the money could have been better spent by Specialized.
They didn't as much STOP the bike as slow it down, and. I tried to adjust them several times, this resulted in the screws stripping to the point I couldn't reposition the brake pads or adjust the spring rate of the calipers. I even tried to remove them completely to realign them--this turned out to be a bad idea since what was left of the intact screws also stripped. Are they made of lead? I've never seen metal so soft.
You can get them for seven bucks each at JensonUSA. The next brake is 20 bucks each.
That should be some indication of the quality of this product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Freeridin Fool
a Cross Country Rider
from Vermont
Date Reviewed: April 23, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | with these brakes, anything flat. | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | Cover up those pointy brake bosses. Give you the illusion that you have a complete bike. | | Weaknesses: | Give you the illusion that you have a complete bike. Flexy, unbalanceable, no stopping power, etc... | | Similar Products Used: | canti-brakes, dragging feet on ground. | | Bike Setup: | Giant WarpDS with custom mods. | | Bottom Line: | I stop quicker and feel safer draggin my feet to stop. Great for going UP hills - IF you don't plan on riding back down. Also would be good for a shop decoration, if you smashed with a steel mallet first. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tony
a Cross Country Rider
from Crofton, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: March 27, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Mt. Tzouhalem | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | came stock | | Strengths: | should last you a long time and they're cheap | | Weaknesses: | need to be adjusted quite often and could be more powerful | | Bike Setup: | kona blast with marzocchi mx comp '04s | | Bottom Line: | you will get good solid performance from these brakes and you won't have to empty your wallet. they are good for a cross country rider who doesn't mind making adjustments often and doesn't need heavy stopping power. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Denis
a Weekend Warrior
from Surrey BC
Date Reviewed: September 13, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Work well but a trick to it... you need to spray some WD40 in between the spring and spindle thingy | | Weaknesses: | slow response on springs until lubed properly | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano Deore/ XT( useless overpriced junk) | | Bike Setup: | K2 ZED 1.0 | | Bottom Line: | Once they are lubed properly these brakes and l;evers work very well.. never had the sonpge problem people seem to be having... i like them alot and wont replace them for the "xt/xtr band wagon hey look at me" over priced crap. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave Janovetz
a Cross Country Rider
from Wausau WI, U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: July 13, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Nine Mile Park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Rib Mountain Cycle | | Strengths: | none they blow | | Weaknesses: | they dont stop, they wont even lock up if your going more than 10 mph. they need way too much adjustment | | Similar Products Used: | avids and xt's | | Bike Setup: | specialized hardrock comp | | Bottom Line: | they suck, dont buy them and if they r on ur bike get new ones fast. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nathan King
a Cross Country Rider
from Salt Lake City, UT, US
Date Reviewed: March 28, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Bobsled | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | MTBr Classifieds | | Strengths: | They stop on occasion... | | Weaknesses: | HORRIBLE stopping power, need constant adjustment. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano Deore, Promax | | Bike Setup: | KHS Alite 1000 with XT and Manitou Six | | Bottom Line: | I'm very tempted to rip the brakes off of my sister's K-Mart bike and put them on mine. These things are DISGUSTING and deserve to be melted down. I bought my bike through MTBr, so it was shipped to me, and apparently little bumps will cause the brakes to become misadjusted...
It gets very annoying when you're rolling down a trail with a SQUEAK SQUEAK because your brakes are rubbing and you can't adjust them... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg
a
from Grand Forks ND
Date Reviewed: March 3, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Weaknesses: | Flexy, Garbage pads, Won't hold adjustment | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano Vbrake lines and various Avids | | Bike Setup: | Stock Kona Scrap | | Bottom Line: | These are garbage, they don't have the power Vbrakes should, and they don't hold adjustment. If you swapped the short flexy pads they might show improvement, but don't waste your money. Just buy some new brakes, shimano Deores are a HUGE value, just a couple of bucks and perform like their more expensive siblings. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dood
a Weekend Warrior
from saskatchewan
Date Reviewed: February 17, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | jumps | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Strengths: | good braking power for a v-brake and they don't squeek. | | Weaknesses: | week springs the brakes constantly need adjustment. And I meen constant adjustment to keep them calibrated so that both pads hit the rim at the same time. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Giant worp ds3 | | Bottom Line: | thay work good exept needing constant ajustment. Or you can just let them rub on the rim. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John M
a Weekend Warrior
from Davis
Date Reviewed: November 19, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Sequoiah Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$76.00 | | Purchased At: | Freewheeler Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Stop fairly good, a helluva lot better than my old STX cantis. Saved me from crashing a bunch of times. | | Weaknesses: | they don't always stay aligned after braking--I sometimes have to realign them so they don't rub against my wheels. | | Similar Products Used: | tried Avid and XT but I couldn't fit those into my college student budget | | Bike Setup: | 97 Gary Fisher Aquila, STX throughout with Matrix Singletrack Pro rims, set up for street riding with Specialized Hemispheres | | Bottom Line: | They beat the pants off cantis, but not the best when considering all the pricier stuff out there. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex G
a Cross Country Rider
from Wilmington, DE
Date Reviewed: September 22, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | anything with stony downhills | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Dunbar's Cyclery | | Strengths: | They stop you | | Weaknesses: | Very poor build quality. They never stay adjusted and need to be readjusted after every other ride. | | Similar Products Used: | Redline Radius cantilevers, Avid SD Ti | | Bike Setup: | Raleigh M60 frame, LX drivedrain & shifters, Avid SD Ti brakes, RockShox Judy TT | | Bottom Line: | Do yourself a favor -- if you got these brakes stock on your bike, replace them as soon as possible. Yes, they can stop the bike, and they are probably OK for city riding. But when you rely on them when risking your cracking your skull you want something you can trust. Get some Avid Single Digit 7 for $25 a piece at PricePoint -- you won't regret it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sebs
a Weekend Warrior
from sydney, australia
Date Reviewed: June 29, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | good stopping power, works well (when dry), fairly tough | | Weaknesses: | don't work when wet, muddy and steep!! brakes on front forks have a few degrees of play... maybe not so tough | | Similar Products Used: | deore disk; LX | | Bike Setup: | khs team, alivio shifters, deore drivetrain | | Bottom Line: | They stop you well, provided you riding on a bright sunny day on dry stuff. The brake arms have a little bit of play, particularly noticeable when braking under tail whip | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a Weekend Warrior
from Glastonbury, CT
Date Reviewed: January 31, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Birch Mtn | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | um..... | | Weaknesses: | They dont shed mud at all, they are so loose after 2 years and there's no way of fixing them and still keeping the breaking power that I want. The tektro pads stay wet for about 2 weeks after riding in mud/rain/puddles. When jumphin they move so much and make a lot of noise. I though it was my fork but it was these pieces of crap | | Similar Products Used: | LX XT | | Bike Setup: | Schwinn Mesa GSX, Deore, Psylo SL | | Bottom Line: | I'm now upgrading to Shimano XT V-Brakes. Hopefully they'll gove me what I need. :-) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richard
a Cross Country Rider
from Cambridge UK
Date Reviewed: December 9, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Thetford Forest | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Overall build | | Weaknesses: | They keep going out of adjustment,must have weak springs, this is very annoying and causes rubbing on the rims | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano Deore, Avid 2.0 | | Bike Setup: | Kona Hahanna
They came on my wife`s and daughters bikes as standard, | | Bottom Line: | They don`t compare very favourably with other v brakes I have used and seeing as its me who has to keep adjusting them it won`t be long before they are scrapped.
They may be cheap but I would prefer to pay a bit more and get a better quality brake, thumbs down for Tektro for the brakes and Kona for penny pinching, | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben K
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: March 30, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Anywhere outside of Toronto and without Trash | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Bicycle Depot | | Strengths: | Brake Power=EXCELLENT! | | Weaknesses: | They look like they're immitations off a supercycle! | | Similar Products Used: | Altus Cantilevers, Deorre Stuff | | Bike Setup: | Aluminum Frame, Rock Shox Jett, Acera stuff | | Bottom Line: | Dude! These things are AWESOME!
I give them 5 Flamin' Chilis for Value!
And give them 4 Flamin' Chilis for Overall Rating! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
SJ
a Weekend Warrior
from Upstate NY
Date Reviewed: November 14, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | -Cheap
-Gets the job done
-Better than cantis or Shimano V's(no pivots)
-Fair stopping power | | Weaknesses: | -Mine came with cheap-ass levers
-Cheesy pads
-Ugly as sin
-Gets hung up on the rims sometimes | | Similar Products Used: | Avid SD 1.0(kicks ass!!),SRAM 7.0(even better--but get Avid levers instead of SRAM's composite) | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Rockhopper A1 FS with BG Sport seat
| | Bottom Line: | A good workhorse V-brake for the beginning rider(I have the 824As--belongs to this family of brakes).However,these don't fare very well in the muddy Northeast.And the pads suck--they pretty much bit the dust after one mucky ride.
Okay brake,but once you wear them out go and get Avids or SRAMs(if you can find 'em)... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a Weekend Warrior
from Livonia, MI, USA
Date Reviewed: October 14, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | These brakes are absolutely outstanding. They came stock on my 2000 Giant Iguana SE. I barely have to press the brake lever down and the bike stops, and I mean it STOPS. | | Weaknesses: | None thus far. | | Similar Products Used: | Don't remember the name. | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Giant Iguana SE | | Bottom Line: | As I said before, these brakes are awesome. They are the most responsive brakes I've tried so far. Altough they came stock on my bike, I hear they are fairly cheap in price, so I have to give Tekro the 5 flamin' chilis it deserves for value. Way to go Tekro...hey I rhymed. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Moegsien Schroeder
a Cross Country Rider
from Cape Town, South Africa
Date Reviewed: May 15, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Tokai Forest | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | POWERFULL!!! | | Weaknesses: | Difficult to setup | | Similar Products Used: | Center-pull alivio cantis | | Bike Setup: | Giant Rincon | | Bottom Line: | These brakes are really worth every penny. I have just finished testing them on a circuit used by world cup mountain bikers and they are fantastic. You can use one finger to control the bike on the steepest of drop-offs. They were a bit difficult to setup but once that once done i don't have any other complaints about them. Get them now!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dale
a Cross Country Rider
from bakersfield,ca
Date Reviewed: January 24, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Mr. Toads wild ride | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | GREAT STOPPERS!!! | | Weaknesses: | UGLY AS S*** | | Similar Products Used: | xt,lx,xtr | | Bike Setup: | schwinn,lx hubs laced to specialized rims,quadra 21 r fork, | | Bottom Line: | These brakes are worth every penny and then some!! these were the brakes that i upgraded to from my center pull canti's, and they rock. they stop on a dime in any wheather and will throw you if your not careful, so watch out. if you weight conciuos, go out and by some pauls or avids, but if you just wanna ride, by these, you cant go wrong!!! they were only 55 $ installed. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mark
a Cross-Country Rider
from lithonia
Date Reviewed: October 11, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
stop really goood!!! | | Weaknesses: |
not the best looking | | Similar Products Used: |
xt, truvtiv | | Bike Setup: |
GT Backwoods | | Bottom Line: | Good brakes for the price, no need to spend a lot of money. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ThomaS
a Weekend Warrior
from South Africa
Date Reviewed: August 27, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
---------------------------- | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
KICK-ASS POWER AT A CHEAP ASS PRICE!!! | | Weaknesses: |
NOT THE BEST LOOKING, BUT THEY ARE GROWING ON ME | | Similar Products Used: |
ALIVIO CANTIS | | Bike Setup: |
GIANT IGUANA SE | | Bottom Line: | SCAREY!!
THE OTHER DAY I WENT TRICK RIDING IN A LOCAL SHOPPING CENTRE CAR PARK.
THERE WEREW SOME SCATE BOARDERS NEAR BY AND I JUCT HAD TO SHOW OFF!!!!
I ATTEMPTED A FRONT WHEEL PIVOT IN FRONT OF THEM AND SLAMMED ON MY FRONT TEKTRO V-BRAKE. WELL I FLEW OVER THE HANDLE BARS AND FELL ON MY ARSE! THEY ALL LAUGHTED AT ME AND I LIMPED HPME IN DISGRACE, THE BIKE WAS FINE EXCEPT FOR A CROOKED HANDELBAR.
WELL DONE TO TEKTRO ON A HELL OF A V-BRAKE !!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
spencer
a Weekend Warrior
from york PA
Date Reviewed: June 14, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
one with dirt and jumps | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
they work | | Weaknesses: |
they dont work well | | Similar Products Used: |
lx,xt | | Bike Setup: |
cannondale hard tail with a head shock fatty D | | Bottom Line: | they are eather rubbing against the rim or i have to pull the lever all the way down to my grip to get them to stop. but when i do take the time to fine tune them they work ok. just they have to be fine tuned 1/2 hour later.
buy them if u want but in my opinon save up and buy some xt or avid's | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ranna
a Cross-Country Rider
from South Dakota
Date Reviewed: June 1, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Price, Mine were $80, installed & set up | | Weaknesses: |
??? flex? | | Similar Products Used: |
stock & shimona cantis | | Bike Setup: |
Nishiki Blazer (heavy, rigid, curb bike for comuting) | | Bottom Line: | Why would anyone keep cantis? I tuned and primped several sets of cantis and these brakes seem simpler than any of those, you can't beat mechanical advantage and ihaven't stopped like this since i had a coaster brake. Say hello again to skid marks on the drive way. I've heard you get better feel from the S brand but you can't beat the $$ | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron
a Cross-Country Rider
from Detroit, MI
Date Reviewed: May 28, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Outstanding stopping power. | | Weaknesses: |
Suffer from the lack of aesthetic flash, I suppose. That's it. | | Similar Products Used: |
Magura Blues.
Shimano LXs.
Shimano XTs (non-linear) | | Bike Setup: |
Gary Fisher Aguila 99 | | Bottom Line: | This bike is my sister's actually, but I've been using it for a couple weeks till my ride gets out of the shop (someday!). Well, this is a $400 bike, so don't get your hopes up too high, there are those of us who spend that alone on brake systems. Anyway, these brakes work great. They have good modulation and excellent stopping power. They can lock the wheels out cold. I like the feel of the levers - solid. I can see no reason why they could possibly need boosters.
Think seriously about these if you're on a budget but want strong brakes (I should hope that would be a lot of us unless someone doesn't like the present structure of their cranium). | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a cross-country rider
from MA
Date Reviewed: December 19, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I also like Dave down below got mine at the 98 Norba National Champs at Mt Snow. So far I am really pleased with them. They are a big improvement over the old cantis that I had. The only thing's that I would change would be the levers since they do not have there own sring retension system and the wimpy pads that they come with. Other than that they are a graet deal.
Oh by the way Dave I suckered the guy at Mt Snow down to $30 | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andy
a cross-country rider
from Australia
Date Reviewed: December 2, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have a newer version of the ones pictured above fitted to my mongoose and they perform really well in all types of riding I XC ride most the time but they work heaps well in trials and DH. They cost about $35 australian an can out do lx/xt when set up properly. all in all they kick ass!!! i run them with power tools levers and i can pull easier endos than with my mates GT that has got the xt groupset. Buy them they won't let you down!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Monkeyboy
a cross-country rider
from Redfield, SD
Date Reviewed: November 20, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I had these things for about a year and explored with them in trials I have never been on and a bunch I have and was bombing at like 40, and I got to say that these things rawk! You have to like adjusting them, but they are some of the best brakes I have ever had in my life. You also can't way about 250 lbs either cause they are designed for racing ( I got the quartz series) and aren't expected to be raced by light wieght, weight weenies. I am lucky enough to not weight too much right now, but after christmas....I may be screwed! I don't have them anymore...but I had them longer then the ones I have now (Shimano, LX)
and I like the teky's better. If you don't weigh much beyond like 200 lbs, and don't mind the ugly grey, then these are for you! I give them 5 flaming bananas. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Calvin H
a weekend warrior
from singapore
Date Reviewed: November 5, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
i have been using these tektro vees for 8months now, and they sure serve me well. Rather difficult to configure, esp for the pad alignments, but after it has been done properly, whoa! one-finger stopping. Cool anodized colours too - mine is purple. One word of advice - change the stock pads - they couldn't brake in the rain. I had mine changed to koolstops thinlines and after some major adjustment (cos the thinlines are thin and the stock pads are sooo thick), they brake even more wonderfully now. Now I can endo with one finger if I try hard enuf =) | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andy
a weekend warrior
from UK
Date Reviewed: November 3, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These brakes kick,I've had them about 8 months and the performance is good, they don't flex at all. The pads do need changing straight away but they'd need changing sooner or later any how, I run them with DX V levers and they work just fine. My only real complaint is the spring on the left tends to loose tension as it is only held in place by the compression of the boss bolt, this means it gradually slips and the brake shifts to one side and can rub. Over all a good budget alternative to Shimano.... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fraser
a weekend warrior
from Toronto, Ontario Canada
Date Reviewed: October 11, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I refcently upgraded to these from some Alivio canti's, and these are about 100 times better. The stop distance is great, mine sure don't squeak, and you can't beat that price! The entire converstion kit cost me about $80 can. That beats the $130 for LX which aren't too much better in my opinion. FIVE FLAMIN' CHILIS BABY! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a cross-country rider
from MA
Date Reviewed: September 7, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I got these for $35 complete set at 98 NORBA CHAMPS. One thing that stinks
is that I had to buy new shifters. It took a while to setup but once they
were they work great. Pads don't work that well especially when wet.
Definetly reccomend them. 5 flaming chilis. Rock!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin
a weekend warrior
from El Paso, TX
Date Reviewed: August 30, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Actually, I don't have the RPB's, but the quartz. Nice brakes. Terrific stopping power, not so heavy and easily adjusted. The pads that they come with are Koolstops, so no worry about crappy pads.The price was the major driving factor for me, at $67 US, they just can't be beat. The Shimano XL's aren't that much better, and you will pay $120! I strongly recommend these brakes. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
GOON
a weekend warrior
from Vic Australia
Date Reviewed: August 19, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Tektro brakes a great. Their old centre pull included. The pads suck, but $30 will get you a nice soft pad. Squeaks I don't know what their talking about, set them up properly and you won't have a problem. I use mine with smooth progressive XT lever and they work wonders. Nice and smooth with fair amount of power. Setup, not too much of problem if you have experience. The only thing that seems I have a problem with is amount of maintanence I have to do. There cheap effective great value for money and a sweet upgrade from ACERA or Altus crap. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam Bramwell
a cross-country rider
from Newcastle, Australia
Date Reviewed: July 29, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
WATCH OUT! If you have narrow rims, the pads when worn down a bit do not actually squeeze the rims! The cable pulls all through and your braking effort does not translate to the wheel, instead it squeezes one arm against the cable hanger in an attempt to. They work well if you always use new pad though . . . | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Patrick Do Trong
a weekend warrior
from canada ,montreal
Date Reviewed: July 7, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
The tektro brake company did areal good job, the brakes are inexpensive and well made.Shure they are a little heavy when you compare them to the XT OR XTR,BUT WHO CARES!For only 7o$ (canadian : go canada)you can buy 2 pairs of tektro's rbp V's and some decent brake levers(really fli colors).It's a bargain' don't waste your money on avid's brakes' cause they are way too expensive and are lame. The pads sucks so i'm planning to buy kool stop pads! | | Overall Rating: |
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