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Submitted by
Forrest cary
a Downhiller
from Homer ,AK USA
Date Reviewed: 8/14/2004 12:35:38 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | anywhere |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $330 |
| Purchased At: | came with the bike |
| Strengths: | great stopping power works great anywhere easy to adjust |
| Weaknesses: | it somtimes sqweaks just a little other than that nothing so far |
| Similar Products Tried: | none |
| Bike Setup: | rst fork tektro vees shimano acera x rear derialur (read the review) hardrock sport frame |
| Bottom Line: | great brakes stops me anytine not good for racing ok for mild downhill but not the best when i have the money im going to upgrade to Avid Mech discs |
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Submitted by
Krzysztof Bernady
from Warsaw, Poland
Date Reviewed: 5/27/2003 2:20:56 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | mountain |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $8 |
| Purchased At: | local bike shop |
| Strengths: | price |
| Weaknesses: | avid arch rival flexes it |
| Similar Products Tried: | Roox v.22 |
| Bike Setup: | Refitted Giant Boulder |
| Bottom Line: | Improved performance of my oem rear v-brake. However after installing avid arch rival, frame freely flexed and worse still Tektro booster flexed as well. This was not acceptable, so I've switched to Roox (which works) Bottom Line: if your (rear) vbrake is not so powerful then Tektro booster is ok, else buy something stronger (and more expensive too...) |
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Submitted by
Hardtail Pride
from Cranbrook, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: 4/2/2003 11:48:02 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | just fun stuff |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $26 |
| Purchased At: | Fun Hogz Gear Exgange (www.funhogz.com) |
| Strengths: | Cheap, strong, CNC'd. |
| Weaknesses: | a little heavy but no biggy... |
| Similar Products Tried: | BMW brake plate |
| Bike Setup: | 2000 Specialized P.3, marzocchi fork, rhyno litle rims. |
| Bottom Line: | Awsome thing to improve the power of your vee's. I got it with a pair of Shimano Deore/LX vee's and it makes them work awsome! |
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Submitted by
Terry
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: 11/11/2002 3:06:23 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $15 |
| Purchased At: | CyclePath |
| Strengths: | Low price, looks alright, reduced the rear flex by quite a bit. |
| Weaknesses: | Doesn't look stunning. Still flex a bit (a lot less then what the frame used to though, so, good improvement basically) |
| Similar Products Tried: | None...so I don't know how this compare to other products. |
| Bike Setup: | XT v-breaks (rear), Trek 2001 4500. I only need this for the bike's rear, because at the front, it doesn't flex with my Psylo XC (XT front v-breaks as well). |
| Bottom Line: | Good enough for me. At that price, I'd say it's pretty much what I'd expect. Low price quick fix. |
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Submitted by
NelsonRider
from Nelson B.C.
Date Reviewed: 10/16/2002 8:55:28 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | smiling Budha |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $14 |
| Strengths: | Looks Cool. |
| Weaknesses: | Doesn't Do anything for me. Can't notice a differance. |
| Bike Setup: | Shimano Deore v-brake, avid levers. |
| Bottom Line: | Doesn't do anything for me. If you think you break mounts flex you might as well try it... It is cheaper than Disc breaks. |
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Submitted by
Floyd Taylor
a Weekend Warrior
from London
Date Reviewed: 6/16/2002 2:04:59 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Box Hill |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $10 |
| Purchased At: | Shorter Rochford Cycles |
| Strengths: | Looks - that's it! |
| Weaknesses: | Too Weak, Fiddly installation, installation intructions printed on rear of box; so you have to keep the packaging if you want to sell it on. The purple anodized washers look dated. |
| Similar Products Tried: | none - first time purchase out of desperation |
| Bike Setup: | Specialized Stumpjumper Pro M4 c/w Shimano XTR V's |
| Bottom Line: | Too weak as others have stated - my Stumpjumper chainstays still flexed the same as without the booster fitted so why carry around more weight even if it does look good. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY! - Shop around - there must be another product that will do a better job (there were more of these boosters around a couple of years back!!!) |
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Submitted by
Dick Morriss
a Cross Country Rider
from Tassie
Date Reviewed: 6/4/2002 3:20:30 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Myrtle Gully DH |
| Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only |
| Price Paid: | $18 |
| Strengths: | None - thats the problem. |
| Weaknesses: | Yes it is too weak!! |
| Similar Products Tried: | None yet. |
| Bike Setup: | Yukon with xtra bits ;-) |
| Bottom Line: | If you are going to spend the money to improve brake performance, make your money count. Spend more money and get something that works properly. This booster is piss weak. It is cheap, but is it worth it ?? |
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Submitted by
a monty
a Weekend Warrior
from yorkshire
Date Reviewed: 8/2/2001 12:17:29 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | owt |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $20 |
| Purchased At: | halfords |
| Strengths: | Price, looks, protects front v brake from dammage and efectiveness |
| Weaknesses: | supplyed hex bolts too short for Acerea v-breaks won't fit with shock board front mudgard |
| Similar Products Tried: | no |
| Bike Setup: | scott timber SE Acera x equipped airline wheels cw machined brake surface |
| Bottom Line: | they are cheap but are well worth the investment in my opinion for looks alone |
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Submitted by
Jon
a Downhiller
from UK
Date Reviewed: 12/17/2000 1:56:06 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Any Dirt Jump one |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $20 |
| Strengths: | Looks good, on my bike anyway, Reduces flex |
| Weaknesses: | Not much improvement but worth getting for the money |
| Similar Products Tried: | DMR one on a BMX |
| Bike Setup: | Scott Hardtail, Set up for jumping, Tektro V's |
| Bottom Line: | Worth the money and works well with my Tektro V's, probably 'cos its designed for my brakes. |
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Submitted by
Sigmund
a Cross Country Rider
from Ljubljana, Slovenia
Date Reviewed: 8/4/2000 2:51:59 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Road, curvy, at least 10-20% :) |
| Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only |
| Strengths: | Light, cheap. SHould work for average V-brakes |
| Weaknesses: | Sucks with Shimano XT V's |
| Similar Products Tried: | None |
| Bike Setup: | Stock Trek 4500, Deore Rear Derailleur, 2000 Shimano XT V-brakes |
| Bottom Line: | Too weak for the XT brakes. The frame (rear) still flexes, although a bit less then before installing the booster. It has not fixed the flex 100%, but has helped sufficiently to increase braking performance on the rear. (The frame did not flex with stock V-brakes) On the front: no change. My JETT still flexes a little. Bottom line: Too weak for my XT's, but cheap. 5 Chillies for value, I'll give it 3 for performance, as it should work with weaker brakes. |
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Submitted by
Matt
a Cross Country Rider
from Altoona, PA
Date Reviewed: 5/28/2000 10:19:33 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Strengths: | light, stylish on my bike, very effective |
| Weaknesses: | can't think of any |
| Similar Products Tried: | none, a booster's a booster |
| Bike Setup: | 2000 Cannondale Super V 500, generic V-brakes, XT/CODA all over, SRAM 9.0 |
| Bottom Line: | I got these to try to eliminate the rediculous amount of swingarm flex when braking in wet, muddy, and snowy conditions. I got the front one to make the front match the back and I'm glad I did. Not only did the swingarm flex go to about 10% of what it was before, but the front brake became much better at grabbing the rim. Even in dry conditions, these boosters help out alot. These are the only ones my dealer would recommend since they were cheap and effective. Besides, on a black bike with silver-fade letters, these things look like they were made for the bike. I'm gonna throw 5 chilis their direction because I can finally stop in snow now. |
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Submitted by
Rob Valentine
a Downhiller
from Banbruy UK
Date Reviewed: 3/16/2000 9:15:33 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | any which has dirt and jumps |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Strengths: | black, worked well on specialzed rockhopper a1 fs, although there was still a small amount of flex in the seatstays, no flex with an orange airo |
| Weaknesses: | not totaly effectibe for a specalized rockhopper, havn't tried the airo without it yet |
| Similar Products Tried: | none |
| Bike Setup: | orange airo '98 shimano dx v's |
| Bottom Line: | it worked ok on the rockhopper, although there was some flex, and the difference was not really that great, and they did cost 18 quid, although it is better than 40 quid for the shimano one. as to wether to recomendit, i am undecided because it works on my airo, although that could be down to the fact that the airo has square seat stays, and a little bit of diffence in the rockhopper, altough it could be the cable strecthching, or brake arms flexing (unlikly) |
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Submitted by
Mike
a Weekend Warrior
from California
Date Reviewed: 3/8/2000 9:42:54 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | all of them |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Strengths: | Alls i can say is i bought these because of the views below this on and there right these are strong dont flex to much and are made from the same material as most other boosters |
| Weaknesses: | Nope |
| Similar Products Tried: | Nope |
| Bike Setup: | stock zaskar |
| Bottom Line: | Dont buy the brand names in this type of product no need to waste large dollars on a salsa or shimanio unless it carbon fiber yer after ......... FEEL THE FLOW |
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Submitted by
CRASH
a Weekend Warrior
from North Shore
Date Reviewed: 3/6/2000 11:11:56 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | ALL of Them |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Strengths: | 6061 T-6 Aluminuim just like all the others the review below this one is right on same as the others |
| Weaknesses: | there not weak they are the same as all the others out there |
| Similar Products Tried: | why they cost more |
| Bike Setup: | Stock Rocky mountain stumpy |
| Bottom Line: | If it had a salsa name or other brand name they could chrge more for it. Like the majority of people here in this world they buy a brand name becuase they THINK its better NEWS for ya it not better. Just costs more Same alumium as the other boosters SO these cost way less then the others and work the same dont be fooled by brand names |
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Submitted by
Tom
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: 2/29/2000 10:50:29 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | All of them |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Strengths: | These are great made from 6061 T-6 ALUMINUM lik ethe other they work very very well |
| Weaknesses: | they are made from the same material as the other aluminium boosters are 6061 T-6 ALUMINUM |
| Similar Products Tried: | none they all costed lots these costed 18 US |
| Bike Setup: | Stock dekerf |
| Bottom Line: | If you have high end shocks that are farliy stiff u dont need then if you have some entry level shocks that flex USE THEM. If you have a softtail USE THEM, If You are 200 plus pounds USE THEM and of course use them for the rear they enable you to lock up the rear with one finger great for bunny hopping Bottom line USE them They work |
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Submitted by
KAABooom KAAB
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver North Shore
Date Reviewed: 2/26/2000 6:58:46 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Anything dirt |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Strengths: | Great product dont know why the other didnt notice the diff Works really well |
| Weaknesses: | huh how can it be weak it works Does what its supposed to do |
| Similar Products Tried: | none looked at others .... same shape same looks doesnt cost 40 each |
| Bike Setup: | StocK Y2K Kona Roast |
| Bottom Line: | These work wicked for the price 12.50 cdn each i used it on the back avid brake wow less squeal and flex These really work Try ur brakes before and after U Will see a diff Shure u can buy a salsa or shimano for quadruple the price But there isnt a huge diff between the most expensive or the cheapest Just dollars Buy One for the rear of yer bike and if yer over 200 lbs buy them NOW |
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Submitted by
Daniel
a Weekend Warrior
from Groningen
Date Reviewed: 10/22/1999 |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Ardennes |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Strengths: | isn't that ugly |
| Weaknesses: | it is weak, it hardly stiffens things up and for something that doesn't work it is expensive |
| Similar Products Tried: | shimano carbon brake booster |
| Bike Setup: | KLEIN Attitude,all XT, rear derr XTR Rapid rise, Plasma shifters, Flite gel, Roox seat post, Kore stem, Time Alium, Jett XC( wanna trade for Marzochi? ), Shimano carbon brakebooster |
| Bottom Line: | Had this for a long time with the intention to get rid of flex in my Jett. I recently got hold of a shimano carbon beauty which showed me the Tektro thingy doesn't work period. |
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Submitted by
Jerry
a Cross-Country Rider
from Austin
Date Reviewed: 10/15/1999 |
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| Duration Product Used: | less than 1 month |
| Strengths: | cheap |
| Weaknesses: |
cheap too flexible |
| Bottom Line: | Too flexible. Helped a little but not much. I ended up returning it and getting a Salsa (heavier, more expensive, but stiffer). |
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Submitted by
Jono Bach
a Cross-Country Rider
from Melbourne, Australia
Date Reviewed: 9/13/1999 |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Strengths: | Cut down flex and rear brake rub |
| Weaknesses: | Laterally flext |
| Bike Setup: | Kona, Avid V Brakes |
| Bottom Line: | I found it quite good, cut down flex and gave the brakes more responsiveness, would work well on forks such as indys, which flex a lot. They are only $30 and look quite cool and do the job. What more could you want? |
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Submitted by
Shanthakumar Abraham
a Cross-Country Rider
from Melbourne. Vic
Date Reviewed: 8/23/1999 |
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| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Strengths: | Cheap! |
| Weaknesses: |
Bit too flexy for me... I thought they werent meant to flex!!! |
| Similar Products Tried: | XTR brake booster |
| Bike Setup: |
Dodsun Explorer Full LX stuff |
| Bottom Line: | not too great. didnt show much braking improvement |
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