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Submitted by
Jon
a Cross Country Rider
from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Date Reviewed: May 12, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Bottom Line: | now that I've had them going for a while, they've completely failed on me...don't waste your money. arms flex, springs die out, levers are sloppier than a pig in a trough... | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a Cross Country Rider
from Saskatoon, SK.
Date Reviewed: April 4, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay! | | Strengths: | Even though they're a lil finicky to set up at first, they're wicked solid brakes. Stylin' good looks, plenty of power, and comfy blade (takes a little getting used to, but I love it now). Super smooth too, and lots of room for adjustment. | | Weaknesses: | little bit of lever slop when I first put them on the bike. I had to grind off the cable housing routing for my disk brakes though (I dont use disk brakes), next to the brake arm, because the part that holds the pad was bumping into it. I would've designed a few things differenly on these. The plastic adjustment knob for the levers to could be upgraded, but it still does the job. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano LX, Tektro | | Bike Setup: | Ironhorse, shimano XT drivetrain, truvativ cranks, BOX BRAKES, ritchey tires, rynolite rims | | Bottom Line: | Awesome brakes for the money, really under advertised though (ebay is the only place I could even find mention of them on the internet..and there's only one guy selling them.) | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Evan
a Weekend Warrior
from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date Reviewed: November 18, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Mt Dandenong fire trails | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay! | | Strengths: | Beautifully made and light. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano STX / LX / XT, Tektro, Avid 7 | | Bike Setup: | Merida Dominator, Shimano 535 Wheels, Rock Shox Judy prototype, RST 56 shock | | Bottom Line: | Great product! Not for weight weenies, but those who appreciate quality will love them. Real bearings in all pivots, ajustable reach and tension. Available on EBay for around $40 US for levers and v-brakes at the moment. You won't find a better brake set-up. Buy it! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Racer
from UK
Date Reviewed: October 10, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Lake District - any! | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Purchased At: | John Atkins Cycles UK | | Strengths: | Stunning and sexy and superbly made, will work with V's, Canti's and mechanical discs. | | Weaknesses: | Nothing obvious! | | Similar Products Used: | XTR, XT | | Bike Setup: | Surly 1X1 M/C tech canti's, Middleburn cranks, rigid. | | Bottom Line: | Cheaper 'quality'levers (XTR,XT etc)probably do the job just as well, but these babies have that Umm factor that the Big S just can't manage, try them and you'll know. John Atkins Cycles (UK) STILL have them for sale - cheap!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ian
a Weekend Warrior
from toronto,ontario,canada
Date Reviewed: May 16, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | mtbr.com...LOL! | | Strengths: | real bearings in the pivot!
excellent construction, machining,comfortable as all heck once you get used to the wide blade | | Weaknesses: | price for some but mine were cheap! | | Similar Products Used: | xt v-levers, avid sd2.0's,dx v-levers, | | Bike Setup: | cove stiffee, raceface stem and seatpost,xt/xtr,monkeylites,elgatos on real/321's | | Bottom Line: | i'm not a small guy and i like my stuff overbuilt for the goof factor... all light but dependable
levers are solid enough for mild trials and the blade is wicked comfy once you get used to it,the calipers themselves are sexy and stiffer than anything i've ridden before i'd rank them above maguras easily in terms of power and modulation, dunno about running them against discs though.. LOL! see you onna streets | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt Friend
a Cross-Country Rider
from NY
Date Reviewed: July 14, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Light, craftsmanship, looks, feel, the whole shebang! | | Weaknesses: |
none | | Similar Products Used: |
LX Levers, Truvativ 4-D | | Bike Setup: |
hardtail, XT V's | | Bottom Line: | BUY THESE!!! They feel buttery smooth! | | Overall Rating: |
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