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Shimano
Deore Hydraulic Disc
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Submitted by
Tupac Shakur
a Weekend Warrior
from Brantford, Ontario
Date Reviewed: March 17, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | street / DJ | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | From Friend | | Strengths: | Light. Simple, Looks OEM on the bike. Great 1 finger control, amazing pad life. Does not overheat, even on a dirt jump / street bike. Right now I only have the 6" rear installed, and it does the job amazingly. | | Weaknesses: | Absolutely nothing I can think of :D | | Similar Products Used: | Various Hayes Mechanicals, Avid Juicy | | Bike Setup: | 2005 Norco Ryde, nothing stock. | | Bottom Line: | I got my rear hydro for free. I loved it, and bought a front for $20. The front needs to be re-bled, but the rear has not been re-bled since purchased by the first owner, almost 3 years ago. These breaks are amazing. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andy Lo
a Cross Country Rider
from Penang, Malaysia
Date Reviewed: March 5, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | KT Cycletron | | Strengths: | Lightweight. Burn-in fast, took me only 2 rides. | | Weaknesses: | No fancy design, looks dull and simple. Not quite good stopping power on the front. Can't take too much heat. Ocasional rubbing. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Tank Easton Elite. | | Bottom Line: | I'm using 6" front and rear. On the rear, of course it's powerful enough, but on the front it's never enough. Since I play lots of downhill, the front never gives me the confidence. There's no chance that I thought I can ever lock the brakes. I think it's more suitable fr normal cross-country riders or weekend warriors. Definitely not for those who enjoys doing downhill or require instant braking. I'm changing to 8" XT rotor front. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sam
a Downhiller
from london
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | my own | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Strengths: | quite powerfull when broken in but that dont take long | | Weaknesses: | cables kink easily, very easily, brakes rnt 2 gd in wet, overheat, grabby, sharp, little modulation, with bad tyres U WILL DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | Similar Products Used: | formula hydros, XT they r much better! | | Bike Setup: | saracen x-ile with xt hydro discs, pyslo race tulio, mavic d321 rims :P | | Bottom Line: | good budget buy, but i dont like em. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tyler
a Downhiller
from West Shores of Canada
Date Reviewed: October 14, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | I havent named it yet, some disgustingly steep singletrack | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | PM Bikes in Victoria | | Strengths: | Very decent braking power... Im 160 ibs and a light braker aswell, theywork incredibly, Im perfectly happy not upgrading. | | Weaknesses: | Front brake has some trouble locking at speed.. most likely a good thing, but Id rather have the control then the safty measure. Also seems to squeel under high pressure, such as trying to lock them at speed lol. | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes 8 inch hydro, avid mechs, hayes mechs | | Bike Setup: | deore 6 inch hydro, 2001 kona stinky-deelux, 2000 jr ts, 26 doublewide w/ 3.0 gazzy on the front, 24 doublewide w/ 3.0 gazzy on the back | | Bottom Line: | Im very happy with them, but they choke under pressure... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dave
a Cross Country Rider
from Sale, Vic, Aust
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | any singletrack | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Flemington cycles | | Strengths: | Good stopping power and modulation. Not too heavy. | | Weaknesses: | Occational rubbing. | | Similar Products Used: | V brakes, Old U brakes and canti's | | Bike Setup: | Raceline comp. Hugi's and f519s | | Bottom Line: | Kick ass on rim brakes ( buckles no longer matter) Can squeel when they get dirty. But they are fantastic. I would get them again. Theses are better suited to X-country than free ride/downhill. Good for big blokes who give their stuff hell and expect it to last for an eternity. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan Bowden
a Cross Country Rider
from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 7, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Kanata lakes | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Fresh air experience | | Strengths: | Great stopping power
Light enough for xc ( S'what I use them for )
( Look good :P ) | | Weaknesses: | Not as stopping power as 4 piston discs, but great if you don't want to fork out tons of cash, and you're looking for a system light enough for xc. | | Bike Setup: | sugar 3+ with fox vanilla rl fork and WH-M575 wheelset. | | Bottom Line: | Great discs for xc, if you don't need ENORMOUS stopping power.
Great price, great value.
Very above average performance. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Trevor Bell
a Downhiller
from Victoria B.C. Canada
Date Reviewed: May 3, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | b-52 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | goldstream bikes | | Strengths: | Great modulation. Burn in fast. decent power and look awsome. Very affordable | | Weaknesses: | not the most powerful two piston brake out there | | Similar Products Used: | hayes mech, avid mech | | Bike Setup: | 01 Kona scrap, 5 inch z5's , front ditch and back dx 32 | | Bottom Line: | A excellent preforming brake for a rider on a budget. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: March 11, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Gregg's Cycle | | Strengths: | Smooth braking, one finger control. | | Weaknesses: | Occasional rub. | | Similar Products Used: | V-brakes | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Rocky Mountain Instinct | | Bottom Line: | A new bike this year and the Deore hydraulics were stock on the Instinct. I've been out on 3-4 good rides and they have performed well with plenty of stopping power from the 2-piston design; although, I'm 160lbs and a light braker. Good feel and control that has remained consistent so far. This was the one component on the bike with no history, so this is an initial review. We'll see how they hold up through the season. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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