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Submitted by
kingjonny13
a Cross Country Rider
from tonbridge, kent ,england
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | came on bike | | Strengths: | Very good power, look great | | Weaknesses: | do require a bit of mantainance. and have to be setup well | | Bike Setup: | claud butler cape wrath frame.
shimano deore chain set
rockshock forks
Hayes nine xc brakes | | Bottom Line: | Good brakes !!!!! a good match for avid juicy 3s | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
epxhammerhead
a Cross Country Rider
from watkinsville, ga
Date Reviewed: June 21, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | ft yargo, winder, ga | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | don't ever buy from | | Strengths: | provide braking | | Weaknesses: | rear brake has HOWLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and has from day one.
embarrasing to ride with others, scares the wildlife. | | Similar Products Used: | xtr v brakes | | Bike Setup: | niner emd9 | | Bottom Line: | suck!!!!!!!!!!!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rodolfo pereira
a Cross Country Rider
from Portugal
Date Reviewed: May 23, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | I would say price is probably the biggest strenght. | | Weaknesses: | Not enough power and heats up too easily. | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes Sole, AVid juicy seven | | Bike Setup: | Stumpjumper, Shimano XTR and XT | | Bottom Line: | I would't buy them again. Not good enough for big and long hills.
It get hot too quickly and braking becomes a challenge. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael
a Racer
from san diego
Date Reviewed: May 7, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | they work (sort of) | | Weaknesses: | hooks up too far down, heavy, clamp gouges carbon bars, not great power or modulation, constant dragging | | Similar Products Used: | hope mono mini pro | | Bottom Line: | I am a bit picky with bike parts so if you don't care about weight, and are looking at a decent break for cheep will work. They can chirp a bit with the stock pads however the EBC Reds seem to help the power, control, and noise. If you are looking for a deal on them beyond has the 10th anniversary edition for $80 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
joseph warren
a
from cherry valley
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | bogart park | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | fade, leaking compleatly going out not staying aligned and neading bleading monthly | | Similar Products Used: | avid 3 | | Bike Setup: | fox shox jamis xt components | | Bottom Line: | if you are a rider that has money to pay for line and bleeding every month go ahead. but you just want to ride and not try to keep these things working dont get em | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Todd
a Weekend Warrior
from Florida
Date Reviewed: April 9, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | came with my kona | | Strengths: | Very solid feel while breaking, great modulation. | | Weaknesses: | rubs if not setup properly | | Bike Setup: | 2005 Kona cinder cone | | Bottom Line: | These breaks have a very good feel over V-breaks and mechanical disk breaks, they have a much more direct and solid feel while breaking during all conditions. I trust them on the steepest descents.
I had the usual problem of the rubbing from time to time after riding, I would simply adjust the caliper so that they would not rub and then they where fine for a month or two.
I feel this is a good entry level system for someone wanting to upgrade to hydraulic disks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Swisgar Swiggle
a Cross Country Rider
from Mordhaus, Netherlands
Date Reviewed: March 7, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | De breaks is the Greatests! I likes the semi-metalic compuonds cuse they are mostly-metal. | | Weaknesses: | I have to be carefuls sos I donts crush them. I have extremelys strong popeye arms! | | Bottom Line: | I had some problems with a sweaking sounds. Keeps the round turney things kleean and you wont have no problems. Sometimes a calipoer cups can get stickys, and wont gos back all the ways. Cleans them and lubes its with brake fluids, but donts get any on the pads or you will suffer from brutal crashings! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
john rynders
a Cross Country Rider
from rochester ny usa
Date Reviewed: February 24, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | F.L.T. Mt.Morris | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | came on my bike | | Strengths: | Strong, easily modulated, very little fade even on loooong downhills.Pad changes are very easy as is allignment once you figure out how the mounts work. | | Weaknesses: | pads wear out fast,especially when riding in wet conditions. Ive been through about 6 sets. | | Similar Products Used: | Avid mechs. (also great product) | | Bike Setup: | Yeti 575, Bontrager wheelset, truvative cranks, XTR transmission, egg beaters. | | Bottom Line: | I dont normally submit reviews but after reading all the negatives I felt compelled to put in my 2 cents. I love these brakes. I ride ALOT and never have been let down by the Hayes 9s that came on my yeti. As far as pad rub noises go, I havent noticed it any more than with the avid mechs on my Rocky Mountain. Caliper alignment is a snap. Just loosen the calipers grab a handfull of brake then tighten the calipers while still squeezing the lever. Works every time for me. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
nathan
a Cross Country Rider
from quincy, ca
Date Reviewed: February 17, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | hole in the ground | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | haven't failed yet | | Weaknesses: | pad rub | | Similar Products Used: | avid mechanicals | | Bike Setup: | Giant trance 2 | | Bottom Line: | These brakes are maintenance hogs, the pads are too close to the rotor and alignment is too critical. All disk brake rotors warp to some degree and there is nothing you can do about it except use headphones or get v- brakes. Dont spend too much time obsessing about it. Go for a ride! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Danny Balli
a Cross Country Rider
from Seabrook TX USA
Date Reviewed: January 20, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | dannybal@msn.com | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Bay Area Cycles | | Strengths: | They modulate great | | Weaknesses: | The dreaded pad rub. I have tried everything to center the calliper and have even taken it to the shop twice. These brakes are crap!!! | | Bike Setup: | Giant Trance 2 | | Bottom Line: | Do not buy these brakes. Everyone I know that has owned them has had similar problems. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob
a Weekend Warrior
from Canberra, ACT, Australia
Date Reviewed: January 17, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Excellent stopping power | | Weaknesses: | Unreliable | | Bike Setup: | Giant XtC2 | | Bottom Line: | These brakes have excellent stopping power but are horribly unreliable. I have had one problem after another with them. I have taken them to three different bike shops and none of them have been able to make them run without the pad rubbing on the rotor. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
steve h
a Weekend Warrior
from courtice
Date Reviewed: December 30, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | dont know name | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | love them godd power good modulation and they look awsome | | Weaknesses: | sqeeks a lot in the front brake but no other problems so far | | Similar Products Used: | first set of disk brakes | | Bike Setup: | stock 07 kona stuff [dark green almost black | | Bottom Line: | great brakes look great black lever [sick!!]
i really like how when u let go of the levers they pop back really quickly and dont stick. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Austin
a Weekend Warrior
from Marin, California
Date Reviewed: November 22, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Loma Alta | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | came on bike | | Strengths: | at least they work, sometimes... | | Weaknesses: | Really hard to align, very bad power and feathering, they break really easily, they are worse than my friends v-brakes, even in the mud! | | Bike Setup: | Trek 6700 (05') | | Bottom Line: | Ever since i got this bike 2 years ago, after numerous tries, my my LBS and myself, i haven't been able to align them. my LBS said my rotor was bent. they bent it back straight. and now, my rear rotor comes off like halfway through every ride, so i got to get off my bike, hike up(or down) the trail, get my rotor, collect all the screws, and then spend 15 minutes putting it back together, aligning it and cleaning it! Now, my LBS says that one of my Pistons ruptured, and that its been like that probably when they got the new bike, with them on them. Don't buy these brakes!!! treat yourself to some Shimanos, or Avids!!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
matta
a
from cambridge ontario canada
Date Reviewed: November 21, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | taylor fuels | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | bike store | | Strengths: | great stopping power, looks cool with the v8 rotors, easy pad change | | Weaknesses: | if not set up properly they suck, always pad rub on the rotor, drives you crazy | | Similar Products Used: | first hydro | | Bike Setup: | stp2, s-type, argyle 318, husselfelts, ss kit | | Bottom Line: | nice brakes for the price, get them professionly set up and theyll run smooth like butter | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
matta
a
from cambridge ontario canada
Date Reviewed: November 21, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | taylor fuels | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | bike store | | Strengths: | great stopping power, looks cool with the v8 rotors, easy pad change | | Weaknesses: | if not set up properly they suck, always pad rub on the rotor, drives you crazy | | Similar Products Used: | first hydro | | Bike Setup: | stp2, s-type, argyle 318, husselfelts, ss kit | | Bottom Line: | nice brakes for the price, get them professionly set up and theyll run smooth like butter | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron Hill
a Cross Country Rider
from Simi Valley Ca
Date Reviewed: September 21, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$210.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Compatible with shimano lx shifter levers and good stopping power. Bought the front and rear set with 8" rotors and it feels great. | | Weaknesses: | The set didn't come with the post mount that I needed to attach it to my manitou fork | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | raliegh xt 3500 | | Bottom Line: | A great set of breaks for a good price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dalton Pike
a Weekend Warrior
from australia
Date Reviewed: August 9, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | flying high | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | stock on 07 kona stuff | | Strengths: | brakes good in all weather. look good, pretty cheap for what they are. broke the brake lever already, its getting fixed, apparently its not under warranty... | | Weaknesses: | don't think about riding in water where it can touch the rotor, otherwise they might aswell be useless. they just make a big screeching noise and vibrate the hell outta you and the bike, back rotor is always rubbing. some brake fade on long desents with the 6" rotor, so im gettin 8" ones put on when they get shipped in with the adapters. | | Similar Products Used: | avid juicy. | | Bike Setup: | kona 07 stuff, gap cranks (bent the moto-x ones that came stock) camo seat and soon to be 8" rotors and e13 srs chainguide. | | Bottom Line: | Good for dry weather, but dont think about using in wet weather. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Travis
a Weekend Warrior
from Denver, Colorado
Date Reviewed: June 29, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$59.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | very strong feel, excellent stopping power. nice looks, and very simple to install. moderately light weight | | Weaknesses: | mushy feel when first purchased. once re-bled they stop hard and fast without locking. bleeding is difficult | | Similar Products Used: | older versions of hayes. | | Bike Setup: | Trek 8900, xtr, dt swiss, bontrager, rock shock sid | | Bottom Line: | high quality brake that has excellent feel, and ample power. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tommy
a Downhiller
from england
Date Reviewed: June 15, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | any | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | stock on my bike | | Strengths: | great stopping power. does the job evry time. came ready bled and havent needed to bleed them yet! | | Weaknesses: | bent 2 rotors in a year!! | | Similar Products Used: | first hydrolic | | Bike Setup: | hardball. dirt jumper 3s. sun single track. hfx9's. | | Bottom Line: | absolutly great | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bryan
a Downhiller
from Mount Shasta
Date Reviewed: June 9, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Strengths: | Has good stopping power once their worn in, good value | | Weaknesses: | It has this sqeaking noise from a gap in between the pad and caliper that will irritate you. On my fork its mounted directly to it and i get a rubbing noise contantly I reset them and it just keeps coming back | | Bike Setup: | 05 kona stuff, 2006 66 vf2 marzocchi fork, Outlaw wheelset. | | Bottom Line: | They have good stopping power if you go with the v7's and get them broken in. But they are sqeaky, and seem to rub even though my rotor is true. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bret
a Cross Country Rider
from Charlotte, NC
Date Reviewed: June 8, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | It's too crowded already... | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | Came w/ bike | | Strengths: | Consistent stopping power, regardless of conditions. | | Weaknesses: | Insufficient adjustability. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | 1x9 MKIII w/ upgrades. 05 Reba Race fork. | | Bottom Line: | The caliper is mounted directly to the fork. Hayes has not come up with any type of adjustment bolt (that I know of). So basically, if the caliper mounts straight, and you're lucky enought to have a perfectly true rotor, you're golden. Otherwise, it is damn near impossible to have the pads NOT rub against the rotor while riding. You can 'reset' the pads back into the caliper with the nifty plastic tool, but over time, and after removing your wheel occasionally, the pads will eventually rub against the rotor again. Yeah, the bike will run, and the brakes will always work, but the rubbing will drive you nuts. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sam
a Weekend Warrior
from London, UK
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Great stopping power, no pump-up on long descents | | Weaknesses: | No real feel - they're either on or off. | | Similar Products Used: | Giant MPH3 | | Bike Setup: | Trek Fuel EX8 | | Bottom Line: | Factory fit on my Fuel EX8, these were the first set of open circuit disc brakes I'd used. Massively different to the Giant Mph3's I'd been used to previously, there's no need to constantly tweak the reservoir volume as the fluid heats up which is great for long descents.
While you can adjust (to some extent) the reach of the lever, there's no way to adjust the power/feel/modulation of the brakes. They're not very progressive when it comes to applying the pads. They are either on or off and when they're on, you'll stop pretty quickly, even with the 6" rotors that I've got fitted.
Rotor design is good and clears mud well, they can be a bit noisy but they're certainly not the worst I've heard and typically only start squeaking when wet.
Haven't needed to bleed them yet, but the fact that a bleed kit is an optional extra seems a bit cheeky. Otherwise good value for the money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James
a
from England
Date Reviewed: May 29, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Good Power
Easy to tune trail side
Excellent customer service / online tech | | Weaknesses: | Could look a little better when you look at other brakes on the market.
Sometimes a bit of a faf when replacing pads. | | Similar Products Used: | Played with my friends brkae setups - Shimano / Hope | | Bike Setup: | Kona Dawg Primo - Fox float R 130 Fork with XT hub. 7" Hayes V cut rotors front and back. | | Bottom Line: | Reading the other reviews on this product I can't help but feel that most of the problems they are having are due to poor setup and lack of understanding on how this product works. Disc rubbing / drag / hard levers / soft levers, etc, etc. can all be easily resolved by properly tuning the brake. Learn how to bleed the brake properly - its easy and the kit is not at all inadequate at suggested by someone else. Its comes with everything you need and its a very clean process it done properly...read the instructions!
Bent rotors happen so take time to true them up. You can mess with the calipers all day but it won't fix a bent rotor.
8" (203mm) rotors will generally make noise / rub the pads on a fork that doesn't have a thru axle even if the manufacturers say its safe to run. This is due to 'flex' in the bike setup. A larger rotor will cut a larger arc for the same degree of flex. This you cannot fix. A 7" rotor seems to work fine on my setup but this will vary bike to bike.
Bottom line - these are good brakes. Make the effort to learn how to tune them and its all happy days.
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Submitted by
James
a
from England
Date Reviewed: May 29, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Good Power
Easy to tune trail side
Excellent customer service / online tech | | Weaknesses: | Could look a little better when you look at other brakes on the market.
Sometimes a bit of a faf when replacing pads. | | Similar Products Used: | Played with my friends brkae setups - Shimano / Hope | | Bike Setup: | Kona Dawg Primo - Fox float R 130 Fork with XT hub. 7" Hayes V cut rotors front and back. | | Bottom Line: | Reading the other reviews on this product I can't help but feel that most of the problems they are having are due to poor setup and lack of understanding on how this product works. Disc rubbing / drag / hard levers / soft levers, etc, etc. can all be easily resolved by properly tuning the brake. Learn how to bleed the brake properly - its easy and the kit is not at all inadiquate at suggested by someone else. Its comes with everything you need and its a very clean process it done properly...read the instuctions!
Bent rotors happen so take time to true them up. You can mess with the calipers all day but it won't fix a bent rotor.
8" (203mm) rotors will generally make noise / rub the pads on a fork that doesn't have a thru axle even if the manufacturers say its safe to run. This is due to 'flex' in the bike setup. A larger rotor will cut a larger arc for the same degree of flex. This you cannot fix. A 7" rotor seems to work fine on my setup but this will vary bike to bike.
Bottom line - these are good brakes. Make the effort to learn how to tune them and its all happy days. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Basil Chua
a Cross Country Rider
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: May 13, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Awesome stopping power! It is exactly the way disc brakes are meant to be! Stable, consistent and powerful braking over long distance downhill. | | Weaknesses: | I hate the brake pads rubbing against the rotor. I have changed the rotors twice. The rotor seemed to warp easily, when you knock against the rotor.
After a while, you'd also need to visit a mechanic because the brake fluid will expand and the brake pads will close up. You will also experience less lever travel. | | Bike Setup: | GIANT XTC Team, DT Swiss 340 hubs on Mavic XC 717, FOX Float, Race Face Evolve XC crankset, SRAM X.9 rear mech and shifters, Shimano LX front mech, Easton Monkeylite XC CNT handle bar, Ritchey WCS 100, 5-degree rise stem, Thomson Elite seat post, Fizik Gobi saddle | | Bottom Line: | Great stopping power. Sensitive - a little tap is all you need. Consistent and smooth, especially when you need braking over a long distance.
I hope the Hayes engineers are reading this and come up with a stronger rotors that don't warping so easily.
Believe it or not - According to What Mountain Bike's disc brake test results, Hayes HFX 9's rotors have the highest melting point. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fuzz
a Downhiller
from UK
Date Reviewed: April 30, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Laggan Wolf Tracks | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Very powerful brakes with big rotors, look cool, dont sqeek much, better than the 04 HFX 9 brakes, great price
| | Weaknesses: | None | | Bike Setup: | Kona Coiler | | Bottom Line: | these brakes are very good buy them !!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
M N
a Cross Country Rider
from Los Angeles, CA
Date Reviewed: April 9, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | SM Mountains | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$89.00 | | Purchased At: | Wheelworld | | Strengths: | So far: good lever travel, solid braking feel, came pre-bled, minutes/easy to install | | Weaknesses: | just got them, none yet | | Similar Products Used: | older hayes model, | | Bike Setup: | older Marz Bomber Z.1 BAM on front, ventana frame, Hayes HFX9XC on front 8" rotor, Shim M535 disc on rear 6" rotor, | | Bottom Line: | just got these to replace an older model hayes setup on front (dont know which model). Setup came with a 7" rotor but I use it with my existing 8" rotor and no problems so far. good stopping power, no squealing yet, came pre-bled so easy setup. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Troy Williams
a Cross Country Rider
from Scottsdale
Date Reviewed: March 23, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Paradise | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Good stopping power, easy to adjust, priced right, do the job. | | Weaknesses: | Rotor's may be a little flimsy, as I've bent two in the first year. | | Similar Products Used: | Avid Juicy | | Bike Setup: | Trance 2 stock | | Bottom Line: | I've enjoyed these brakes. They seem solid and they do the job they're supposed to. I've had some fairly personalized service on the trail for my Avid's and I believe these no fuss Hayes have performed just as well. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron
a Weekend Warrior
from Rainier, OR
Date Reviewed: March 21, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Stella | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | strong braking, reliable action, great modulation | | Weaknesses: | surprisingly none (considering my 2004 HFX-9HD's have had several issues) | | Similar Products Used: | HFX-Mag, HFX-9HD, Avid BB7 | | Bike Setup: | Jamis XLT | | Bottom Line: | Well, these have been great. Reliable, consistent, great pad wear, and constant lever position. A big surprise considering the problems I've had with a previous years HFX-9HD's. Can't complain. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
gary
a Cross Country Rider
from arkham, ma.
Date Reviewed: March 9, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | any | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | came stock on bike | | Strengths: | performs well all around, more than sufficient stopping power, modulation felt just find and i think it will set the standard for me anyway. long lasting. tough stuff, my bike has has some serious mishaps and the brakes have escaped unscathed. | | Weaknesses: | fiddle factor, not a lot of adjustment options, if the rotors are a bit off your gonna have at least some minor rub. may not be significant but you can't really adjust for it. just have to put it out tour mind if your still spinning well, suppose to be self adjusting, they are somewhat, get good rotors i have bought rotors that were not quite true so pay extra and with the better rotors and you'll be okay. the brake levers have a tendency to creep in, the adjustment screw backs off, just need to readjust with an allen key. takes 15 seconds | | Similar Products Used: | xt, original avid mechanicals (still going strong) | | Bike Setup: | giant vt, swinger 4, mx pro eta, tubeless mavics, sram xo | | Bottom Line: | the bottom line is i just turned 3200 mountain miles on these brakes. the rear brake needs a new seal after all this riding , is cheap to replace and beyond reasonable given the workout they've had. i cannot recall ever changing the front brake pads which is no attribute to me as a rider. presently while i am waiting for my seals i am riding with just the front brakes on icy trails with studded tires with total confidence in the brakes ability to handle this. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
KillerT
a Cross Country Rider
from Copenhagen, Denmark
Date Reviewed: February 14, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Decent stopping power | | Weaknesses: | Absolutely useless in salty winter conditions | | Similar Products Used: | Avid BB7 | | Bike Setup: | 2005 Kona Caldera, now with Avid BB7's | | Bottom Line: | The Hayes came standard on the Kona, worked nicely during the summer, but when winter came with salt on the roads (I use my bike for commuting as well as XC riding), the pistons got totally messed up, giving massive drag.
IF YOU EVER ENCOUNTER ROAD SALT, THESE ARE NOT THE BRAKES FOR YOU!!
The aluminum used for the pistons corrodes upon contact with salt.
I have also had one brake l |
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$ 149.00
