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Description:At Avid, we designed the brand-new Juicy Seven hydraulic disc brake to solve the problem of uneven lever engagement, and about 5,000 other problems you didn’t even know you had. Featuring a Tri-Align caliper positioning system, a rotor a ninja would use, the best caliper design in the business, foolproof lever adjustment and switch hitter levers. Its not IF you'll want to switch, its when. Available in 160,185 and 203mm rotors.
Speed Dial pad engagement adjustment
Indexed reach adjustment
Power Reserve Geometry
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Submitted by
lebikerboy
a Weekend Warrior
from North Van
Date Reviewed: July 23, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | The Shore | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | They're hydraulic disk brakes. | | Weaknesses: | Don't stop well at all and require frequent servicing. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano old and new versions. Hayes Mag's, Avid BB brakes, Grimeca, etc. | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Enduro expert. | | Bottom Line: | I had this demo version of a Specialized Enduro Expert at the Whistler Bike Park for a weekend. The Juicy's couldn't stop me well at all. After several runs the rotors were scorched black and constantly faded as they heated up. Upon return to the shop where I borrowed the bike from, the mechanic hearing of my problems bled the brakes to see if the problem was air in the system. The DOT 3 fluid was the colour of coffee which indicates it had boiled at some point in it's lifetime. Maybe a DOT4 fluid or even DOT 5.1 would be better. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
amorimoto
a Downhiller
from Orange County
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | The Bike Co. | | Strengths: | Nice looking | | Weaknesses: | Brakes fade really quickly, started to feel like crap after 4 months, did a full bleed and rebuild and they started the die on me halfway down my first desent (not very fun as you can imagine). | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes Stroker, Hope M4 | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Nomad, DHX coil, Fox Float 36. | | Bottom Line: | I don't know if these brakes are more suited for XC, but if you are an All Mountain/free Ride rider like myself these brakes just wont hold up. If you want some brakes that will work everytime, wont fade, and be there when you really need them go with Hope or Hayes. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
2tech
a Downhiller
from Abbotsford, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 9, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | goat's gully | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$180.00 | | Purchased At: | my shop | | Strengths: | great modulation and bite if you need it at low speeds. Amazing pad contact adjust feature!!! I'll never ride a brake without it again! | | Weaknesses: | Loses some power after exposed to extreme downhill conditions. noisy for the first while. | | Similar Products Used: | Avid code, Hayes 9, mag, magura louise fr | | Bike Setup: | Bombproof Banshee w/ juicy front and code rear | | Bottom Line: | I decided to go with an odd setup for my bike last year and experimented with an 8" juicy 7 in the front and an 8" code in the back. I can safely say I prefer the feel of the juicy and on 99% of trails it works amazingly, but last week I found that, while trying a new(and stupidly steep) trail it ran out of power for me. I found myself careening around sketchy turns while two-fingering my juicy, trying to get it to slow me down. I hold nothing against it, but now I think I will start the hunt for a front code or a full gustav swap. I recommend these brakes to anyone and would trust my life with them on anything but devil's throat ;) | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
MTN MAN
a Downhiller
from sandiego/florida
Date Reviewed: July 5, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | a bunch | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | trek/gf dealer sandi | | Strengths: | it stops the bike well they are durable and adaptable. saved my ass going on super steep dh. | | Weaknesses: | the red lever doesnt seem to do anything. very loud. | | Similar Products Used: | other avid and something else and a ton of V brakes | | Bike Setup: | 07 trek remedy 66 with highrollers. | | Bottom Line: | These brakes literaly saved my life when i was in vegas when i was on a terrifying hiking trail. but one of the reasons i ride is becasue i like to go fast without hearing any sound but these brakes are rediculously loud i mean they would scare the hell out of anybody near you. so they work awesome but the sound is a negative | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim
a Cross Country Rider
from Simi Valley,CA USA
Date Reviewed: July 5, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | China Flats | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$260.00 | | Purchased At: | BikeBling.com | | Strengths: | This review is for the 08 Juicy Sevens.Does what its suppose to do,great stopping power, feels great. | | Weaknesses: | None Yet | | Similar Products Used: | BB7's | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Jekyll 900SL: Ultra Fatty shock, XTR derailers and shifters, XT crank, Mavic wheel set, Thompson post | | Bottom Line: | I'm a cross country rider and decided to upgrade to hydro's even though I was happy with my BB7's. I am extremely pleased with the feel of the adjustable levers and the modulation from the Sevens. I have NOT encountered any noise from my brakes yet. I have the 185's up front and the 160's in the back. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kiwijames
a Cross Country Rider
from Lafayette, CA
Date Reviewed: June 7, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Big Trees and Cinderella | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Does everything it says it will in the lit/specs. Has great modulation, you adjust how much lever travel you prefer, alignment is easy, and the pad adjust is handy. | | Weaknesses: | NONE! It did blow a cap on a reservoir, but I have o attribute it to a bad crash in which it impacted rocks on the lever. Lever fine, cap replaced..works perfect. | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes X9, Juicy 5 and long ago.....BB7s | | Bike Setup: | GF Sugar 1 with carbon stays, juicy 7, xt, monkey lites, XC717s, SID Race all around, Panaracer XC Fires 127 TPI. | | Bottom Line: | Pretty simple component to deal with if you just read the manual. People complain about the squealing, big deal, clean up your rotors and get the pad alignment correct. As for glazing, there's several grades of pads of Avids, ones for DH, ones for regular old XC and others for Muddy/Wet, get the proper ones and they're easy to drop in and go. Opt for the sintered ones and stay away from the "organics", they do suck! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mtb4ever
a Weekend Warrior
from Orange County, CA
Date Reviewed: June 6, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | San Juan | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$220.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Adjustability, stopping power | | Weaknesses: | Bleeding is a hassle, pads can wear quickly, finnicky | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano M525 | | Bike Setup: | 2007 Specialized Stumpy with Brain, Fox Talas RLC, XT group | | Bottom Line: | I have a love/hate relationship with my Sevens. They stop really well, have a great feel, you can dial in the perfect adjustment, and overall I find they perform excellent when working right. However, you need a $35 kit to bleed them, the levers mount with caps so if you put your palms on your lever mounts while climbing the bolts dig into your palms, one of the pistons in the rear sticks periodically causing the brake to fade during the ride, the pads have to be installed just right or they fall out, and they can get a little noisy (although not uncommon with disc brakes). Those who do experience loud squealing can try thoroughly cleaning the rotors with rubbing alcohol and use a 120 grit sand paper to (carefully) smooth the pads. Let the alcohol dry completely before putting the wheel back on.
Also, posting over and over to lower the products rating is not really fair to the product. We've all had bad experiences with products. Review and rate once, then let the buyer beware. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kris Simons
a Cross Country Rider
from Denver, CO, USA
Date Reviewed: May 31, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Walker Ranch | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Treads Lakewood | | Strengths: | Looks good | | Weaknesses: | Neither brake lever feels the same from the front to back. Rear has a piercing sound when going downhill. It also scares riders in front of you because it almost sounds like there is something very wrong. The front just doesn't work good and you can put the brake on at full strength and still be able to move the wheel with your hand. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano Deores on my old hardrock. They stopped better than these. | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Caffeine 29er with Avid Juicy Sevens | | Bottom Line: | Fred Flintstone stopped his car by applying his feet to the ground to create friction. If your setup includes Juicy Sevens, you might as well be stopping the same way. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
fisker76
a Cross Country Rider
from Underhill Ctr, VT
Date Reviewed: May 26, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | stock on bike | | Strengths: | Stops me every time and fast [I'm 6'3 235lbs]. No muss, no fuss, no squeals, in fact I've had no issues others have listed here and I have these brakes on two bikes, my hardtail & fsr. So far, easy to maintain, adjust and keep in good working condition. 1000+ miles on both pairs since last fall and this spring and going strong. | | Weaknesses: | On one set the lever distance feels 'spongy' but the brakes always work consistently and reliably. | | Similar Products Used: | None, these are my first hydraulic brakes | | Bike Setup: | came stock on my enduro sl & motobecane phantom pro | | Bottom Line: | So far these brakes have done the job they were designed to do, performing only required routine maintenance [see owners manual]. I've seen these brakes advertised for around $150+/-
so that seems to me like a good value. Overall sram has made a tough and reliable product, that is well designed and well built. I would recommend this product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael
a Cross Country Rider
from Van Nuys, CA
Date Reviewed: May 24, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Came with Bike | | Strengths: | After breaking in the pads on the first ride these brakes almost sent me over the handlebars. After riding Hayes Sole for a couple of years on my last bike these brakes have proven to me that brakes are for stopping. I am very hard on my brakes because stopping is better than soaring and pads are cheap. I have not even replaced the pads. | | Weaknesses: | Because of the very tight tolerances of these precision brakes there are some fine adjustments to be made when you are tuning them in. Also, I have resurfaced my pads a couple times to stop squeaks but this is all well worth the effectiveness of these brakes. | | Bike Setup: | Almost stock 07 SJ FSR Elite | | Bottom Line: | If you are like me and you are happy to give the bike a fine tune once a week or so when you are cleaning it then these brakes are for you. If you want to slap something on and ride through the mud for the next 5 years without any tuning you should probably stick with rim brakes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Michael
a Cross Country Rider
from Van Nuys, CA
Date Reviewed: May 24, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Came with Bike | | Strengths: | After breaking in the pads on the first ride these brakes almost sent me over the handlebars. After riding Hayes Sole for a couple of years on my last bike these brakes have proven to me that brakes are for stopping. I am very hard on my brakes because stopping is better than soaring and pads are cheap. I have not even replaced the pads. | | Weaknesses: | Because of the very tight tolerances of these precision brakes there are some fine adjustments to be made when you are tuning them in. Also, I have resurfaced my pads a couple times to stop squeaks but this is all well worth the effectiveness of these brakes. | | Bike Setup: | Almost stock 07 SJ FSR Elite | | Bottom Line: | If you are like me and you are happy to give the bike a fine tune once a week or so when you are cleaning it then these brakes are for you. If you want to slap something on and ride through the mud for the next 5 years without any tuning you should probably stick with rim brakes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Michael
a Cross Country Rider
from Van Nuys, CA
Date Reviewed: May 24, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Came with Bike | | Strengths: | After breaking in the pads on the first ride these brakes almost sent me over the handlebars. After riding Hayes Sole for a couple of years on my last bike these brakes have proven to me that brakes are for stopping. I am very hard on my brakes because stopping is better than soaring and pads are cheap. I have not even replaced the pads. | | Weaknesses: | Because of the very tight tolerances of these precision brakes there are some fine adjustments to be made when you are tuning them in. Also, I have resurfaced my pads a couple times to stop squeaks but this is all well worth the effectiveness of these brakes. | | Bike Setup: | Almost stock 07 SJ FSR Elite | | Bottom Line: | If you are like me and you are happy to give the bike a fine tune once a week or so when you are cleaning it then these brakes are for you. If you want to slap something on and ride through the mud for the next 5 years without any tuning you should probably stick with rim brakes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael
a Cross Country Rider
from Van Nuys, CA
Date Reviewed: May 24, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Came with Bike | | Strengths: | After breaking in the pads on the first ride these brakes almost sent me over the handlebars. After riding Hayes Sole for a couple of years on my last bike these brakes have proven to me that brakes are for stopping. I am very hard on my brakes because stopping is better than soaring and pads are cheap. I have not even replaced the pads. | | Weaknesses: | Because of the very tight tolerances of these precision brakes there are some fine adjustments to be made when you are tuning them in. Also, I have resurfaced my pads a couple times to stop squeaks but this is all well worth the effectiveness of these brakes. | | Bike Setup: | Almost stock 07 SJ FSR Elite | | Bottom Line: | If you are like me and you are happy to give the bike a fine tune once a week or so when you are cleaning it then these brakes are for you. If you want to slap something on and ride through the mud for the next 5 years without any tuning you should probably stick with rim brakes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael
a Cross Country Rider
from Van Nuys, CA
Date Reviewed: May 24, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Came with Bike | | Strengths: | After breaking in the pads on the first ride these brakes almost sent me over the handlebars. After riding Hayes Sole for a couple of years on my last bike these brakes have proven to me that brakes are for stopping. I am very hard on my brakes because stopping is better than soaring and pads are cheap. I have not even replaced the pads. | | Weaknesses: | Because of the very tight tolerances of these precision brakes there are some fine adjustments to be made when you are tuning them in. Also, I have resurfaced my pads a couple times to stop squeaks but this is all well worth the effectiveness of these brakes. | | Bike Setup: | Almost stock 07 SJ FSR Elite | | Bottom Line: | If you are like me and you are happy to give the bike a fine tune once a week or so when you are cleaning it then these brakes are for you. If you want to slap something on and ride through the mud for the next 5 years without any tuning you should probably stick with rim brakes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
weylin
a Downhiller
from seattle
Date Reviewed: May 12, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | snohomish valley cycles | | Strengths: | awesome stopping power, easy to bleed, and the pad width is externally adjustable from the lever. | | Weaknesses: | a little expensive, but what top of the line brakes aren't? | | Similar Products Used: | Juicy 5's | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz nomad, Fox 36 talas, dhx 5.0, Kenda 2.5 navegal dh tires, 185mm rotors | | Bottom Line: | These brakes are pricey, but well worth it. They have simply tons of stopping power with just a single finger. Avid's are the only brakes I'll ever use. They have a great feel under your finger, it's nice to know you'll never have to worry about not having enough brake. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Clyde
a Weekend Warrior
from Michigan
Date Reviewed: April 27, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | dirt - lots of dirt | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Adjustable - some users may not fully appreciate the flexibility of this system. | | Weaknesses: | none yet, | | Similar Products Used: | first disk system | | Bike Setup: | Felt Nine Pro off the shelf | | Bottom Line: | Great adjustments all around - reach, pressure, pads. Well made parts, tight tolerances - they did a great job in design and weight.
Squeeks can be silenced immediatly. Calipers are self adjusting, the remote pad adjust is great as well.
For the price - tough to beat. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James Johns
a Racer
from Apopka, Fl, USA
Date Reviewed: April 13, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Reddick (Razorback) | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$2500.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | They give me a place to put my hand | | Weaknesses: | Everything else | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Superlight 2007 | | Bottom Line: | This is my first taste in the disc brake world. If this is the norm I want my XTR V-brakes back. At first they seemed good. but after just a few rides they squeeked (normal I thought). They started rubing today, so I took the back wheel off and was totally suprised to find my pads were metal to metal.
I have maybe 100 miles (5 rides, one in the rain) on these pads.
I'm very disapointed with this break system. Hopefully my LBS will sooth my soul. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
thomas mcnamara
a Cross Country Rider
from sedalia, mo usa
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | landahl, kc | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$280.00 | | Purchased At: | ebby's | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | legion | | Similar Products Used: | shimano lx dual control hyd disc | | Bike Setup: | van dessel jersey devil 1X9, XT rear derailleur, Stan's ZTR Flow rims with Crow tires, white industries eno cranks, etc. | | Bottom Line: | The Bottom Line is these brakes suck. They made incredibly annoying noises right out of the box that i thought would go away after they broke in a little. But that was not the case. After months of trying to adjust them they still won't stop dragging, squeaking, vibrating, and generally making me angry. Now they have begun leaking and it will be my pleasure to smash them with a sledgehammer in my driveway.
Don't ever buy juicy sevens. You will regret it.
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Submitted by
Aaron
a Weekend Warrior
from Kansas
Date Reviewed: March 22, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Awesome stopping power, looks great. | | Weaknesses: | Modulation is poor. The caliper is always needing realigned from rubbing pads. Probably twice a week. The pad contact doesn't work as advertised. Been bled twice in a month. | | Similar Products Used: | BB5 | | Bike Setup: | Spec Rockhopper Pro | | Bottom Line: | It's an awesome brake with good stopping power if you don't mind having to adjust it all the time. They seem to need bleeds quite often. Two times in a month, wasn't very happy about that. My front brake line ruptured. Can't really say if it is the product or the person who replaced my front brake line. Works good other than that. Keep in mind that they require frequent maintenance. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Been Ridin'
a Cross Country Rider
from South Fla
Date Reviewed: February 25, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Oleta | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | None | | Weaknesses: | The fact they were ever made. | | Similar Products Used: | Juicy 5's | | Bike Setup: | Stumpy 07 | | Bottom Line: | These things are bad. I have tried everything and I have foolishly spent a lot of down time and money trying to get my brakes to work. My 07 Stumpy came with Juicy 5. The rear brake blew a seal within 4 months and leaked fluid everywhere. I replaced it with a Juicy 7. I could reach back and grab the rear tire with my hand and that would be a better brake than the Juicy 7.
I have had this brake bled 3 times at three different shops so that is not the problem. I have spent money on 3 sets of pads because I was then told the the pads were "contaminated" which turned out to be a crock. I have changed the rotor, cables, you name I have done it. I have rebuilt this brake over and over and it is what it is. Crap.
These are cheap brakes and I guess that is why they come on so many bikes. Go into a shop and pull on them and you will find no two Juicy brakes have the same feel.
For whatever it's worth the Juicy 5 was a better brake before it blew a seal.
If you are able replace these things, do it. They are bottom of the barrel. I live in Florida where it is relatively flat. If I rode out west with this brake where you have monster descents I probably would be dead by now.
The shop I bought them at told me to bring the bike in and they would see what they could do on a warranty. The problem is the shop far away. I had to buy the brake while out of town on a ride to replace the other Juicy 5 that blew out.
I hate to be so negative because I think SRAM makes some good bike equipment, but brakes aren't their strong suit. There are just too many other good brake systems out there to mess around with these things as much as I have.
Ordering the new XT's now..... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andliu Bin
a
from Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: February 13, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | My own | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Pinkbike | | Strengths: | Good strong clean stops | | Weaknesses: | NONE | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes Mags | | Bike Setup: | Custom Build | | Bottom Line: | This review is for the 2008 avid juicy 7. All brakes will squeak when you have gottewn the pads wet or u run 8 inch rotors. that is NORMAL so people need to realize that noise making is not a defect! These brakes work great and deven in cold weather eill still provide the necessary stopping power. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Little Ray
a Cross Country Rider
from Tucson, Az, USA
Date Reviewed: February 7, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | yours | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | your mom's house | | Strengths: | It slows my bike down. | | Weaknesses: | Stock pads suck | | Similar Products Used: | other brakes | | Bike Setup: | Bike with these brakes on it. | | Bottom Line: | Don't even think of using the stock pads, unless you want the bike to howl like a wounded sea lion. (I wound sea lions, so I know what I'm talking about.) Buy some organic compound pads (Alligator brand seem to do the trick and they're cheap) and your brakes will keep their opinions to themselves, and the modulation will improve.
After that, you should not have to do anything with them for a long long time. I've been using mine for two years and all I do is replace the pads now and then. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gordon Glaus
a Cross Country Rider
from Cape Girardeau, MO. United States
Date Reviewed: January 21, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$25000.00 | | Purchased At: | Cape Bicycle and Fitness | | Strengths: | None. Absolutely none. | | Weaknesses: | Junk, junk, junk! They leak, they fail, they wear out, they require constant maintenance and attention. They are awful. | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes, XT | | Bike Setup: | Salsa Mamacita 29er | | Bottom Line: | DO NOT waste your money on this junk. Go with Hayes. These things suck. I am not kidding. Stay away from Avid disc brakes. They have never worked correctly despite numerous attempts at adjusting them and fixing them. They simply do not work well and they are a complete waste of money.
Who should buy them? People who like to waste their money on products that suck I guess. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Robert
a Cross Country Rider
from Stamford
Date Reviewed: January 9, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | TBD | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Stamford Cycle Center | | Strengths: | Stops bike fast
Good modulation
Can count on them
Superb support by manufacturer and bike dealer | | Weaknesses: | Initially very loud - may have been my fault
| | Similar Products Used: | Cantilever brakes | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Stumpjumper. Front rotor 203, rear rotor 185. | | Bottom Line: | Very, very impressed with the product and the support of the bicycle shop and manufacturer(SRAM).
I got the Juicy 7 brake upgrade on a new bike. My first ride was over 50 miles in 3 inches of wet snow. After about 30 minutes the brakes squealed very, very loud, like I was trying to stop a MAC truck. Cleaned off the rotors and took the bike on another 70 mile ride and had same noise problem. Told manufacturer and local bike shop(LBS). They set me up with organic brake pads and new rotors. Noise problem solved!
However, in talking with the LBS I learned that the service life of organic brake pads is short compared to the sintered/metalic brake pads that came as original equipment. So, I was determined to solve the sintered pad noise problem! After reading all of the Juicy 7 reviews on this site I did two things. First, I wiped down my rotors with Isopropol alcohol (available for 99 cents in grocery or drug store) and I took out the sintered brake pads(very easy) and lightly sanded off the working surfaces with an emery board(fine sandpaper should work or even very smooth concrete, like a garage floor). Put the pads in and went for a 30 mile fast trail ride. Problem solved! Brakes were very quiet and powerful. And, from what I've read, I understand that the sintered/metallic pads have more stopping power compared to the organic pads.
Now, of course you shouldn't have to take out brand new brake pads and lightly sand them to eliminate the braking noise. I may or may not have created this "glaze" on the brake pads during my first use. I'm sure with time that SRAM will figure out this "glaze" problem and begin manufacturing the brake pads so that there will be no need to tinker with them at the beginning.
I highly recommend this brake system AND the manufacturer and local bicycle store support. These brakes are excellent once one works out this little "bug" - which is very simple to do.
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