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Description:ORO K24: Powerful, Lightweight, and Adjustable!
-Lever:
Patented Feeling Control System (FCS) which changes the lever contact point!
Flip-flop lever design…are you Euro…or just Moto?
Removable lever clamp – no need to remove shifters and grips for lever removal.
Patented inline open system reservoir which makes for a super compact lever design.
Polyester braided hose for increased expansion resistance.
Nickel plated fasteners for increased corrosion resistance.
-Caliper:
Post mount style calipers w/adaptors. No little shims to mess with: Quick and easy adjustments.
22mm pistons for the most stopping power of any 2 piston brake (testing done by Bike Germany in conjunction with a German University).
Quick and easy pad replacement.
Vented Caliper for increased heat dissipation.
Nickel plated fasteners for increased corrosion resistance.
-395g with 160mm rotors, IS adaptor and all fasteners included!
-Add 32g for 180mm rotor and 62g for 200mm rotors.
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Submitted by
ian oliphant
a Cross Country Rider
from england
Date Reviewed: June 6, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | elan valley, wales | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | velocitycycles | | Strengths: | all round power, weight,looks, modulation | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | magura marta sl,hope mini | | Bike Setup: | mountain cycle fury with pace rc40 fighter. 180mm front, 160mm rear-carbon levers | | Bottom Line: | came as stock on cube ams pro (100mm travel) marathon bike,switched onto my mountain cycle fury because they were just too good/strong for a lightweight marathon build. On my MC Fury they rock!!!!fit, ride, and keep on riding. Can handle top descents with ease -no fade or drag | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Lafferty
a Downhiller
from Clayton, Ca, USA
Date Reviewed: April 14, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Mt. Diablo | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$175.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | Easy to set-up.
No spnggy feel.
Excellent modulation: You can grab a ton of stopping power but easily keep from locking-up. Very precise feel.
They run Cool Cool Cool
No noise other than the faint sound of the rotor holes going by the pads (I like that one). | | Weaknesses: | None that I have found.
Perhaps a little pricey. | | Similar Products Used: | Avid Juicy 3 (not a happy thing) | | Bike Setup: | Iron Horse Hollow-point MKII Comp. I'm using the K24's with 203 rotors. | | Bottom Line: | These are an excellent brake for long steep decents. They have outstanding feel and control. I've pushed these real hard on 4000ft decents with no overheating, noise, fading or any other problems like experienced with other brakes. I ride most days so even though these have only been on the bike a month, it's a lot of hard ridin'. The last set of brakes showed the weakneses in a mateer of a week or so. Buy 'um and forget about 'um-like brakes should be. Now I can just ride. Yes!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a
from Asheville, NC, ASU
Date Reviewed: December 8, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$175.00 | | Strengths: | Totally reliable and smooth with perfect modulation...smooth as butter! | | Weaknesses: | Nobody uses them, so if you're heading off to a foreign country to race through 50 kinds of mud, replace your pads with the metal ones, and bring about 4 extras. | | Similar Products Used: | a bunch of others | | Bike Setup: | frame, wheels, seat, crank, etc. | | Bottom Line: | Rode La Ruta with these this year. When my pads wore down to the metal coming off of Mount Irazu in a torrent of mud and cow manure, I couldn't find a soul using these brakes. I was stupid on two counts: a) not bringing extras, and b) not using metal pads. Troy, Tinker's Mechanic, helped me hustle together a new set, using some LX pads and a hacksaw, while it got dark, in a barn, on a coffee plantation, on the side of a mountain, in Costa Rica. He's a genius. I'm an idiot. The brakes are wonderful. On my return, the brakes were the only part of my Turner Sultan that didn't need rebuilding. The only reason I don't give it a 5 chili rating is the difficulty imposed on me by the rarity of these brakes (I had three people hand me XTR and XT brake pads...and I just sat there with my thumb up my butt unable to do anything with them). Again, if yer goin' off into the wilderness, bring extra pads!!!!! I could easily have dnf'ed without the lucky assistance of Troy and Tinker Juarez. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Weekend Warrior
from Hong Kong
Date Reviewed: December 4, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Light, powerful, good modulation, quiet, very easy to set up | | Weaknesses: | Bleeding procedures not as simple as Shimanos/Hope. | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes El camino, Avid Juicy7, Hope mono, Shimano XTR | | Bike Setup: | Nomad, Roco Air TST, Fox 36 talas RC2, XO stuff and other goodies. | | Bottom Line: | I replaced the XTR by it and I got to say this is probably one of the best brake I ever have so far. Just tested it last weekend in China for a 3 days' trip. Lots of ups and downs, muddy rides. The power just didn't fade and remain quiet even after non-stop descent of half and hour.
Now I'm waiting for coming of "The One" and the other set of XTR on my Ibis mojo will also have to go. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Justin
a Cross Country Rider
from Indianapolis
Date Reviewed: November 5, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Light, quiet, solid levers, huge stopping power | | Weaknesses: | What? | | Similar Products Used: | Avid Juicy, XT etc. | | Bike Setup: | Stumpjumper w/ full x.o, crossmax, stylo carbon cranks | | Bottom Line: | Don't waste your time shopping around. Just pick up some K24s and you'll be happy. I won't ever put a different brand of brakes on any bike I own. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Don Jones
a Cross Country Rider
from Auburn
Date Reviewed: September 4, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Easy to install. The stopping power is very good even with the smaller rotors. The lever feel is excellent and they are quiet! | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Similar Products Used: | The old hope mini's | | Bike Setup: | Turner 5-spot | | Bottom Line: | I finally got tired of my old brakes. They modulated well and the stopping power was OK, but they were never quiet. The formulas are better in all aspects. Power is quite a bit better. They were way easier to install, no washers. I am always waiting for the squeal to come back, but it doesn't. Overall excellent product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Marcin Marek
a Cross Country Rider
from Poland
Date Reviewed: August 27, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$425.00 | | Bottom Line: | Very best ! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steven
a Cross Country Rider
from UK
Date Reviewed: August 7, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Cannock Chase | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Chain Reaction Cycles | | Strengths: | Power, modulation, build quality, reliability, simple to setup, look great, comfortable lever design, lightweight, mostly silent when braking, haven't noticed any fade in power during descents, competitive price (same RRP as Avid Juicy 7 in UK). | | Weaknesses: | The lever for my front brake is a bit wobbly, but it isn't at all noticable when riding and the rear brake lever doesn't wobble at all (which has slightly newer manufacture date).
Occasional squeal when the rotors get wet, it's not especially loud though and they never make a noise in the dry.
Spares aren't so easy to get hold of in the UK, but you can find them online without too much problem (Chain Reaction Cycles have a good range of parts for formula brakes). Hopefully this will get better as Formula's popularity increases. | | Bike Setup: | I'm using these for the front and rear brakes on my Giant XTC 07 frame with Rockshox SID Race forks and Mavic XC717 disc rims on Hope Pro 2 hubs. | | Bottom Line: | I bought the front disc brake almost 4 months ago and was so pleased that the next week I rushed out to get another for the rear. Since then I've done over 900 miles and they have been 100% dependable all the time, not even a hint of a problem. They're simple to install, the rotors did require a slight bit of truing as they weren't 100% flat when new, but that's to be expected and since truing them, they haven't warped at all. I use them with Shimano Deore trigger shifters, which work fine with the brake levers.
I use my index finger for shifting and my middle finger for braking, which allows me to use the gears and brakes at the same time, and only having to use 1 finger for braking helps to keep a good grip on the bars. People who like to use their index finger for braking will probably struggle to get a comfortable position though, as the display on the Shimano shifters prevents the brake lever from being moved inwards enough, apparently SRAM shifters fit better though.
They have a dial to adjust the amount of lever travel required to use the brakes, which is located snugly at the base of the lever, well out of the way but easy to use.
I run 160mm rotors front and rear for XC riding, which provides plenty of stopping power for my weight (I'm 59kg and my bike is 11kg). Once you get upto around 25mph (about 40kph I think), they start take a fair bit more pressure if you want to stop in a dramatic fashion, but upto that speed it's 1 finger braking with a nice grabby but modulated feel.
Overall, these are highly recommended to XC riders and a very well deserved 5/5. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Cross Country Rider
from Salt Lake
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Strengths: | Modulation
Power
Looks
Very quiet
Weight
No fading | | Weaknesses: | Spendy | | Similar Products Used: | Avid mechanicals | | Bike Setup: | Titus Racer X | | Bottom Line: | I made the switch Avid mechanicals to shave weight and to improve performance. I really liked the Avids but I really wanted a better lever feel that hydros offered and wanted one finger braking. I liked the return action on the Formulas compared to other hydros; although I did like the feel of the XTR's.
I ride cross country and have 160's on both the front and rear. I have never felt the need for a larger rotor. I hate noise on the trail, and these brakes are pretty quiet and yet strong. Depending on the terrain, you can hear a "zzzzz" instead of grinding noise as many of the other brakes produce.
The Formulas have great single-finger stopping power. The modulation is excellent. The one finger braking allows me a better grip on the handle bars, and this has improved my descending. I have not noticed any heat fading even on a 4.5 mile descent.
No regrets on this purchase- just smiles. These were spendy but they were simply better than the other brakes I looked at. The Oro's are a perfect compliment for my riding style and bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Russell Norman
a Weekend Warrior
from Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Great looks,
Decent weight,
Awesome lever feel and brake control,
Unbeatable stopping power,
Stupidly simple to install. | | Weaknesses: | Plastic piston in the lever broke so ALL the power went.
I believe that Formula have replaced it with an aluminium one on their new products and the dealer warranteed mine within a week with Alu pistons in both levers. (Although only one broke.) | | Similar Products Used: | Magura Julie, Shimano XT, Formula mechanical | | Bike Setup: | Morewood Shova, Fox 32 Talas, | | Bottom Line: | These brakes really are fantastic. whatever riding you do, BUY THESE!!! Choose the correct rotor size for your riding style and go for it! I have 160mm rotors front and rear, and I have never needed more power on even the gnarliest of descents.
When Honda were speccing brakes for their proto DH bike they spent ages testing every brake on the market and settled with these. Greg Minnaar even has his own signature model. Enough said. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ted W
a
from Eagan, MN, USA
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Lebanon Hills, Eagan MN | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | This brake has great modulation and power. The lever feels solid and so smooth. | | Weaknesses: | None yet except they can be pricey. | | Similar Products Used: | BB7s and XT hydros with DC levers. | | Bike Setup: | Ti single speed with a Reba Team fork | | Bottom Line: | I really love these brakes! They work great and are so smooth. The best part is that there has not been one squeal, chirp, garble, zing, ping, shudder, or skreach out of these brakes.
Braking just seems effortless and is so controlled. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ragnar Schaa
a Weekend Warrior
from Germany
Date Reviewed: June 11, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | downthehill.de | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | w/bike | | Strengths: | hmmm, everything you could want from a brake + optional lever clamps to integrate X0/X9 shifters.... | | Weaknesses: | maybe the price for adapters and the 220mm floating disc | | Similar Products Used: | Julie, GustavM, Hayes | | Bottom Line: | am running the optional 220mm floating disc up front and 200mm rear. this is the ace setup for loads of vertical descent without fading etc. stopping power and modulation are on a par with the GustavM I rode for 4 years and 30% less weight.
the optional lever clamps to attach X0 or X9 shifters directly put the icing on the cake and make for a really clean layout on your bar!
will handle FR/DH use with ease...BUY'EM | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Will Carragher
a Weekend Warrior
from Cumbria, U.K
Date Reviewed: June 5, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Glentress Black | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Chain Reaction | | Strengths: | Endless power, very well controlled modulation, easy and obvious to attach adjust and work. Very Light!..., nicely made like a real work of art, totally dependable, even red hot the rotors don't bend, warp or cause pump up or fade...and that's a fact!! | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Avid Juicy 7, Hayes HFX 9 XC, HMX-1, Hope Mono Mini, Magura Marta SL. | | Bike Setup: | 2006 Marin Rift Zone, stock except Mavic Crossmax. | | Bottom Line: | They seem to have endless power with the standard XC set up of 180/160, very good modulation gives these brake the edge over everything I have used to date and as I have said the power is peerless. Add to that easy and obvious to attach adjust and work on, very light indeed, and you have a really excellent brake set up. I have been using these for about 15 months now, often in appauling conditions, and they have been first class. Cannot understand why they are not seen on more bikes, but I am not complaining because with this sort of performance and weight it just makes them exclusive. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dene Davis
a Weekend Warrior
from Edmonton, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 13, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Cypress Hills | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Internet sales | | Strengths: | Stopping power, modulation, weight, finish, ease of fitting and use, reliability, looks. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Hope Mono Mini, Hope M4, Magura Julie, Magura Marta SL. | | Bike Setup: | Kona King Kikapu etc. | | Bottom Line: | After the maintenance issues, lack of power, warped rotors and pad drag that I have had with my Hope brakes...this Formula system has come as a refreshing change. The stopping power from a 180x160 system is stunning and coupled with the excellent modulation and superb lever "feel" makes this one top brake. I set this up in minutes and adjustments have been a breeze. No reliability issues at all. I have not had to touch them in a year. By now Guys with Hope brakes will be picking their jaws up off of the floor. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick Delaney
a Weekend Warrior
from Upper St. N.Y.
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Spectacular power delivery with exceptional modulation.
Very light but with a good engineering base that ensures a real quality finish. Plenty of rotor choices. | | Weaknesses: | No Caveats | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes, Magura, Hope and Avid. | | Bottom Line: | This is a definitive brake set-up and delivers spectacular power with exceptional modulation. The finish and overall quality is all that other riders have said here and the brakes exude confidence to any rider in any situation. There is a rotor size to suit any discipline of riding. Reliability and Dependability can be taken for granted and I can totally recommend these excellent brakes to any rider. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Simon Edge
a Weekend Warrior
from U.K
Date Reviewed: April 15, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Ae | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Powerful and great modulation. Low weight coupled with power and superior build quality equals stunning brakes. Extremely reliable. Rotors do not warp and system does not suffer brake fade. Good price. | | Weaknesses: | None at all. | | Bottom Line: | Stunning Brakes. I too am amazed that this system is so efficient. Low weight coupled with power and superior build quality equals stunning brakes. Total reliability coupled with ease of fitment and adjustment make this a confidence winning brake. Still find it hard to believe the power, and you get no brake fade even when the rotor is glowing. One totally sorted brake. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Mathews
a Weekend Warrior
from N.Wales
Date Reviewed: April 11, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | The Marin | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Chain Reaction | | Strengths: | Very powerful. Very light. Very good modulation. Easy to install. Very reliable. Can take a lot of heat and not pump-up. Really nice to use. | | Weaknesses: | No Weaknesses | | Similar Products Used: | Avid Juicy Seven. Hayes HFX. Hope Mono Mini. Magura Marta SL.
| | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Heckler/Fox RLC Forks. | | Bottom Line: | They have got to be the best brakes on the market. Never ridden anything so competent. To fit them is straight forward.....which for me is a sign of good engineering, and the power and feel just is something else. Very dependable with a good wet weather performance right up there too.
I am very glad I got these and I have tried many brakes. I really think they are the best on the market. Oh....and I use 180x160 and they have masses of power. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nicky Fallander
a Weekend Warrior
from B.C. Canada
Date Reviewed: April 9, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Fabulous design and finish and very low in weight. Sturdy rotors and tons of stopping power with great modulation. Nice lever feel and easy to both install and adjust. | | Weaknesses: | They are so amazingly good that I ride too fast because I know I can brake late and hard. Makes me wonder if I'll come off. | | Similar Products Used: | Hope Mono Mini (Pain)...M4 (unreliable) Hayes HFX Mag XC(Lacks modulation) Magura Julie (cheap but good) | | Bike Setup: | Kona king kikapu 06 | | Bottom Line: | Excellent Brakes. Still can't believe that I had to go buy and use so many poor brakes before I finally found ones that did everything that a modern brake should. This is an awesome brake and the sheer power is well above what it should produce but with a boat load of real useable modulation! Beautiful quality finish and a pleasure to use and own. This is the kind of kit that makes your riding better, your bike look great and your confidence rise. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jonathan sykes
a Weekend Warrior
from Ayase, Japan
Date Reviewed: April 6, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | all of them | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$474.00 | | Purchased At: | www.ride-this.com | | Strengths: | light weight, impeccable craftsmanship, power, modulation, easy installation, set up, and break in. did i mention power and modulation. oh, and they a f-ing silent. | | Weaknesses: | none, absolutely nothing. | | Similar Products Used: | hayes hfx-9 hd, avid juicy 7, hope m4, avid bb-7, shimano xt 4 piston. | | Bike Setup: | santa cruz chameleon, fox 32 vanilla rlc, hope pro II's laced with dt swiss to ex823's, hope skewers, formula k24's, thomson stem/seatpost, saint cranks/e-13 bash, xt drivetrain, evolve dh bar. | | Bottom Line: | i love these brakes, the modulation is so good that i can ride an endo, they are so strong that i can do said endo using only one finger. the fact that they are completely silent makes me giddy like a school girl at the prom. they are beautiful to look at. no overheating problems. i had them installed and set up in minutes. let me put it this way, these are the only brakes that i will trust, i simply will not ride anything else. i would have gladly paid more and i would definitely buy these again, and again. don't skimp on the most important components on your bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
W
a Cross Country Rider
from Skagit County, WA
Date Reviewed: March 23, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$160.00 | | Purchased At: | Universal Cycles | | Strengths: | Modulation, stopping power, weight, looks | | Weaknesses: | Absolutely none | | Similar Products Used: | Juicy 7, Hayes 9 Carbon | | Bike Setup: | Turner Flux, Fox F100RLT, Stan's NoTubes w' King hubs and Nevegal tires, Sram X-9 drivetrain, Race Face Dues XC Cranks | | Bottom Line: | Buy them. They are the best hydraulic disc brakes on the market for the price. Stop on a dime with perfect modulation. The K-24's have made brakes a no brainer. Better modulation than the both the Hayes and the Juicy's - and they don't make that ridiculous tinker-toy sound that the Juicy's make. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Reg James
a Weekend Warrior
from Scotland
Date Reviewed: March 11, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Glentress Black | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Really powerful and well modulated brake. very light weight. easy to install. good stock pads. bed in quickly. very adjustable even the bite point. high quality construction and finish. don't overheat. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Hope/Hayes/Shimano/Avid | | Bike Setup: | Ibis | | Bottom Line: | What a stunning brake this has turned out to be. Ludicrous amount of power for a xc brake, this can out freeride the freeride brakes. More powerful than Hope M4 in the 180x160. Tons of feel and no weight to them at all. But I like the fact that the rotors are strong and don't just bend easily like some light weights. Great design that looks real top notch quality. I've roasted these, in fact incinerated them on the Les Gets runs in the French Alps ...like purple rotors.. and they have never faded! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richard Crabbe
a Weekend Warrior
from U.K
Date Reviewed: March 9, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Glentress | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Chain Reaction | | Strengths: | Power. Weight. Modulation. Simplicity. Ease of adjustment. Reliability. | | Weaknesses: | None at all. | | Similar Products Used: | Hope, Hayes, Magura, Shimano. | | Bike Setup: | Spec FSR | | Bottom Line: | Very impressed.
I cannot get over how powerful these brakes can be. I have 180 X 160 and they are probably more that I need. Modulation is excellent and they were easy to fit and adjust. There are so many nice little touches to these brakes that shout out quality. Really nice Italian design to them too which doesn't really matter but is a nice bonus! But most of all great power, modulation, ease of use, very good price and immensely reliable. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tkul FoxyR
a Weekend Warrior
from Lisbon
Date Reviewed: March 5, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Sintra - dh | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Madrid/Getafe | | Strengths: | Power, reliability, adjustment, ergonomic, weight, easy to maintain and adjust. | | Weaknesses: | Paint in the lever came of after 2 year riding (this isn’t a weakness… it’s normal!). | | Similar Products Used: | Hope, Magura, Hayes, Avids. | | Bike Setup: | Mondraker FoxyR, Marz. AllMtn1, XT, etc. | | Bottom Line: | If you’re looking for a REAL disc brake buy it!
The only thing that matters is disc size:
XC/non-aggressive rider – 160(f)/160(r)
Aggressive rider/AM – 180(f)/160(r)
AM/FR light – 180(f)/180(r)
FR/DH – 200 (f)/180(r)
I don’t think you will need 200/200… but I will leave that to your judgment.
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Dean Holden
a Weekend Warrior
from U.K
Date Reviewed: March 2, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Marin | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Light weight and amazing power. Plenty of mopdulation. Very reliable. Do not overheat. Stock pads are first class. A really well designed and made brake system. | | Weaknesses: | Absolutely none | | Similar Products Used: | Loads from Hope, Hayes, Magura and Avid. | | Bike Setup: | Marin Mount Vision. | | Bottom Line: | Formula have got to be the best MTB Hydraulic Disc Brake manufacturers on the market. Oustanding performance and feel coupled with the legendary reliability and superb Italian styling makes this a brake un matched. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
d.ten
a Weekend Warrior
from Highlands, scotland
Date Reviewed: January 25, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | strathpuffer route | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | bikepath (US) | | Strengths: | simple to install, look great, leaver adjustment is ace, easy pad removal | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | hope mini's, Magura | | Bike Setup: | turner 5 spot, RS revelation, king/D>T 5.1 wheelset, SramX9, raceface atlas, LP bars and post etc | | Bottom Line: | I used these for a month and had the bite adjust at full. changed the hoses for a set of Goodridge and WOW what a difference. These will stop a truck. Basically IMHO the best brake system available at the moment (skip the puros, get the K24's and fit some goodridge hoses) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Anthony
a Cross Country Rider
from Portland, OR
Date Reviewed: January 4, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Ape Canyon/Smith Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | I didn't win the Downiville XC | | Strengths: | I have tried Hope Monos and Avid Juicy 5s and the Formula K24s are by far the best disc brake I have had. The hopes and the avids both had their drawbacks, mainly non-reliable and poor modulation. The K24s have great stopping power and dont stutter like my avids did. They are also very easy to setup. | | Weaknesses: | The first pads I had in these were the organic ones and they squealed quite a bit, it was unbearable. However, one quick call to the guys at FormulaUSA and they gave me a set of sintered pads to try. Problem solved, no more intense squealing. Yes they do squeak a bit in wet conditions, but nothing like my avids or hopes. | | Similar Products Used: | Hope Mono and Avid Juicy 5 | | Bike Setup: | Carl Strong custom Ti HT Frame with lots of cool stuff on it. | | Bottom Line: | The best brakes I've tried so far. VERY happy with these. They look great, stop on a dime and I have yet to experience any kind of vapor lock. Even though I didn’t get a free pair for winning the Downiville XC race, I would highly recommend these to anyone. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike V
a Weekend Warrior
from Littleton, CO USA
Date Reviewed: November 12, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | All Jeffco Open Space | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Universal Cycles | | Strengths: | Extremely powerful, easy setup, modulation, overall quality | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Hope Mono Minis, Avid Mechanical, Magura Martas (friends bike) | | Bike Setup: | Turner 5 Spot, RS Pike..... | | Bottom Line: | Best brakes I've used or tried. Power is unbelievable, yet modulation is also very good. Easy to set up and maintain, no noise. Overall good quality. I would recommend these brakes to anyone, simply the best brakes I've used (or tried). Virtually no noise, couldn't be happier. Any product this good deserves serious consideration & 5 full chilis across the board. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wes
a Cross Country Rider
from Gifu City
Date Reviewed: November 5, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Mt Yoro Japan | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Chainreaction cycles | | Strengths: | Adjustabiltily, Ergonomics, Price | | Weaknesses: | Parts can be hard to find, clamp size is quite big, gets in the way of trigger shifters | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes, Magura | | Bike Setup: | Fisher Sugar 03 frame , Talas RLC, XO components, crossmax SL etc | | Bottom Line: | These are the best brakes I`ve ever used for the riding I do and I was lucky to pick them up cheap, I run 6inch rotors front and rear which are ample for xc and touring. One finger braking is no problem. I`ve taken these brakes on 10 Km downhill trails with no problems and the modulation is adjustment is great, 6 inch rotors doing there job well enough. I would like to change the rear hydraulic line to kevlar etc as it does feel a squishy compared with the front. My main problem with these brakes is trying to get parts here in Japan ( all parts in general! ) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from Mountain View, CA
Date Reviewed: October 28, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | 007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Came with Bike | | Strengths: | Quiet
Good modulation
No noise
No pad rub (like XTR)
Everything just works | | Weaknesses: | Hard to find Pads | | Similar Products Used: | XTR disc brakes (ok)
Hayes disc brakes (crappy)
Magura Gustav M (also good)
Deore Disc brakes (ok for the price)
| | Bike Setup: | Blur XC sram X0
| | Bottom Line: | Best disc brakes for single (non tandem use) that I've tried so far. They get the job done, and you don't think about them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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