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Submitted by
icemonkey
a Cross Country Rider
from London
Date Reviewed: July 3, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Its always the next one | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Online | | Strengths: | Easy to setup, easy to install, good modulation, can use your old brake levers... | | Weaknesses: | Heavy, or to be more accurate- heavier than the XT V brake I was using.
| | Similar Products Used: | This is my 1st disk brake... | | Bike Setup: | Very old steel lavadome, xt xtr Marzocchi xc 600 forks whatever wheels I have that are remotely straight. | | Bottom Line: | Very premature review, however over the past month Ive been riding with the BB7 I can say its a lot easier to maintain. Ive done nothing - its that easy. Not affected by mud or water like V's and has a great feel. I had a full XT set up with and did not want to spend a small fortune on new levers, pods etc so I just bought this brake. For what it does its excellent, but you do pay a weight penalty and really well set up Vs can rival stopping power (without the mud). All in all very very good. So, if you have xt levers they work well. Only 4 chilis for overall, could be lighter. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Frs1661
a Cross Country Rider
from The Roch, NY
Date Reviewed: July 3, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Harriet Hollister | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$55.00 | | Purchased At: | Nashbar | | Strengths: | Great stopping power in all conditions. | | Weaknesses: | A bit difficult to get set up initially. | | Similar Products Used: | SD-7 V brakes | | Bottom Line: | Great brake power for the money, and not even all that heavy. I initially had some trouble adjusting the calipers correctly. The brakes feel like crap if they are not properly adjusted. Avid's instructions are bare-bones at best; I recommend the instructions on parktool's website. They are very explicit and gave me excellent results. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
cliff
a Cross Country Rider
from hayden, ID, USa
Date Reviewed: July 1, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Trail 28 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | came on bike | | Strengths: | good quality to some extent. | | Weaknesses: | weak braking power causing forearm pump on the trails I ride weekly. not easy to install break pads, required constant tweaking to keep it from squelling. | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes original, SRAM Juicey 7 and Carbon | | Bike Setup: | Freaking fast! | | Bottom Line: | This may have been a pair of cr*p brakes from the get go but I hated them. After a summer of riding with them I put them on craig's list and replaced them with the SRAM Juicey Carbons. I personally would not use them again but if you buget is tight and you need brakes now and can't save for the juiceys then this maybe a good brake choice for you. BE Ready for forearm pump though or spend the extra $$ and get a nice set of brake levers. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chuck
a Weekend Warrior
from Fitchburg Ma.
Date Reviewed: June 29, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Townsend Sate Forest (for now) | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Gearworks Cycelry | | Strengths: | Great stopping power | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | bb5 with cheapo avid levers | | Bike Setup: | 2006 Rockhopper comp disc | | Bottom Line: | What a difference from the stock brakes, with the old bb5s it always felt like I was going to break the levers on steep descents, indeed the back lever was developing a lot of play.
These calipers with the Avid Ultimate levers (160 mm rotors) make the steepest descents a one finger affair, awesome modulation with the speed dial set in the middle the pressure exerted to the caliper from the lever is very smooth and progressive.
I had this setup installed three days ago, took it out yesterday on the local rail trail to dial it in and hit the woods today for four hours.
At 250 pounds I know I'm asking a lot of any brake, these just say give me more. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
trelgne
a Cross Country Rider
from Germany
Date Reviewed: June 24, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | www.bike-components. | | Strengths: | - manual pad adjustment - preventing of rubbing pads
- low-cost-product compared to what you get
- unbeleivable top performance if you use the right levers, cables and rotors
- no trouble with brake fluid, bleeding, pressure point issues, overheating, sticky pistons
| | Weaknesses: | heavier than hydros (because you have to add the weight for levers and housing)
| | Similar Products Used: | hydraulic brakes: Magura Louise, Julie, Avid Juicy 7, Formula Oro, Shimano LX, XT, XTR, Giant MPH3 | | Bike Setup: | Avid BB7 (2008)with 160mm front/rear, Avid Speed Dial SL levers, Full Metal Jacket, Alligator serrated rotors (Windcutter), Avid sintered pads | | Bottom Line: | If you want the maximum performance out of the BB7 you must use:
- compressionless uninterrupted housing (Avid Full Metal Jacket recommended)
- Avid Speed Dial levers
- better rotors than the roundagons (that you get with the BB7 2008)
This setup, properly installed and betted in, is more powerful than the above listed hydros (with same rotor size) for the front brake. Comparable power with the rear brake (more cable stretch to the rear causes minimal loss). Same top modulation and lever feel as with hydraulics. The 160 mm Alligator serrated rotors are a good choice to increase power and reduce some weight. With the Speed Dial lever knob you can adjust the power and pressure point. With the Full Metal Jacket you prevent any friction within the brake housing, it's fully sealed so you don't have any performance decrease - no reason to change cables from time to time. And the whole thing is cheaper than the overpriced top hydraulics.
The BB7 with this setup is nearly perfect - highly recommended for every kind of riding stuff with the exception for weight wheenies. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jules Evans
a Cross Country Rider
from hobart, tas
Date Reviewed: June 10, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Mt Wellington | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | great braking power for a cable system. Much better than V-brakes, even with high grade pads.
lighter than hydros when you include cables etc.
adjustment is very simple, easier than any other cable system that I have seen.
Cheaper than hydros. | | Weaknesses: | not quite as strong as hydros( you need 2 fingers)
Heavier than V-brakes | | Similar Products Used: | cheaper shimano disks, V-brakes. Magura hydros | | Bike Setup: | Trek | | Bottom Line: | Perfect upgrade from V-brakes! They are stronger, work better in poor conditions and are more progressive once worn in. They also don't wear your rims.
If you want to change to disc brakes, this is the perfect way to go for value for money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sylvain Gravel
a Weekend Warrior
from Montreal
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | - Amazing braking power
- Easily installed
- Great adjustability
- Simplicity
- Easy as it gets maintenance | | Weaknesses: | - Modulation could be improved (Speed Dial levers are a must)
- Pretty noisy when wet
- Heavier than hydros | | Similar Products Used: | - Hayes HFX-9
- OEM V-brakes | | Bike Setup: | Custom built, part by part... | | Bottom Line: | These brakes are amazing. I've been using these for a year on my hardtail and they just seem to get better with time. Surprisingly I have found that they gripped a lot more initially and when the pads got worn a bit they modulated better. Still these brakes tend to lack modulation and I strongly reccomend adjustable levers to get the best out of these.
I'm starting to love these brakes more than my hydros. Yes I have to adjust pads every so often but it takes about a second or two with the easily reachable knobs and, as opposed to hydros, the maintenance is pretty limited to replacing pads and cables. No messing around with those stupid bubbles caught in the hydro lines spilling DOT fluid all over the place. It's quick and easy which leaves you with more time riding.
One thing I really love about these as well is that you can easily adjust the initial lever pull to your liking. With hydros this can be a pain in the ass if not plain impossible. It seems to me that you get all the advantages of the best high-end hydros in these brakes for a fraction of the price.
So unless you're into big time DH, I'd get these brakes with good levers and keep the extra money for other parts. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sylvain Gravel
a Weekend Warrior
from Montreal
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | - Amazing braking power
- Easily installed
- Great adjustability
- Simplicity
- Easy as it gets maintenance | | Weaknesses: | - Modulation could be improved (Speed Dial levers are a must)
- Pretty noisy when wet
- Heavier than hydros | | Similar Products Used: | - Hayes HFX-9
- OEM V-brakes | | Bike Setup: | Custom built, part by part... | | Bottom Line: | These brakes are amazing. I've been using these for a year on my hardtail and they just seem to get better with time. Surprisingly I have found that they gripped a lot more initially and when the pads got worn a bit they modulated better. Still these brakes tend to lack modulation and I strongly reccomend adjustable levers to get the best out of these.
I'm starting to love these brakes more than my hydros. Yes I have to adjust pads every so often but it takes about a second or two with the easily reachable knobs and, as opposed to hydros, the maintenance is pretty limited to replacing pads and cables. No messing around with those stupid bubbles caught in the hydro lines spilling DOT fluid all over the place. It's quick and easy which leaves you with more time riding.
One thing I really love about these as well is that you can easily adjust the initial lever pull to your liking. With hydros this can be a pain in the ass if not plain impossible. It seems to me that you get all the advantages of the best high-end hydros in these brakes for a fraction of the price. So really, unless you're into big time DH, I'd get these brakes with good levers and keep the extra money for other parts. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Zach
a Cross Country Rider
from Loganville, GA
Date Reviewed: May 31, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | 96 Olympic Course, Conyers GA | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Much better than v brakes, which is what i switched from, wet braking power and easy pull for lots of power, easy install | | Weaknesses: | some noise, weight | | Similar Products Used: | 08 xt v brakes | | Bike Setup: | full xt minus the bb7s, easton bar and seatpost | | Bottom Line: | great for the money, i didnt want to mess with buying hydro levers and spening all that money and the mess, read up on these, after i broke them in i love them and feel like they have made me a quicker rider even with the weight gain, anyone can install altough the directions are a little shaky, avid has a video that does it step by step | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Zach
a Cross Country Rider
from Loganville, GA
Date Reviewed: May 31, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | 96 Olympic Course, Conyers GA | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Much better than v brakes, which is what i switched from, wet braking power and easy pull for lots of power, easy install | | Weaknesses: | some noise, weight | | Similar Products Used: | 08 xt v brakes | | Bike Setup: | full xt minus the bb7s, easton bar and seatpost | | Bottom Line: | great for the money, i didnt want to mess with buying hydro levers and spening all that money and the mess, read up on these, after i broke them in i love them and feel like they have made me a quicker rider even with the weight gain, anyone can install altough the directions are a little shaky, avid has a video that does it step by step | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Earl Teigrob
a Weekend Warrior
from Calgary, AB
Date Reviewed: May 30, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Lake Minnewanka | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Solid braking, crisp, easy to adjust | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes MX4 (Not very good, IMHO) | | Bike Setup: | Avid SD7 Levers, XTR Cables | | Bottom Line: | The 08's are the best yet. I can get these to feel almost like hydros (but not quite). The XTR cables minimize any give in the cable system so I end up with very tight braking. I only have to move the levers about 15-20mm for full braking power. I have another bike with 06 BB7s and I can not accomplish the same tightness with them. All in all a great brake without the headaches of hydros. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dominique
a Cross Country Rider
from Le Mans, France
Date Reviewed: May 28, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$125.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Adjustable like no hydro will ever be (even more adjustable when matched with Speed Dial levers), no fluid hassle, virtually maintenance free ... | | Weaknesses: | I don't like the look (before 2008) | | Similar Products Used: | Deore mech, Hayes MX-1, MX-2, Juicy five, Marta | | Bike Setup: | Scott Scale carbon, Xmax SL, Manitou R7 100mm | | Bottom Line: | some reviews complain about modulation, but it's just a matter of getting used to a new product whatever it is (this brake is far more progressive than a Magura Marta !)
It lacks a bit of power in long and steep downhills but if you go over any 180 mm disk on the front you'll be safe enough for XC/all mountain use | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dominique
a Cross Country Rider
from Le Mans, France
Date Reviewed: May 28, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$125.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | adjustable like no hydro will ever be if matched with Speed Dial levers, no fluid hassle, virtually maintenance free | | Weaknesses: | don't like the look (before 2008), stopping power | | Similar Products Used: | Deore mech, Hayes MX-2, MX-1, juicy five, marta | | Bike Setup: | Scott Scale carbon, Xmax SL, Manitou R7 100mm | | Bottom Line: | some reviews complain about modulation, but it's just a matter of getting used to a new product whatever it is ( this brake is far more progressive than a Magura Marta !!)
Despite i weight only 155, it lacks power in steep and long downhills: it has to be used with a 180 mm front disk minimum
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Submitted by
Dominique
a Cross Country Rider
from Le Mans, France
Date Reviewed: May 28, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$125.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | adjustable like no hydro will ever be if matched with Speed Dial levers, no fluid hassle, virtually maintenance free | | Weaknesses: | don't like the look (before 2008), stopping power | | Similar Products Used: | Deore mech, Hayes MX-2, MX-1, juicy five, marta | | Bike Setup: | Scott Scale carbon, Xmax SL, Manitou R7 100mm | | Bottom Line: | some reviews complain about modulation, but it's just a matter of getting used to a new product whatever it is ( this brake is far more progressive than a Magura Marta !!)
Despite i weight only 155, it lacks power in steep and long downhills: it has to be used with a 180 mm front disk minimum
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Submitted by
Tom
a
from White Plains, NY
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Easy to install and adjust | | Weaknesses: | not the lightest? | | Similar Products Used: | HFX 9, HFX Mag, Juicy 3 | | Bike Setup: | Planet X Alibongo, DMR trailblade fork, XTR brake Levers, 1x5 gearing, 24" rhyno lite rear, 26" rhyno lite front | | Bottom Line: | I have a bunch of bikes. Every year I try to have one that is kind of slow for riding with my girlfriend. This is a trials bike that I have tried to rake out a bit and lower the BB with a small rear wheel and a fork that is a little long for trials so I can ride it on trails without going over the handlebars.
I have the BB7's with eight inch rotors and XTR levers. I was riding this bike today thinking "These HFX-9's are pretty nice with the big rotors..." when I realized that they were BB7's. If you are going to use cable discs, you MUST invest in decent levers. I had these brakes on another bike with six inch rotors and Avid Ultimate levers, and I thought they were pretty good, but with the eight inch rotors and XTR levers, they seem just as good as hydraulic brakes. The modulation is superior to HFX 9's with this set up.
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Submitted by
Pat
a Weekend Warrior
from Woodbridge, VA
Date Reviewed: May 19, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$110.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | I paid $110 for both the front and rear brake systems. I think normally just the front or the rear is $60 alone. Anyway they are extremely easy to install and set up. They stop really well. | | Weaknesses: | They are LOUD during break in. Once broken in they are quiet, strong and smooth. | | Similar Products Used: | Avid single digits | | Bike Setup: | Specialize FSR, Rockshox Reba Race, Crankbothers Cobolt headset, Crankbothers Acid 1 clipless pedals, and Avid BB7's | | Bottom Line: | Good mech disc breaks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Derick
a Weekend Warrior
from Bend, Or USA
Date Reviewed: April 27, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | skyliner | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | price point | | Strengths: | These were incredably easy to set up and adjust, they have more than enough stopping power and were way cheaper than any other reasonably performing disc brake set up. | | Weaknesses: | Have not found any so far. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Sette Riddik, Sram x.9 derailer and triggers, Avid BB7, MTB Velocoraptors, Thompson Elite, Rock Shox Revelation. | | Bottom Line: | These things are inexpensive, super easy to set up and have all the power i could ask for. Highly recomended for anyone looking for a disc brake set that won't break the bank. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark Wolff
a Cross Country Rider
from Lyons, CO, USA
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Kokopelli | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | QBP | | Strengths: | Simple to tune, simple to maintain, light weight. | | Weaknesses: | None that I can find. | | Similar Products Used: | Avid Juicy 3, 5, 7 | | Bike Setup: | Salsa El Santo; SRAM X-9; Rock Shox; Avid | | Bottom Line: | Why screw with DOT fluid, bleeding, and all the other headaches of hydrolics? All you need is an extra brake cable and a new set of pads in the toolbox and you are set. I frequently solo long (100+ mile) rides into the middle of nowhere. I trust these brakes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben Morrell
a Cross Country Rider
from Sault ste. Marie
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | velorution | | Strengths: | Good stopping power. short breakin period. inexpensive. easy to install. eay to ajust | | Weaknesses: | overheat easily. squeal loudly wen wet. | | Similar Products Used: | first disc break | | Bike Setup: | stock 2008 devinci hucker | | Bottom Line: | great breaks. pretty good stopping power after breakin. I dont suggest these for downhillers because they overheat quickley and there is excessive break fade, otherwise they are great. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan
a Weekend Warrior
from Bismarck, ND
Date Reviewed: April 24, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Maah Daah Hey | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint | | Strengths: | Easily adjustable and installable. | | Weaknesses: | none found so far. | | Similar Products Used: | hayes crappy mechanical???????? | | Bottom Line: | These brakes have been excellent so far. Adjusting was alittle strange at first, but I got them right and now we just need to wait out the break in and they should be smooth. Of course I am just guessing this from how good they have been so far. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Weekend Warrior
from St. Louis, MO
Date Reviewed: April 23, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | Low Cost
Ease of Installation | | Weaknesses: | Initial testing revealed less braking power than my stock v-brakes | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Trek 4500, mostly stock except for new brakes and SPD pedals | | Bottom Line: | I was pleased with the installation process. The instructions were good enough. Doing mechanical things can intimidate me, but this install went pretty well. My first test ride was somewhat disappointing. I was expecting much better braking force. I'm hoping that's all because the pads need to "bed in" as some others have stated. Here's hoping that after a couple miles, my initial impressions will be proven wrong! My rating is based on my first night of having them installed. I will update this after I get a few miles under my belt if this system will let me revise my opinion. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Quintin
a Weekend Warrior
from Loma Linda, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Hulda Crooks | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Easy set-up. Can use with V levers. Easy to avoid dragging pad when you don't want them to. | | Weaknesses: | Very little modulation. | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes nine and other | | Bike Setup: | Rocky Mountain Element full XTR... | | Bottom Line: | These are the best disc brakes I have used yet. I got rid of my hydros because I finally got pissed off that I could never get them to stop rubbing all the time. All the people on here who can't figure out how to get them to stop robbing your pedal power need to either get new rotors that aren't warped or else take your bike to a respectable bike shop and have them dial your brakes in! If your rotors are true you should never have to put up with unwanted brake drag!
The only thing I miss from hydros is the modulation. At first with these brakes it does seem like they are either off or locked up - no middle ground. But after you ride on them for a while you should be able to get used to that. And the trade off you get with the adjustability of these calipers totally makes it worth the loss of modulation.
Bottom Line - Buy These Brakes! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lord Paolo
a
from Mandaluyong City
Date Reviewed: March 22, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Off-Urban | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Strengths: | Awesome stopping power (203mm; too awesome for me in fact), excellent adjustability, ease of installation and alignment, decent modulation. | | Weaknesses: | Squeals LOUD when used wet. | | Similar Products Used: | Promax LZ-160 (Trek OEM)
Avid BB5 (Demo'ed)
Hayes MX-? (Demo'ed)
Avid BB7-160mm (Demo'ed and returned for upgrade) | | Bike Setup: | Trek 3900-Disc with up'd Xero Element XSD-1 Wheelset, FSA OS-140 stem, Truvativ Hussefelt Bar, 2.35 Dirt Reapers, Exustar Peds. | | Bottom Line: | Take heed on rotor sizing! Take caution when the packaging reads "DOWNHILL". Returned the 160mm and purchased the downhill-specific 203mm front/rear set mainly for thinking, hey, I believe this will stop a 95kg man. It did and man, now I know how it feels to "textbook-fly over your bars". Off to buy my second helmet.
Sure, it looks and feels good but I'm not really sure if my Xero'es with 24 spokes, Dirt Reapers and disc mounts feel the same way. I'm looking forward to install 160mm rotors on them. Excellent product in all aspects, even with crappy levers.
Lesson I've learned on 203mm brakes systems; Go fast, brake hard, lean back. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Romano V
a Cross Country Rider
from Parker, AZ
Date Reviewed: March 16, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Sycamore Canyon, Riverside | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson USA | | Strengths: | Excellent stopping power, low maintenance, very reliable, no messy hydraulic fluids/mineral oil, no air bubles, no leaks, no bleeding, just ride. | | Weaknesses: | Some say the weight of the brakes & steel cables and havier then hydraulics. | | Similar Products Used: | Converted from V-Brakes kicking & screaming by Wayne at Jenson USA. | | Bike Setup: | Yeti 575, Titus Racer X, Kona the King, working on a Specialized S-Works Stumpjumper. | | Bottom Line: | I keep hearing hydaulic brakes have more modulation?.. and that hydaulics might weigh less. Other then these possible reasons, these mechanical brakes are excellent. Be sure and use good levers, cable housings & cables. I've always used these with Avid FR-5 brake levers & Shimano XTR brake cable housing & cables. I have them on two MTB with no problems, I'll take them anywere. No worries about mineral oil leaks, air bubbles or bleeding. I'm trained as an auto mechanic so I understand brake systems, but why bother with the mess, these work great! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
cliff kiracofe
a Cross Country Rider
from Hayden, ID USA
Date Reviewed: March 16, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | ckiracofe@yahoo.com | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$99.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Mechanical design, quality parts | | Weaknesses: | caused forearm pump, not as good as my 99 hayes hydraulic disc brakes | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes and Avid Juicey Carbon | | Bike Setup: | 06 stumpjumper fsr pro,stock with following changes: king head set and hubs, xtr drive train, avid juicey carbon disc brakes, swiss 4.1d rims | | Bottom Line: | after reading the reviews on the site, I decided to go with the bb7, after using the product for 6 months I craigslisted them and went with the Juicey Carbon disc brakes. I'm not sure if the rotar was too small 160mm front and back or the brake levers were the problem but I would get forearm pump on the down hill sections of my normal trail rides. Since switching the brake system over the the Juicey Carbons the forearm pump has ceased and riding is great again. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a
from CT
Date Reviewed: March 3, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Mianus | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$64.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | Great, strong brakes. Lots of power, good modulation. No heat problems with 185mm rotors. | | Weaknesses: | Rear is a little easy to lock. | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes MX-2 | | Bike Setup: | 06 Giant Yukon, stock with BB7s and Speed Dial 7 levers. | | Bottom Line: | Great brakes, highly recommended. Much better than the stock Hayes MX-2s. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ian
a Cross Country Rider
from PJ, Malaysia
Date Reviewed: February 29, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Strengths: | Light, disc dials on both pads, simple, aesthetic, Price | | Similar Products Used: | Juicy |
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