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Description:Uses same rece proven pads as full hydraulic.
No free running drag - Patented caliper design allows disc to clear both pads.
Set-up takes minutes with Inner and Outer pad adjustments and adjustable caliper.
Works with any linear pull lever.
Fully sealed caliper keeps out mud and water.
Tangential lever system allows adjustment for pad wear-out without changing brake performance.
Unique to the industry, the Hayes HMX-1 uses all rolling elements which gives you stopping control at any speed.
Performance of a world class hydraulic brake with the simplicity of a linear pull brake.
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Submitted by
c-v-tich
a Cross Country Rider
from Croatia
Date Reviewed: July 22, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | they stop you | | Weaknesses: | require too much maintenance - every other ride, they fade very fast - incredibly fast | | Similar Products Used: | BB7, HFX 9 HD, Juicy 5, Louise FR | | Bike Setup: | FR hardtail, 5" fork | | Bottom Line: | initialy they worked good but after several months needed maintenace every 3 to 4 rides, when the pad contact screw unscrews moving the pad away frm the disc you're left with 20% of the original power in the midlle of the ride - could be quite unpleasent
the brakes are ok for recreational XC rides, anything more - no | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
yomamaphat
a Weekend Warrior
from Wyoming
Date Reviewed: December 14, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Friend gave it to me. | | Strengths: | Reliability. Never had to adjust except when installing. | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Similar Products Used: | Many V-Brakes. Have ridden with hydraulics, but not much. | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Stumpjumper FSR, 4" front shock (Crappy Marzocchi EXR Comp) - The Hayes HMX-1 is just in the front. I have good machined Avid levers. | | Bottom Line: | Hasn't failed me in 2 years. I've ridden with brakes on down very steep and long hills and the stopping power is always plenty. It's no trouble to lock up the front wheel. Hydraulics have a much nicer feel but I'm not comparing these to hydraulics. Can't really assess value rating since I didn't pay for them, free is always 5 chilis. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
William
a Weekend Warrior
from honolulu
Date Reviewed: October 29, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | came with my bike | | Strengths: | they are good in dry conditions | | Weaknesses: | squealing, rotors warp too easy, and on slight downhills they loose the grip of the rotor due to overheating and make a god awfull noise. Also the calipers are near imposible to adjust after the system is only a year old. | | Similar Products Used: | none but saving up for a set of avids as I hear the adjustability is great with them. | | Bike Setup: | 2003giant iguana disc stock | | Bottom Line: | If you can afford a better set of brakes I would not even look at these ones.they are crap for anything but gentle trail and city riding. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nevin Rallis
a Cross Country Rider
from Windham, Maine, USA
Date Reviewed: May 22, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Bradbury Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | stock parts | | Strengths: | They stop if you take care of them | | Weaknesses: | rotors bend easily. Stock break pads wore down amaizingly quick. Takes a bit for them to clean themselves after getting wet or muddy during a ride. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Leader 626S with XT cranks and rear deraileur, Cane creek AD-12 rear shock, manitou mintue 3. | | Bottom Line: | These brakes have worked for three years. I have just ridden with my slightly bent rotors and the performance is just as good. The original hayes brake pads are a joke. The replacement pads I got have lasted twice as long. They do take a lot of maintenance though. I haven't had any problems with the squeaking. A semi reliable product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Jackett
a Weekend Warrior
from Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | connaught | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Sarich's Source for Sports | | Strengths: | They have good stopping power when adjusted properly and must be kept clean. | | Weaknesses: | Well, to start, my Front Mx-1 caliper snapped in half horizontally. They have to be adjusted a lot, and they don't work at all with dirt on the discs. The inside knob adjustment sticks a lot, and you still need to use an allan key to turn it, unlike Avids. | | Similar Products Used: | Avid bb7, Hayes Mx-2, Hayes HFX 9. | | Bike Setup: | Trek Bruiser 2 with all kinds of new components. | | Bottom Line: | Not worth getting. If you're interested in a mechanical disc brake, definately get the Avid BB7! FAR superior in every way. Or a V brake would be better. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
FT_Critical
a
from Australia
Date Reviewed: March 12, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Pretty simple design | | Weaknesses: | Poor design | | Similar Products Used: | ultegra, v-brakes | | Bike Setup: | trek 4900 | | Bottom Line: | I use this to commute about 30 km per day, on a paved track, but the bike picks up a lot of grime. If you were up for adjusting these things all the time, then fine they are pretty simple. But, I find that as soon as you have ridden in the rain or mud, they are totally out of alignment. The pads rub, the rotors seem to bend, they sqweek after any sort of muck gets in.
Overall, unless you are prepared to constantly maintain them, I think they are really poor. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hagar 17
a Weekend Warrior
from Victoria BC
Date Reviewed: March 2, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Mt Zouhalem | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | Simple - lightweight - easy pad replacement - no more brake worn rims - cheap | | Weaknesses: | Stopping power - adjustments - always mucking with cables etc | | Similar Products Used: | Magura hydraulic rims brakes are much better | | Bike Setup: | Brodie Diablo FS | | Bottom Line: | Ok brakes but fade too fast and do not stop as well as hydraulics - For any serious steep downhill or a heavy rider who rides a lot - skip these - not worth the hassles!
Good with a new set of pads but after a few riders begins to suck again. can barely lock brakes on slightly used pads...
I heard Avid Mechanicals are good... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jess DeBortole
a Downhiller
from Bellingham, WA. USA
Date Reviewed: February 2, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Galbraith Mt. (THE WHOLE MT!!!) | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$850.00 | | Purchased At: | Fanatik Bike Co. | | Strengths: | great stopping for "low end" brakes... really great for urban assults.... minimal pad wear... | | Weaknesses: | noise... calabration problems... | | Similar Products Used: | V-brakes...front discs on my old schwinn from target hahaha!... | | Bike Setup: | 2006 Felt Double-Shot hardtail w/ lots of customs... | | Bottom Line: | This is the brake system for the disc brake beginer or the mainly street rider... i dont recomend for you crazy ass downhill hardcores.... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Cross Country Rider
from South Cackalacky
Date Reviewed: November 19, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | anything scenic | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Got them as a Christmas gift | | Strengths: | Simpler than hydralics, works with any levers, much better stopping power than rim brakes, no worries about mud. | | Weaknesses: | Noisy. | | Similar Products Used: | None, unless you count V-brakes. These are my first discs. | | Bike Setup: | Rocky Mtn. "Reaper", RockShox Air Judy SL, Shimano XT, just about everything else is Cane Creek. | | Bottom Line: | I got these because:
1) I wanted to keep the special levers I already have (Delta Barends), and...
2) I didn't want to deal with the mess, hassle and difficulties of a hydraulic system.
Yes, I knew they aren't as powerfull as hydros, for the reason that hydraulics provide a greater mechanical advantage This is a matter of physics, not quality. however, I'm a 170 pound recreational cross country rider and they work excellent for me. If you weigh 200+ pounds and/or scream down hills at 70 mph, go hydro, by all means.
As to whether they are unusually tricky to install/adjust or not, I can't say, having had no other DBs top compare them with. But after a little practice I found them pretty easy. I guess it's like anything "new", you just need to practice.
They are a bit noisy though, that I will agree totally with. While I rarely get any real squeal, they are certainly not as quiet as rim brakes. Sort of a loud "shshshsh" sound. I have read other posts saying that switching to different aftermarket pads improve this brake's performance, but none of these nice people have seen fit to name names.
But to anyone looking for good, inexpensive, easy to use discs, I would completely recommend these brakes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Yang Zhao
a Weekend Warrior
from BC
Date Reviewed: August 8, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Decent mechanical disk system to start with | | Weaknesses: | Tons of calibration and failure problems (although I seem to be a special case) | | Bike Setup: | '03 Norco Sasquatch with shifters and brake levers replaced | | Bottom Line: | It came on the Sasquatch. The front caliper and mounting bracket was installed with shims. Nevertheless, it worked well until this season when my aggressiveness increased with confidence.
The front adjuster knob is now completely sized up, both front and rear calipers need frequent recalibrations (shims and seized adjuster knob make these difficult), and doesn't stay calibrated for long enough (I've had to recalibrate between trails a few times). Ended up stripping one of bolt-holes on the front mounting bracket due to over-torquing.
It's served me well for a season and a bit, but I'm looking into replacing them with Avids. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave Johndrow
a Cross Country Rider
from Richmond, VA
Date Reviewed: July 19, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$59.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | Great power, low maintenance | | Weaknesses: | setup was a little tricky | | Similar Products Used: | V-brakes | | Bottom Line: | It took a little while to get them dialed in- another adjustment screw for the outside pad would make it a lot easier than having to loosen the mounting bolts and sliding the brake assembly. Once setup correctly, though, I haven't had a bit of trouble, they stop great and the pads last forever. Take your wheels off to avoid getting any overspray on the rotors when lubing your drivetrain, etc. If any grease gets on the pads, you will have problems. I use an automotive disc brake cleaner and it works fine. I've also heard of people using a propane torch to burn the grease out of the pads-something I'll try next time they get gunked. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan
a Cross Country Rider
from Rochester, NY USA
Date Reviewed: June 30, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$99.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | Strong braking power for entry level mechanical brakes. Easy to install and keep adjusted. Grab well enough for XC riding, see no need for hydraulic. | | Weaknesses: | Stock pads just fail when they wear to certain point, they loose their grabbing power. No real warning. Aftermarket pads added (not Hayes) grab awesome. | | Bike Setup: | GF Sugar 2+ - XT Hubs | | Bottom Line: | Good disc brakes, especially for the price. If you can get them for under $100 for F/R go for it, they work great. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joshua
a Racer
from Atlanta
Date Reviewed: June 29, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA | | Strengths: | Inexpensive, light weight, moderate power | | Weaknesses: | Pad placement knob can get stuck and back brake lost all power after 8 months. | | Similar Products Used: | Avid Mechanical | | Bike Setup: | 2004 Specialized Stumpjumper M4 | | Bottom Line: | I got these OE at a sale on JensonUSA. These are great brakes in the entry level disc arena. Their power is very good if you have some Avid speed dial levers. However, there is no pad adjustment knob for the outside pad and the pad adjuster for the inside pad gets stuck at the outermost setting and takes muscle to unjam it. Another problem was that after 8 months or so the back brake lost all of its power and was not usable. The pads were not really even worn! After replacing the pads they worked fine. I would recomend them if you can get them for under $50 a wheel. If you can't, just get some Avids. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bill
a Cross Country Rider
from Santa Cruz, Ca
Date Reviewed: June 24, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Saratoga Gap | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$135.00 | | Purchased At: | Robinsons Wheel Works | | Strengths: | Since I have used them for 5 years and have been very happy with them. They were the lightest brake when I bought them and I could use my exsiting XTR levers. | | Weaknesses: | Yhe will squeak at times. | | Bike Setup: | Ventana El Saltamontes, XTR grouppo, Rock Shock SID, Fox Float R, Mavix Rims... | | Bottom Line: | Work very well for the price. Have lasted 5 year no problems. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick D'Innocenzo
a Cross Country Rider
from Fort Collins, CO
Date Reviewed: May 7, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | price point | | Strengths: | Can't say, haven't been able to use them cause the fasteners broke on instalation | | Weaknesses: | mounting bolts for disc shear and strip.
| | Similar Products Used: | rim brakes only. | | Bike Setup: | fetish d&S | | Bottom Line: | Bought the MX-2's and I am not happy. I guess my primary complaint is the fasteners used to hold the dicc to the hub. I tried to install the discs my self and managed to strip one of the bolts and tear the head off of the other. I used a torque wrench, used the proper pattern. I am a trained mechanic and know how to use a torque wrench.The torque specs for them are a little confusing. The instalation instructions said 50inlbs but the disc itself said 55inlbs. I went with the lower spec (50) and still managed to rip the head off of the one. Cheap bolts | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jono
a Downhiller
from newcastle
Date Reviewed: February 6, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | my dirt jumps | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | came on bike | | Strengths: | good stopping power and easy ajustment | | Weaknesses: | not good for downhill | | Similar Products Used: | hayes hydros | | Bike Setup: | 2005 haro escape 8.1, e.13 drs chainguide | | Bottom Line: | great brakes for a great price | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim Hesketh
a Downhiller
from Arizona
Date Reviewed: February 5, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | White tanks | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Good stopping power, just as good as Avid mechanicals | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Avid mechanicals | | Bike Setup: | Haro X2 w/Hayes disc and brake levers, Manitou Black Elite, LX drivetrain, Kenda 2.35 nevgal tires, etc. | | Bottom Line: | I had avid mechanical disc brakes on my Trek VRX 300 for over two years. I now have Hayes mechanicals on my Haro, and I believe they are as good as avids. Everyone seems to bash them here, but I would take the Hayes or Avids without thinking twice. Although being a freerider/downhiller, I'm not one to use the brakes much! I do think they are as good as Avids. Of couse neither mechanical setups are as good as their hydraulic bretheren, the mewchanical versions work just fine, Actually, I ewas in vegas recently and rented a Trek Fuel 90 for the day, and it came with v-brakes. I sure did miss my Hayes mechancials. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Castaldo
a Weekend Warrior
from Stormville, Ny, USA
Date Reviewed: January 31, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA | | Strengths: | None. | | Weaknesses: | Stopping power is weaker than my stock V-brakes. | | Bike Setup: | Giant Warp DS3 modified from it's stock V-brakes. | | Bottom Line: | 1)Hayes is absolute garbage & is not the brand to get if you are just switching into disc brakes and want a first good impression.
2)The stopping power is awful.
-I usually like to lock up the rear wheel sometimes to do a sharp turn, the brake instead just slowly stops the bike quickly follewd by a harsh noise & yes I went through the burnishing period; With my stock V-brakes however that rear wheel would not unlock unless I let go of the lever.
- The front brake is only good for ending up in the walls & trees.
3)The price is way off for the horrendous quality.
- This is mostly why I have a lot to complain about. If this piece of garbage was only $15.00 or maybe even $20.00 then maybe, just maybe I would not be saying much.
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Submitted by
alan
a
from edmonton
Date Reviewed: January 25, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | came on bike | | Strengths: | works good | | Weaknesses: | they broke in less than a year | | Bike Setup: | 2003 giant iguana disk | | Bottom Line: | dont get them. buy better stronger one if you can. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Jeremy Grooby
a Weekend Warrior
from Christchurch, New Zealand
Date Reviewed: December 26, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | The Anaconda | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Mates House | | Strengths: | Looks Better than V's | | Weaknesses: | take a long pull on the lever to lock on, have very little power - useless as a front brake, they often squeal | | Similar Products Used: | hayes hydros, hope hydros, shimano hydros, hayes HMX2 | | Bike Setup: | Marin East Peak, Hayes Hmx 2 disks with 8 inch rotors, mavic wheelset | | Bottom Line: | These brakes are a reasonable entry level disc however i have just replaced mine with hayes hmx2 discs that work ten times as good. If you have the money get the avids or if you dont want to spend heaps get the HMX2's, they are much better value for money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Phantomow2
a Cross Country Rider
from NH
Date Reviewed: December 23, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | it works, it has a cable tension adjuster right on the caliper with the knob like found on brake levers, makes it easier to adjust. THe price i paid is nice | | Weaknesses: | stopping power just isn't like avids. I dont like how hayes secures their brake pads | | Similar Products Used: | Avid BB7 (first and last name of mechanical disc brakes) promax | | Bottom Line: | Here you have a no nonsense brake, it works but i wouldnt recomend it for a primary front brake. THe stopping power just isnt like avids. With avids i pull the lever and its an instant stop with these i can ehar the friction and the 1 or 2 second delay. Performance is not degraded very much in crappy conditions. I dont call the squeaks a weakness becuase all disc brakes do that. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Big Daddy
a Weekend Warrior
from Colorado
Date Reviewed: December 13, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Simple, light, same pads and rotors as the hydrualics, easy set up. | | Weaknesses: | Noisy during break-in, take a long time to break in. | | Similar Products Used: | V-brakes, also tried friends hydrualics | | Bike Setup: | Heckler with coil springs front and rear, IRC 2.25 tires, Ritchey Girder wheels. Built to be dependable on 3-6 hour XC/enduro rides deep in the back country. | | Bottom Line: | I bought these as new take offs with levers included for about $100.00 on ebay and they've really worked well. They took a while to break in, but a 2000ft descent riding the brakes the whole way took care of that. They got so hot I could smell them burning when I stopped, but they still worked great and the inside adjuster knob didn't seize.
The feel of the brakes is different than V's or hydrualic. More modulation than V's and they don't have the on/off feel of hydrualics.
Set up is a breeze. Much easier than V brakes. If you can't set up these brakes, you shouldn't be working on a bike.
In short, I like them. The price is low because they aren't popular, and they work great. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan Lavoie
a Weekend Warrior
from Swanton, VT
Date Reviewed: November 1, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Whites Green Mountain Bikes | | Strengths: | -very easy to use
-great stopping power
-sealed (stayes clean) | | Weaknesses: | -takes a bit to burnish | | Similar Products Used: | -avid
-shimano | | Bike Setup: | -2003 Norco Sasquatch | | Bottom Line: | -very good disc brake especially for beginners.easy to use and stays clean.but they also stop great.i use them for all sorts of riding and have never had a problem with them | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Josh
a Weekend Warrior
from BC
Date Reviewed: October 21, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Strengths: | Awesome stopping power, sealed caliper keeps it working in the worst conditions, easy to set up and maintain. | | Weaknesses: | Locking up the front brake in a panick sends you flyin... | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes HFX-9 hydrolic | | Bike Setup: | 03 Brodie Bruzza, Jr T PRO, Laserdisc dh, Hussefelt... | | Bottom Line: | This is a great mech. disc brake. It even had me avoiding hydros because it worked so well and was so easy to maintain. I bought it and it worked like new and still had incredible stopping power. I only had a front caliper so I grew accustomed to flying over the handlebars.. The sealed caliper is a big help, I was riding on an extremely muddy day, and I slowed down through a really muddy section and my wheel packed enough of it into the arch that it got jammed up and stopped, but hey, my brake still worked! I used that thing for 7-8 months without having to change the pads. It could still stop on a dime after what I'd put it through.
Bottom line, the brake works like a dream, if you're not sure how to set it up properly get a shop tech to do it and you'll be home free. Great product! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: September 26, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Buckwallow | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Silent Sports | | Strengths: | Great stopping power for a mech disc system | | Weaknesses: | Got a little noisy for some reason... takes a little while to burnish, but I have a feeling that's the same for all disc systems. | | Similar Products Used: | None. This is my first disc brake bike | | Bike Setup: | 2004 Giant Iguana Disc | | Bottom Line: | The Hayes brakes came on my bike.
They took a little while to break in, but once they did, they stopped really well!
I hadn't rode a bike in a year or so so no, I'm not used to V-brakes and so it's not like I went to suddenly being able to stop with the discs.
Hayes has made a very good product.
I haven't had a chance to hit any water or anything, but from the heavy trails that I've been riding, these brakes have done an amazing job.
I'm very happy with them.
If you're looking for hydro-brake power, you won't find it here. I've tried hydros and they're crazy, but this is very good and stops you fast enough! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Kurt
a Weekend Warrior
from Duluth, Georgia, USA
Date Reviewed: August 26, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | chickopee | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | SunSkiSport, came on Kona stinky | | Strengths: | nice progressive feel to them, can 1 finger endo(straining), alot better than v's | | Weaknesses: | adjuster knob/axel binds to caliper rendering it useless (just takes longer to adjust now), back brake just stopped gripping | | Similar Products Used: | avid mech(sweet), shimano xt (too expensive for me) | | Bike Setup: | Kona Stinky 02, stock except spring upgrades front and back | | Bottom Line: | all was great, i loved the power of these, only felt fade once or twice, then last week the back break stopped gripping, inspected pads cleaned them the rotor too, and nothing, sanded them, and still nothing
the front works just dandy, yet the rear only works when really wet (can't lock up though)
i just ordered new pads, i hope thats the problem
i really took me by supprise bombing down a rutty section, and just feel it give a little then no friction at all, might go avid if new pads dont fix it
for people wanting non hydro disks go avid, the knobs wont 'weld' to the caliper like these | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Snowie Hilding
a Cross Country Rider
from Storrs Connecticut
Date Reviewed: August 17, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Mansfield Hollow | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | Scotts Cyclery | | Strengths: | The breaks stop really well. Like all discs, rain, mud, snow, they still work great. I've used them for a year and hardly any problems. I used to have v-brakes and these things are in a class of their own copmared to them. | | Weaknesses: | Only problem is that they squeak a little. But I think that's cause I did something I shouldn't have. So really no problems. | | Similar Products Used: | Avids. Shimanos. | | Bike Setup: | Giant Yukon, Manitou Axel Elites, Hayes HMX-1 (obviously) shimano Acera (front derailour) and shimano Alivio (rear derailor), Hutchinson tires. | | Bottom Line: | This shock isn't that expensive but it's awsome. I haven't had any problems with it and for what you pay you get really good brakes. (I'm actually not completely sure of the price of these because they came with the bike. But I've checked all over and that's the average price). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Josh
a Downhiller
from Kelowna BC Canada
Date Reviewed: July 1, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Strengths: | It's simple, it stops me, and it was pretty cheap. | | Weaknesses: | The regular price is a bit high. | | Similar Products Used: | Diatech mech. | | Bike Setup: | Thumper, Bombshell, Mavic, Race Face, etc. | | Bottom Line: | These are quality mechanical brakes, sometimes I like them over hydros because they're less maintenance. This brake works the way it should, I didn't pay that much and it's got better quality then some that my friends ride. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
the sock
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto, Ontario
Date Reviewed: June 30, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Good stopping power, very easy to maintain | | Weaknesses: | Not too many, obviously they're not hydraulics, they work better than the avid's I've used | | Similar Products Used: | Avid, Shimano | | Bike Setup: | Stock Fluid 3.0 | | Bottom Line: | Pretty good value for a stock disk brake. I ride with a buddy who uses hydraulics, and I can stop almost as well as he does. They're not hydros, but hey, they're not V-brakes (thank God). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jon
a Cross Country Rider
from virginia
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | jensonusa | | Strengths: | excellent, excellent, modulation with hayes hml levers. | | Weaknesses: | i hear they are not as powerful as avid mechs and i know them to not be as powerful as hydros of any kind. | | Similar Products Used: | hayes hydros | | Bike Setup: | khs xc504 stock | | Bottom Line: | i am very impressed with these disc brakes. there's a lot of badmouthing of them on this review page, yet i am surprised because stock they have performed very well. perhaps it was the good guys at jenson who set them up so well. they squeaked once on the very first hard braking i did, and now they've been blissfully silent. i can't wait to get them completely broken in because as of now they modulate far better than my old v-brakes (which were very powerful, but just went bam and locked up the wheels with nearly no modulation). very satisfied. i'd give it five chilis but feel like that's only appropriate for hope hydros and the like. (300 dollar plus braking systems) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Russell
a Weekend Warrior
from Austin
Date Reviewed: June 25, 2004 | |
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