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Submitted by
Brentwoodrider
a Cross Country Rider
from Livermore, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: August 20, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | anywhere | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | Good stoping power | | Weaknesses: | NOISE NOISE NOISE & no bleeder screws | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Cannondale F700 | | Bottom Line: | They work great until they heat up and the air in the system(that I cant get out due to NO BLEEDING SCREWS!!!!)expands and they squeek like heck and drag. They are tough to adjust as well. Thay also squeel under moderate pressure. Otherwise ok for stock brakes. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jap
a Cross Country Rider
from Nijmegen, Netherlands
Date Reviewed: October 30, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Private buyer | | Strengths: | Very reliable, stopping power. Never leak, super reliable (ad yes, I know I said that already. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Deore, deore mechanicals, mph | | Bike Setup: | nrs3 | | Bottom Line: | Super stuff. Never had any problems with them. They brake good, don't overheat and don't make noise. Pad tend to wear a bit fast though, or is that my riding? | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Trevor
a Racer
from Santa Cruz
Date Reviewed: April 12, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | can't tell you | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Cycleworks | | Weaknesses: | everything | | Bike Setup: | 07 hekler | | Bottom Line: | they suck a whole lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul Rintoule
a Weekend Warrior
from Sydney Australia
Date Reviewed: February 13, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Manly Cycles | | Strengths: | Generally reliable. 5 year warranty with great after sales service. | | Weaknesses: | Lever travel becomes a little excessive as pads near the end of their life. | | Similar Products Used: | V brakes. Avid cable disc. | | Bike Setup: | 2005 Trek | | Bottom Line: | The front Julie was an upgrade on my prevoius Fisher Sugar. The rear Julie was bought for my Trek Liquid frame. Plenty of power - I generally only use my index fingers for braking. On long steep Blue Mountain downhill sections two fingers are needed but brake fade is minimal even when the pads are HOT. Lever travel gets a little long as pads near the end of their service life. Despite the water and sand around Sydney I get good pad life. The front Julie's master cylinder started leaking after 2 years service. Full points to Manly Cycles and Magura for quickly providing a new replacement master cylinder unit including lever. Overall they have been excellent brakes with excellent after sales service. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Warp2003
a Weekend Warrior
from Mexico City, Mexico
Date Reviewed: October 17, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Chiluca | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Came with bike | | Strengths: | Great modulation, excelent price.
Loaded with features (self-adjusting pads, lever reach adjustment, twin pistons, etc) | | Weaknesses: | Tricky to set-up (but no more than your average disc, ecxluding Avids)
A bit short on power
IS only as standard (corrected in '03) | | Similar Products Used: | Avid Mechanical 160mm, Shimano Deore 515-LA 160mm | | Bike Setup: | Giant Warp DS2 '04 upgraded to discs. The rest is stock or budget stuff. | | Bottom Line: | Excelent brakes for those under 160 pounds. I bought the bike used and the brakes were trashed but held a lot of punishment from previous owner. They're still going strong.
I'm 145-150 (depending on gear) and I have enough with these brakes. Nice power, but not impressive as you'll find yourself using two fingers on the lever. The redemption of these brakes is the awesome modulation they have. The wheels just roll over muddy stuff. My rear suspension is supposed to stiffen and squat under hard braking but the Julies don't amplify this tendency but rather mask it a little bit.
The brakes start to bite as you press the lever but to get full power you need to get really medieval with the lever. Full power is more than sufficient though (ie... OTB if you depress the lever too violently).
Bleeding and servicing is easy and Magura and Magura Cult have extensive and detailed literature.
Service from Magura is top-notch. Jimi is the man. Spares are available thru magura from caliper to washers.
Only for organic pads (or semi-metallic with VERY LITTLE metallic compound - again, organic only is better) and several brands make pads for these. Still the same pads since '01 thru '05 which is a good thing. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dylan
a Weekend Warrior
from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Reviewed: October 12, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Johnson Lake loop, Banff AB. | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$160.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | THIS IS FOR THE '05 MODEL
CHEAP!!! Larger front rotor, wavy rotors look awesome, works awesome. | | Weaknesses: | Just recently started "buzzing" under hard braking, like I could feel every wave in the rotor. It started doing this after a few really hard stops (bent a manitou black in the progress) It does not act like the buzzing makes it grabby or anything, but it vibrates through the bars. It'll probably go away with time. | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes MX2's, tried the 9's and old Avid BB5's | | Bike Setup: | hardtail, Black elite (soon to be replaced) deore/alexTD17 wheels, Julies, RF evolve, lx...... | | Bottom Line: | I love em! Dirt cheap! I think they are the cheapest hydraulic out there and they still have tons of power and modulation. Coming from the hayes mechanicals which were on/off and unpredictable these were a huge upgrade. I think they are about on par for price with the better mechanicals out there. Like I said above these things are strong enough to bend a manitou black without even locking up. I probably should not have turned so hard while braking down a steep with good traction - my bad. The only drawback is their weight if you count grams. I think they are about 100-150g heavier a set than the hayes 6" or 6" avid juicy's. I'm about 225lb down the trail, and these brakes have plenty enough power for me. I'll be building a full suspension this winter, and these are going on it. Also, once I got them broken in and set up properly, they don't drag at all. Highly recomended cheap stuff. Mountain Bike Action magazine did a 2000 dollar trailbike shootout in the september '05 issue and the GT I-drive had these brakes, and everybody liked them there too - they liked them better than the more expensive hayes 9's by the sounds of it. I would have went for the juicy 7's if I had more cash at the time, more bells and whistles, and they can be found quite cheap online now. The julies work really good so I'll keep em for a while.
Bottom line: perfect for your budget trail bike build, not for weight weenies, probably not the best choice for lift acess riding. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dennis
a Racer
from batangas, philippines
Date Reviewed: October 10, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Bottom Line: | the best part of my bike great performance best stop great handling no trouble to repair | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bûcheron
a Weekend Warrior
from Geneva, Switzerland
Date Reviewed: October 5, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Salève | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Reliable
They brake very well once broken in
Cheap
180mm front and 160mm rear rotor to distribute brake power | | Weaknesses: | a wee bit heavy | | Similar Products Used: | Magura Louise FR, Hayes 9, Hayes Mag, Deore mechanicals | | Bike Setup: | BMC Golddigger | | Bottom Line: | These are no-nonsense brakes that do what they are supposed to do, and do it very efficiently at that, considering they are some of the cheapest hydros available.
About the 5 year warranty, it's written all over the manual that comes with them, or all over the Magura website, that the warranty only works for registered users and for users that have only used Magura - made brake pads. No 3rd party pads.
That is the reason for somebody's anger down below... He just didn't stick to the warranty terms.
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Submitted by
Tony
a Cross Country Rider
from Gainesville,Florida
Date Reviewed: September 19, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Santos in Ocala,Florida | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Speedgoat.com | | Strengths: | low priced,the rotors can be used on the new 2005 Julies,great for Florida weather and good in wet weather.THEY NEVER LEAK unlike Hope disc brakes.Very strong rotors. | | Weaknesses: | Ugly,brake pads wear out fast | | Similar Products Used: | Hope Mini,Hope Mono Mini,Magura Louise. | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale F800 with lefty fork,Mavic 819 UST rims,Magura XC rear hub,Maxxis Larsen TT Ust Tires,Race Face Dues X-ype Crank,With XT drive train and SRam PC-99 Chain. | | Bottom Line: | I got over 3 years use before they just started to fall apart but I am very happy with them. 3 years is a long time for brakes that were only $200 for the set! I love Mgura products. I now use Louise 190 front and 180 rear. I plan on buying the new 2005 Julies for my new Klien! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
PhillyGTA
a Weekend Warrior
from GTA Ontario
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | oem | | Strengths: | The most important ..very Realiable ..good power , but I am only 150lbs. Rode them thur dust to snow and anything in between , no issue to speak off and stop me ever times. | | Weaknesses: | Small dealer network. Hard to find good pads. | | Similar Products Used: | Avid cable BBDB7 , also very good brakes. | | Bike Setup: | Full Susp.Cannondale , use it from XC to stunts , very strong platform and I think money well spent. | | Bottom Line: | Overall very good brakes , I believer the German have enough pride in them to make any thing real crabby..
These brakes are fuss free and realiable , I think people ditch them because Magura did not spend enough money on marketing in bike rags or shows.
If your bike comes with them , I say give it a go. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
samid
a Weekend Warrior
from croatia
Date Reviewed: June 28, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$130.00 | | Strengths: | reliability,smooth lever feel,solid stopping power | | Weaknesses: | a bit heavy (480g),plastic lever body(not the lever though),but for the money paid you`ll soon be forgeting that | | Similar Products Used: | v-brake,shimano deore mechs | | Bike Setup: | kona nunu 03,lx,mz bomber,dt,mavic...and...ah yeah-julie | | Bottom Line: | JULIE 05 review:
My first hydro,it was either julie or hayes nine...but went for julie couse of magura´s so praised quality,and hayes9´s unreliability...
Great break for me couse i mostly ride XC,nice feel and enough power for allhillriding except serious DH...
So far no squelling,loss of power or any problems at all...what can i say--get one!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Freitag_Firestarter
a Weekend Warrior
from Kaiserslautern, Germany
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Rodalben, Germany | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | Local Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Amazing Stopping power, very dependable. | | Weaknesses: | Occaisonal squeal from rear brake. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | RockShox Judy TT, hardtail frame, Magura Julie disc brakes, complete Shimano XT | | Bottom Line: | Excellent stopping power for the price, very sensitive and easy to control. Occaisonally a loud squeal comes from the rear brake, but I think this is more of a problem with the brake pads because it only happens after I clean the brakes. I weigh 195lbs and stopping on a dime from 30mph is no problem. I have rode on this setup about 150 miles or so, and I'm very impressed and happy with my purchase. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Feri Tivadar
a Cross Country Rider
from Slovenia
Date Reviewed: February 17, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | the Mura Forrest | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Elan bikes | | Strengths: | cheap, good, reliable | | Weaknesses: | on the first there was some squezing | | Similar Products Used: | V-brakes, mechanic disc's | | Bike Setup: | bike Focus Black Forrest 2004 with setup: XT/LX, Magura Julie, Ritchey parts, Suntour Axon fork | | Bottom Line: | It is my first hydraulic disc brake and I enjoy it a lot. I tried my friends mechanic disc's Haxes and they sucks. Julie is reliable, I bought it a year ago, and have No Problemo's..Only the first two weeks there were some squezing noises, but they dissapered after. I put a lot of biking-stress-pressure on this disc's but they survived it. I only cann say- buy it, try it, and enjoy.. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Roberto
a Weekend Warrior
from Mexico, D.F., México
Date Reviewed: October 4, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Anywhere | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | hmm.... disks? | | Weaknesses: | They squeal if not clean. I wasn't impressed with theyre braking power. | | Similar Products Used: | v-brakes | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Jeckyl 800, pretty much standard. | | Bottom Line: | Got them on a used bike, so I don't really know how it was driven, but they kept making noise until I took them to my LBS and they changed Pads and bleed the stuff.
Now that I changed them, they work, but I'm not very much impressed by them. Let's see how they work out.
I think as they work, the difference over my other bike with v-brakes is on the all-weather brakes. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jason sperling
a Cross Country Rider
from vt
Date Reviewed: September 20, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | stopping | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | v brakes | | Bike Setup: | tomac revolver | | Bottom Line: | If you know how to do the little manual adjustments (pulling the rotor toward the side thats rubbing and squeezing the lever a few times slowly to reset the pad actuation) these things just keep going without any issues. These are my first disc brakes but I seriously could not imagine upgrading. They work as well as brakes can work. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan Banff
a Racer
from San Jose, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: September 13, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Black Lakes Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | forum | | Strengths: | Great modulation and brake power. I was surprised by the one finger braking with this brake! | | Weaknesses: | Plastic lever. Only available in Black. | | Similar Products Used: | Formula B4 Pro
Hayes
| | Bike Setup: | 2002 k2 Razorback 4.0 EA70 bar and stem. LX drivetrain. Julie brakes. | | Bottom Line: | These brakes were a great deal that I couldn't resist. You really don't notice the weight, but the improvement over my Hayes HMX-2's was phenomenal! Once you go hydro you never go back!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Cross Country Rider
from Scarborough, N Yorks, UK
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Secret trail in local woods | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Came with bike | | Strengths: | Cheap. Better than V's (when working) | | Weaknesses: | Magura's pads last 2 minutes when used off-road, very difficult to stop them squealing and rubbing, shocking attitude of Magura warrantee dept, poor performance and modulation compared with proper systems (e.g. Hope, Shimano). | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT, Hope Mini Mono | | Bike Setup: | Heavily upgraded Spesh Rockhopper | | Bottom Line: | Do not buy these brakes! They seem cheap compared to the competitors but you will spend the extra money and more on pads and having them set up and re-setup to try and keep them working.
After 2 and a half years of trying to keep them working they failed completely and my LBS sent them back to Magura for a service. Magura refused to repair them under warrantee cos I had used 3rd party pads. Their attitude over the phone was appalling as well. I have now bought Hope Mini's - miles better than the Julie's ever were.
If you buy these and they go wrong be warned - Magura's 5 year warrantee isn't worth the paper its written on.
If you look at most of the reviews above that give high marks - they are comparing them with rim brakes. Fair enough, they are better than when they're working but you'll spend a fortune keeping them that way if you ride in British conditions. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bobby
a Cross Country Rider
from Graniteville, VT
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | camp johnson | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Purchased At: | the ski rack | | Strengths: | stop on a dime. good modulation. | | Weaknesses: | a little drag. plastic drums? what's that about? | | Similar Products Used: | v-brakes. that's it. | | Bike Setup: | c-dale F700 | | Bottom Line: | i'm lovin julie. i really like that i don't have to worry about stopping with these. i never feel like i'm going to toss over the bars, but always feel like i can stop.
i did stick one blade to a tree one day... that was the end of that blade, but the folks at magura were good enough to sell me another....
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Submitted by
Dave
a Cross Country Rider
from Coventry
Date Reviewed: June 5, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Afan Argoed (all), Wales | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$85.00 | | Purchased At: | Broadribbs | | Strengths: | Price - $85 each is approx 1/2 of hope / hayes systems
Stopping power - i'm not small and I can always lock the wheels when I get scared and grab the levers! | | Weaknesses: | Not great in the wet but once you've cooked the water off the disks they recover pretty quickly.
Not as precise as the hope minis I've tried | | Similar Products Used: | hope minis | | Bike Setup: | Marin Attack Trail - basic XT setup, 100mm forks 4-6in rear travel | | Bottom Line: | On a budget they're great. If I had to replace them and had the cash i'd go for Hope Minis for the crisp stopping power. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cory Whitesell
a Weekend Warrior
from Calgary
Date Reviewed: May 16, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Incredible stopping power. | | Weaknesses: | Brake pads drag (no resistance, but noisy). I assume this is inherent in hydraulic brake systems. | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Rockhopper | | Bottom Line: | I had been stuck with cantilevers up until this purchase. The very first ride a buddy stopped in front of me and I instinctively squeezed the brakes and over the bars I went. Now that I an used to the stopping power, I will never return to anything else.
A few months later while riding down the side of a mountain in Kananaskis, the discs lost their temper because I was riding the brakes all the way down. They started glowing red and I stopped so they wouldn't fold up and send me down the mountain without my bike. Since then the discs wew very prone to pitting and picked up a lot of crud. Changed the discs and that cured it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Tan
a Weekend Warrior
from Auckland, New Zealand/KL, Malaysia
Date Reviewed: April 9, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Rotorua redwoods/Bukit Kiara | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Adventure Cycles, Auckland | | Strengths: | Cheap, light, and they stop you. | | Weaknesses: | Plasticky lever body (minor gripe, really) | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes, YDOpen, Deore | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Heckler, Fox Vanilla 125, Deore/XTR, etc. | | Bottom Line: | These brakes are excellent. They are fully capable of locking up my wheels with one finger stopping. Not much modulation, but that's the way I prefer it. As with all other hydraulic systems, do your research and bleed your brakes carefully as per instructions, and you're good to go!
I also believe they're much cheaper than most other models. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
IAN PARKER
a Cross Country Rider
from UK
Date Reviewed: March 19, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Devils punch bowl | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | on bike | | Strengths: | Works fine most of the time. | | Weaknesses: | They seem to be sensative to wet and muddy conditions as I have problems with the pistons failing to return and brakes rubbing. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Specialized rockhopper FS Pro Disc | | Bottom Line: | Discs are a must for the type of riding I do in the UK winters and these have been great most of the time. I am disapointed with the problem of sticky pistons and pad wear. I've had to work the pistons back and forth [to clear the crud of them no doubt] when fitting new pads or they do'nt return.
I would buy discs again but they will be Hopes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ade
a Weekend Warrior
from birmingham
Date Reviewed: March 15, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | streets | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | came with giant atx 860, now on the rear of my '03 kona stuff | | Strengths: | price, excellent performance in dry conditions. pad wear in not too fast. very quiet | | Weaknesses: | squeaks in the wet and performance suffers a lot. | | Similar Products Used: | shimano m475, hope m4 | | Bike Setup: | '03 kona stuff (see my review on the 'stuff' for full specs) | | Bottom Line: | great brake for the money. if well bled, there is hardly any excess travel on the lever, it locks out very well. The stock magura pads are also very good and perform well, but dont wear too quickly either. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Weekend Warrior
from Montréal, QC, Canada
Date Reviewed: March 3, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Black Forest, Germany | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | ABC Cycle et Sport | | Strengths: | Smooth operation, powerful, light, came free with the bike... | | Weaknesses: | Plastic levers, sensitive to dirt and winter weather (salt, sand) | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes comp | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Rockhopper hardtail | | Bottom Line: | These brakes were powerful and smooth. When I picked up my bike I told the guy at the store that my last bike was running canti's; he kind of laughed and warned me to go easy with the discs or I'd go over the handle-bars. I went flying 4 days later. I loved these brakes, great modulation and smoother than the hayes brakes I'm running now.
That was the good news. The bad news is that about a year after getting the bike I rode through a 2 foot deep mud puddle and they were never the same. One of the pads jammed and guys at the store couldn't fix them, so they were toast. Apparently they also don't do well with winter weather. All in all I liked these brakes, and if you're not planning to be playing in the mud full time or touring around Montreal in January, I'd definately recommend them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrea
a Cross Country Rider
from North East Italy
Date Reviewed: February 5, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Hills | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Came with the bike | | Strengths: | Good stopping power, excellent modulation. | | Weaknesses: | As pads wears on the action on the lever begans mushy | | Similar Products Used: | Martas | | Bike Setup: | 2002 C'dale jekill 700 mainly stock. | | Bottom Line: | The brakes works great with minimal maintenace, but needs to have new brake pads to maintain the best performance. I replace them 2 times a year, and live happy after. Every seasson I'll change the oil also.
Excellent performance and no problems at all. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joshua Grant
a Downhiller
from Scotland
Date Reviewed: January 18, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything that can't be ridden | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$85.00 | | Purchased At: | www.chainreactioncycles.com | | Strengths: | Being a DH rider with no money these low end brakes slow me from 60mph to 0 with little effort. They are stopped me from crashing and being bed ridden many times. If you need mre braking power which you won't you can get different pads for then, including pads that cope with mud conditions better. If you set these brakes up like the manual says and you not a tols idiot you should be able to then they work as well as HOPE and Hayes, don't believe me buy some. | | Weaknesses: | They have no weakness don't believe me buy some and prove me wrong but make sure you spend the time and wear them in and set them up properly. | | Similar Products Used: | Hope M4'S,Hope Mini's, Hayes, Grimeca mech disk, Avid mech disks | | Bike Setup: | XT shifters and mechs, DMR, Tioga, RockShox, Raceface, Azonic, Fox | | Bottom Line: | If you got loads or money or not why waist money on more expensive brakes that don't work much different if at all, when you can get these brakes. Set them up well and they will reward you from day one. Don't be an idiot and get oil an the discs and complain that they won't brake and they squeal, your an idiot how can you expect them to work. I can't say how much they have rewarded me and saved me. BUY SOME NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Racer
from Vancouver, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: January 17, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Stock on Cannondale F800 | | Strengths: | Cheap. Excellent stopping power. | | Weaknesses: | Cheap. Ridiculous to align. Stock brake pads burn out quickly when drag is present. | | Similar Products Used: | None, first discs owned | | Bike Setup: | EBC Gold Pads | | Bottom Line: | Hassle from Day 1. 3 Weeks of dealer 'adjustments' and i still burnt out the first set of pads in under 4 weeks. I commute daily (30-40kms) and i expect gear to work. I dont want to spend my day off tweaking a sticky piston that didnt like getting wet the day before. If i'm fortunate enough to be able to afford Hayes in the future then it'll be a no brainer. Front caliper was flawless in its action from day 1, but the rear caliper was even replaced by the store at my insistence after its refusal to have equal piston travel. New caliper isnt any different, with the same issues. If you have the time to sit with the bike playing with alignments & sticky pistons, then buy them. Otherwise save your money and get yourself the Hayes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chip Schick
a Weekend Warrior
from Williams Lake BC
Date Reviewed: January 4, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | All of Them | |
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