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> Are these really good? I'm thinking about buying a set (f & b) from pricepoint or eBay. Need
> advice from folks who've actually tried and liked/hated them, and to indicate how long you've had
> them. Thanks!
>
> The mtbr reviews are mixed.
I only do XC riding, and they are very well matched for that, IMO. My SD-7 levers and Avid mech
front and rear brakes are a lot better than the SD-7/Avid Ti Vs set-up I used prior. I had Hayes
hydraulic at one point, and they were better than the Avid mechs, but not by much. I don't miss the
Hayes stoppers, but they were very smooth, relatively easy to set up and keep up, and were very
powerful over the entire range of my use for them.
Avid mechs couldn't be any easier to set up. Dead simple - even a retarded monkey (like JD) could
set these things up. Blindfolded. Drunk. One-handed. OK, not one-handed, but you get the picture. I
have spent more time on a front V-brake pad adjustment than it took for me to install and cable up
both ends of my Avid mech-equipped bike.
Now, the obligatory warning about front disk brakes:
Supposedly, there's a danger of wheel ejection by using disks on the front. If you want to know
more, search groups.google.com, in rec.bicycles.tech using the search parameter "disk brakes wheel
ejection." Sit down with a nice sixer of beer - it'll take a while to get through all the posts.
It has been suggested that a properly done-up QR would *probably* prevent accidental ejection. But
a good quality QR is necessary. Sheldon Brown has lately recommended Shimano or Campy QRs for
their quality. Even if I didn't have another Shimano bit on my bike, I might go with XT QRs for
this reason.
Experience: 3 years running front disks with a QR-dropout fork. I've never had the QR move, at all.
Always Shimano hubs and skewers.
Good luck,
Jonesy (formerly Spider)
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