Eldron Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 Xt it is! A fine call! Not sure how Avid manages to sell brakes really. I'm not normally one for writing off a whole brand but man oh man do I detest Avid brakes. I built an SSer for the missus and she had some Avid Carbon Ultimates lying around which we used - I prefer the super cheap M455 (deore class) shimano brakes on my SSer.
Rudi Pollard Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) I thought I will try out the Avids when I bought my new bike. What a huge mistake. I am already planning to get some XT's on there ASAP, and that is after only 450KM on the Avids... I am massively disappointed in the Elixir 7's Edited January 14, 2013 by lapa
davetapson Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 So, I'm the only one who finds Avids work fine...You want to spend R800 for why?
Kranswurm Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 A fine call! Not sure how Avid manages to sell brakes really. I'm not normally one for writing off a whole brand but man oh man do I detest Avid brakes. I built an SSer for the missus and she had some Avid Carbon Ultimates lying around which we used - I prefer the super cheap M455 (deore class) shimano brakes on my SSer. Weird thing is I have a set of Juicy 7's on my SC since 2007/8 and never a days problem.Fantastic brakes
Eldron Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 So, I'm the only one who finds Avids work fine...You want to spend R800 for why? You only THINK Avids work fine - when you've tried Shimano (or two pieces of cardboard with a peg holding them together) then you'll realise Avids dont work ;-) Delilah, Meezo and Ryanpmb 3
Eldron Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 Weird thing is I have a set of Juicy 7's on my SC since 2007/8 and never a days problem.Fantastic brakes See my response to DaveT :-) Seriously though - I really dislike Avids - I find they have zero feel (you can't really tell when the pad hits the rotor), zero modulation (the distance between off and on is about a billionth of a micron difference in lever pull) and very little ultimate braking power. The brakes themselves are also poorly made. I guess we all have our favourite favourites (and yes I'm a shimano fan) but I would buy any other brake system before Avid.
Eldron Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 This guy said it best :-) "That dumpster is far too nice of a final resting place for a set of elixirs. They should all be melted down and poured into dog sh*t shaped molds, which would be a true representation of there stopping prowess. Seriously, why no recall? I'm on my third set and they still feel like, well, dog sh*t!"
Iron Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 I bought a cannondale flash with avids on and i was not sure why people did not like them . then i fitted a set of xt to my other bike and now i know why the avids are not liked . i cant wait to get the avids of my dale , they are not worth what you pay for them .
Mojoman Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 A fine call! Not sure how Avid manages to sell brakes really. I'm not normally one for writing off a whole brand but man oh man do I detest Avid brakes. I built an SSer for the missus and she had some Avid Carbon Ultimates lying around which we used - I prefer the super cheap M455 (deore class) shimano brakes on my SSer.Agree with you here, I have Elixir 3's, have changed pads (original avid pad, avid orgainic and now EBC's which are the quietest so far) and rotors and they still squeal or do the turkey gobble. Partner has the 455's on her bike and what a pleasure, am thinking of getting rid of mine and fitting an old set of Tektros I have laying around. Cant wait to get rid of mine!
FrankG Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 I have the XX World Cup brakes on my bike and haven't tried the XT's so can't compare. But a pic I have of Burry shows the XX's on his bike - surely they cannot be that bad if he used them?
Ryanpmb Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 I have the XX World Cup brakes on my bike and haven't tried the XT's so can't compare. But a pic I have of Burry shows the XX's on his bike - surely they cannot be that bad if he used them?Burry (as with most of the pro's) could change brake pads, rotors, actual brakes after every ride... Not really an apples with apples comparison where us hacks are stuck with the brakes for sometime. I'm also pretty sure the XX brakes you see in the pic are not the same as the XX brakes you have. Manufacturers are constantly running proto and development products on team bikes - even if the difference only lies in the pads or rotors...
FrankG Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 I guess it would be pointless to ask if anyone in this thread wants to buy a set of XX World cups
FrankG Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 Out of interest how do XT's compare to Formula R1's? Apologies if this is a bit of a thread hijack...
Ryanpmb Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 Out of interest how do XT's compare to Formula R1's? Apologies if this is a bit of a thread hijack...I found my Formulas to be as bad as my Avids... less noise, but the same modulation issues etc as mentioned earlier. Sold both. Only run Shimano now. (About to try Hope though ).
Chain-L Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 Out of interest how do XT's compare to Formula R1's? Apologies if this is a bit of a thread hijack... Anybody has experience wit the new range from Magura. Lozed my old Louise BAT set and want to replace my Elixir CR's. either Magura, hope or Shimano.
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