I Hate My Avid Elixirs

ToneyRiver
ToneyRiver Posts: 5
edited March 2010 in The Crudcatcher
I have a new bike with Avid Elixirs and I think they are possible the worst brakes I have ever used. They are very difficult to bleed because they do not have a resevoir and even when they are bled they do not have a very nice feel to them. I miss my Shimano XT disk brakes.
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  • Chunkers1980
    Chunkers1980 Posts: 8,035
    New bike? Why do the brakes need bleeding?
  • frogstomp
    frogstomp Posts: 412
    I disagree.. I use the Avid bleed kit and they're a piece of cake to bleed...

    What do you mean by 'not have a very nice feel to them'? Are your pads bedded in? They can be a little on/off grabby if you slam the on hard but you get used to that and adjust your braking accordingly.

    Only problem I had was sticky pistons but that was easy enough to sort out once I knew what it was..
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    great way to advertise your company.

    bye bye.
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  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,400
    frogstomp wrote:
    I disagree.. I use the Avid bleed kit and they're a piece of cake to bleed...

    This. I think they're awesome brakes.
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  • Raymondavalon
    Raymondavalon Posts: 5,346
    1st post and it's a rant? Plus it should be in "Mountain Bike>General with all the other "I hate this/these are rubbish" Threads
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  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    Formula R1s rule.
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    It doesn't mean anything - just a post to advertise as nick says (which would now be deleted).

    Ignore.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    Raymondavalon wrote:
    1st post and it's a rant? Plus it should be in "Mountain Bike>General with all the other "I hate this/these are rubbish" Threads

    no put in the crud catcher as that is what it is.
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  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    supersonic wrote:
    Ignore.

    There's no ignoring the fact that Formula rule.
  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,400
    Andy wrote:
    supersonic wrote:
    Ignore.

    There's no ignoring the fact that Formula rule.

    *ignores*
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  • peter413
    peter413 Posts: 4,909
    Everyone knows that Hopes are the best anyway :wink:
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  • stevet1992
    stevet1992 Posts: 1,502
    peter413 wrote:
    Everyone knows that Hopes are the best anyway :wink:

    Pffffttt
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  • peter413
    peter413 Posts: 4,909
    stevet1992 wrote:
    peter413 wrote:
    Everyone knows that Hopes are the best anyway :wink:

    Pffffttt

    Okay so what do you use? Have you ever even tried Hopes.

    Didn't think so :lol:
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  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,716
    peter413 wrote:
    stevet1992 wrote:
    peter413 wrote:
    Everyone knows that Hopes are the best anyway :wink:

    Pffffttt

    Okay so what do you use? Have you ever even tried Hopes.

    Didn't think so :lol:
    Hope are crap.

    From experience.
  • stevet1992
    stevet1992 Posts: 1,502
    peter413 wrote:
    stevet1992 wrote:
    peter413 wrote:
    Everyone knows that Hopes are the best anyway :wink:

    Pffffttt

    Okay so what do you use? Have you ever even tried Hopes.

    Didn't think so :lol:

    It was a comment to encourage such a response, Someone failed Trolling101 :lol: :P
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  • peter413
    peter413 Posts: 4,909
    whyamihere wrote:
    peter413 wrote:
    stevet1992 wrote:
    peter413 wrote:
    Everyone knows that Hopes are the best anyway :wink:

    Pffffttt

    Okay so what do you use? Have you ever even tried Hopes.

    Didn't think so :lol:
    Hope are crap.

    From experience.

    Maybe they were fake lol :lol:
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  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,716
    All of the many brakes I've used?

    Just accept it. Hope brakes are crap.
  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    nicklouse wrote:
    great way to advertise your company.

    bye bye.

    What sort of company was he trying to advertise
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    some MTB hire/holiday company in north america in his sig.
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  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    Ah I imagined it would be a porn site and was hoping to get the link :lol:
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  • BlackSpur
    BlackSpur Posts: 4,228
    stubs wrote:
    Ah I imagined it would be a porn site and was hoping to get the link :lol:

    If you PM me I'd be happy to give you such links :wink:
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  • Briggo
    Briggo Posts: 3,537
    whyamihere wrote:
    All of the many brakes I've used?

    Just accept it. Hope brakes are crap.

    Accept it that they arn't crap.
  • Ho hum
    Ho hum Posts: 236
    Just switched to Avid Digit 7's today (yes, I know they are boring old v-brakes ;)) and they are better than the crappy things I had before.
  • RichMTB
    RichMTB Posts: 599
    My Saints rule.

    I am now a shimano fanboy.

    All other brakes are pwned rofl lmao best brakes in the world innit.
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  • biff55
    biff55 Posts: 1,404
    RichMTB wrote:
    My Saints rule. +1

    I am now a shimano fanboy. er , no lol

    All other brakes are pwned rofl lmao best brakes in the world innit. sort of +1 but without the jive talk.

    :D
  • soy_sauce
    soy_sauce Posts: 987
    Juicy 3 SL IS the best brake in the world!!!


    :roll:
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  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,593
    hate these threads too. Evil people..

    And Peter face facts.. everyone bar you thinks Hope are crap brakes hehe
  • Surf-Matt
    Surf-Matt Posts: 5,952
    Every time I look at binning my Juicy 5s when they run/squeak, they start behaving again! I'd go for Formulas but i've heard the service is a bit iffy.

    I thought Elixirs were meant to be great? I did consider them for a while.
  • peter413
    peter413 Posts: 4,909
    Thewaylander wrote:
    hate these threads too. Evil people..

    And Peter face facts.. everyone bar you thinks Hope are crap brakes hehe

    Not true lol

    I know lots of people who love them!!!
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  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    Surf-Matt wrote:

    I thought Elixirs were meant to be great? I did consider them for a while.

    Have you read the whole thread?

    The OP was someone advertising a mtb holiday company. So he made a pointless post, bound to attract a lot of replies, so that people would see the ad in his sig.
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