hydro brakes. whats good and whats not?

Philz0r

hey guys, i've never had hydrolic brakes before and i'm looking into buying some.

i dont wana go crazy with money so does anyone have a good idea what to go for?

i've seen some clarks ones for about 44 pounds each but a couple of people say try to avoid clarks.

any help would be very greatful, thanks. x

submityournentries

you can get juicy 3's for about that and they are pretty good, or tektro aigura comps too

i think the clarks skeletals got a really good review in mtbuk a while back, but never tried them myself.

individual6891

Budget Avids are alright, good value for money. I've got a pair of 3 month old Hayes hydraulic disk (Stroker Ryde) going for cheap.

Going up the price range, Hope, Formula, Shimano.. in that order.

I just bought a pair of Avid Elixir CR and they're crap. Will replace them with Hopes in 6 months I reckon.

bike-a-swan

Shimano m595s doing alright for me. £108 from merlin at the moment.

Philz0r

my mate said he would sell me his juicy 3's off his giant trance x3 for 80 notes. is that good xD?

omegas

Philz0r wrote:

my mate said he would sell me his juicy 3's off his giant trance x3 for 80 notes. is that good xD?

Offer him £50 at the most, you can get a set new for under £100 and with a bit of shopping around you can pick up front and rear for under £40 each.

If it was my choice I would buy new as with all hydraulic brakes they don't last for ever.