shimano or avid

baz69

hi all ,looking for some advice ,have a giant talon curently fitted with their own root brakes,looking to upgrade but not sure what to go for possibilites so far are, avid elixir5 ,avid juicy3, or shimano deore, shimano xt775 any suggestions welcome,

Anonymous

Personally I'm a big fan of Shimano, however, there are several mixed reports of the M775 brakes whereas the Deores are among the most powerful brakes available.

nicklouse

Me, I am a big fan of Formula.

The Northern Monkey

rule out the juicy 3....crap crap crappy crap.

elixirs are nice, so were my xt's... elixirs probably a bit more predictable on the trails though i've found.

matt@theforce

I have a set of Deores 180/160 on my Kona HT and they're great. The only thing I've found thats a negative is the pads squeal when really wet but that doesn't affect the performance of them

getonyourbike

Formula oros, cheaper and better

mikeyj28

I like my Elixirs but Formula brakes are also good!

Anonymous

getonyourbike wrote:

Formula oros, cheaper and better

Cheaper than Deores?

Chris McG

Out of those options I would go for shimanos but I much prefer my Formula Oros...

widge34

Formula Oro's

Chunkers1980

Seems lots of people go for formula. Me too, dunno exactly why, cos somethings about them others do better, tjey just seem to have an x factor in terms of feel and have a solid build quality.

Anonymous

It's because Nicklouse says they're the bestest, and everyone's afraid to disagree

ollie51

Shimano brakes tend to be very powerful yet lack modulation IME with the exception of the new XTR which are generally awesome. Shimano brakes usually are relatively low maintanence.

Avid on the otherhand from what I've heard are high mantainence in terms of bleeding etc. Although I've owned 4 sets of juicys (3 2x, 7 and ultimate) and all have worked very well, they also have very good modulation, likewise with the elixirs and the maintanence levels are seemingly less.

Anonymous

I wouldn't agree with that. Shimano have had a long held reputation for great feel and progression. Even the Saints with their capability of stopping the world's rotation have ample progressive feel.

HandjobDan

I've had Juicy 7's which were good, low maintenance and performed ok. Needed quite a bit of pressure to achieve a strong grip on the rotor. Good for feel not so when the trail really points downhill.

I currently have Hope V2 and M4, whilst really quite expensive and undoubtedly an acquired taste, they have been flawless and have ample stopping power and feel with good progression.

I've just recently bought a pair of Formula the Ones as I always wanted a pair and wanted to see if all the fuss was right. They are ridiculously light and surprisingly well built for such a svelte master cylinder.

I test rode a bike with Formula Oro k24's on it and was quite surprised at the braking power bu felt they lacked feel and modulation.

In March Issue of MBUK they rated trail and AM brakes Big Value awards went to the Gusset Chute £69.99 looks like it's based on Avid's old juicy brake and if there are no big hills the Quad QHD-7 Nano £59.99.