Hydraulic disc brake recomendations

telsun

A friend has a CB Cape Wrath fitted with Quad QHD -1 brakes but the rear has lost one of the magnets that hold the pad in place rendering it pretty useless, it also needs new pads front and rear too.

As I understand it Quad are now out of business so the chance of getting a new little magnet are pretty slim so can you recommend a decent set of new disc brakes that I can fit for him? I don't suppose they have to be hydraulic I just want to take them out off the box, bolt them on and for them to work extremely well...

Cheers

cooldad

Shimano.

ilovedirt

cooldad wrote:

Shimano.

This, just the entry level Deores will do.

deebizzle

AVOID Avid Elixirs - have had no end of bother with them, have spent so much on getting them rebled, repaired etc I should've just got new brakes.

coulddobetter

I have avid elixir 9 and have no bother at all just to redress the anti avid position. From what I have read older avid did have problems but they have upped their game .I certainly couldn't want for more easily tuneable reliable stopping power.

poah

the entry level M615 deores are a decent brake and not expensive either for a set plus they are easy to shorten the hose.

The Rookie

Quad=Clarkes, you may be able to get a magnet from them.....

Tom Barton

Another vote for anything shimano here.

bwfc4eva868

Another vote for Shimano deores. I have the older M535 and put new pads in the other day and I forgot how good they are. A lot better than the Avids on my mate's Boardman. I can stop quicker than him in our pointless brake test.
They scream in the wet though.

pete_s

Definitely Shimano Deore's. £40 each from Wiggle is an absolute bargain. Make sure you buy some oil and the bleed cup at the same time because the hoses are ridiculously long and the factory bleed on them is pants.

ej2320

coulddobetter wrote:

I have avid elixir 9 and have no bother at all just to redress the anti avid position. From what I have read older avid did have problems but they have upped their game .I certainly couldn't want for more easily tuneable reliable stopping power.

Elixir 9 or above it fine, it's the lower end ones that are a bit dodge

poah

ej2320 wrote:

coulddobetter wrote:

I have avid elixir 9 and have no bother at all just to redress the anti avid position. From what I have read older avid did have problems but they have upped their game .I certainly couldn't want for more easily tuneable reliable stopping power.

Elixir 9 or above it fine, it's the lower end ones that are a bit dodge

no issues with the elixir 3's on my son's bike