 id agree its either avids or hope discs....
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He cant go disks, so avid v's with avid levers. You can go ad3/sd3 levers/brakes for around 35 quid as well. anything at 35 is stupid. you should really be looking at 50 quid as a minimum, as otherwise you end up with a pile of crap.
i still support avid speed dial / single digit 5
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 i use avid sd-20 v's with speed dial 1.9 levers
i think the new version of my stuff is called speed dial 5 or summat
theyre the best v's for the price i reckon
avid arch rivals are good too but wont fit 2.3 tyres
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but hey i'll be probably getting deore discs soon so wahey!
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 >anything at 35 is stupid. you should really be looking at 50 quid as a minimum, as otherwise you end up with a pile of crap.>
Er, no. None of the brakes avid make are by any means a pile of crap. But I would agree about getting 5s rather 3s for the levers for the on-the-fly modulation adjustment.
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I mean vs and levers, not just the brakes. And y would i say avid is a pile of crap? i love em!
Deore disks? go for avid... much better... or xt(r) disks
Joe... yer, i think that the new version or urs are the 5's
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i mean deore hydros
theyre awesome for the price (£80)
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but who knows, i might get the e4s
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buy Avid Ar50 and avid levers
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Buy Avid mechanical disk with Speed Dial Ti if i had my way.
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 You may be aiming higher, but out of interest Merlin have Deore v brakes for £20 and the levers for £10, or possibly the other way round. www.merlincycles.co.uk
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 Jon - ta for the tip! Merlin seem to be selling Deore v-brake sets for £26.95. D'you happen to know if this is the full front/back set? If so, that's down from the £40 I've seen it elsewhere, which would mean that it's time to upgrade my wife's commute bike... ;)
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No idea I'm afraid, though I'm eyeing the cheap V's on my current (soon to be commute) bike and thinking the same
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Chain reaction sell Deore levers for a tenner, and cantis for a tenner each, normal price, not special offer.
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Just got an email back from Merlin - the price is for both front/back brakes and levers. No cables included but they're only an extra £5 if you need 'em.
Now I'm really tempted. ;)
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 Sorry to reserect this thread again. Just noticed that Merlin are also selling STX RC cantis with M600 levers for £25. These levers are great as far as I remember (3 pos modulation) does anyone have experience of the STX cantis?
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 I recently swapped Tektro Vs for Deores and the difference is very noticeable. Deore's much stiffer and don't squeal. For such a low cost brake they are very good.
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I recently swapped Tektro Vs for Deores and the difference is very noticeable. Deore's much stiffer and don't squeal. For such a low cost brake they are very good.
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