Been offered some Hayes Stroker brakes at a decent price

Are they any good? 

What are spares like to get hold of? 

Merlin have some crackin deals on them at the moment. I'm looking at building a bike up and have been looking around myself.

Check this out.

Supposed to be very good brakes.

Check out crc for spares, they appear to have plenty.

Jools do u like Mk1 golfs?

Arnold Brocklethwaite-Jones wrote (see)

I have a set on my Scandal and they put Hope to shame

Love Mk1 Golfs

I am on my 3rd! 

I don't know if it affects the Ryde variant, but we've been experiencing uneven pad wear on our hire bikes at Afan with Stroker Trails fitted.

Basically, the top of the caliper casting fills with crud and inhibits the pad movement at the top, causing the lower end of the pad to wear out quickly.

Simple fix though, bin the brakes! (just kidding) file the top & sides of the pad backing plate a fraction of a mm, and they clear, and work perfectly again.