Righty

I killed my trusty Hayes HFX's last night. As such I need some suggestions for a set of cheapish brakes.

I like the look of the Hayes Stroker Trails (which are getting good reviews) and can be found for around £125 for a full set on some European websites.

Has anyone got any experience of them, or any alternative suggestions?

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buy hopes

Cheap!!

um.. thanks..

Back on topic.. so anyone used a Stroker?

*Strokes Dan*

They do look good. Not used em like.

Yep - recently put a pair of Strokers ( 203 ) on my Whyte-46 and more than impressed. Loads of power, nice feel, adjustable reach and look pretty good. Not bad for about 130 quid front & rear.  Liked them so much bought a second pair to replace the HFX-9s on my Nitrous - haven't used yet as Nitrous is away "being fettled"...

To sum up, totally recommended. 

I wouldn't touch Hopes with someone elses shitty stick.

To date, Shimano have been the best brakes I have owned.  Easy to bleed, easy to change pads, work well, all the time.

Hayes are agricultural, feel wooden and an arse to bleed IMO.  Also the pistons don't always like returning, now happened on two pairs. 

Hmm, tbh I've not had many problems with my Hayes generally. They seemed quite robust generally and the "wooden" feel can be got used to.

The only reason they're knackered now is that the piston has corroded no longer fits snuggly in the caliper. As such when I pushed the pistons back in, in order to fit new pads, I got a soaking in brake fluid

 So, has anyone spotted any good deals anywhere lately??

Formula Oro

Great brakes.

Hmm, a mate of mine bought a K18 and was quite dissapointed. It seems there might be a bit of a dodgy batch about as there's a few peeps out there with duff one's..

decisions, decisions..

I've been looking at that Shimano XT/XTR deal for a while now, looks pretty good, I'm a bit of a tart though and the silver lever/grey caliper would ruin the look of my bike!

Merlin are also doing the strokers for £100 a pair... Not sure I'd trust Hayes again though, had a HFX on my DH bike which failed at a race...

Never had an issue with Hopes, got a Saint on my DH bike and it's awesome, Hayes are unreliable and Formulas are good if a little agricultural and not that powerful IMO