Bicycle Mechanics - Avid brakes

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forum*rider

03-02-04, 08:34 PM

Im going to upgrade the brakes on my bike from one v-brake and one disc to all v-brakes. Im planning on getting a set of Avid SD7 brakes and brake lever from pricepoint for $70. If anyonehasthese brakes please post the pros/cons of them. Are they easy to adjust? Powerful? Reliable? Is the pull nice and smooth?

Thanks for the help :)

Simon Ed

03-03-04, 03:20 AM

Don't have those but have the BBDB. If they are anything to go by then you will be well pleased with anything Avid makes. Try www.mtbreview.com for comments on what you are proposing.

Hunter

03-03-04, 06:18 AM

There ia a few hundred reccomendations for Avid linear pull brakes on this board. So I will give another go with Avid!!

forum*rider

03-03-04, 08:56 AM

OK, thanks for the help! I did a search for "Avid SD7" and It came up witha bunch of recommendations as well. Looks like thats what im getting.

Avalanche325

03-03-04, 11:17 AM

I went from Shimano LX to Avid. I was shocked at how good the Avid's were.