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10-17-10 | 11:13 PM

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waynesworld

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From: Columbus, Ohio (Grandview area)

Bikes: 2009 Felt X City D, 1985 (?) Trek 400, 1995 (?) Specialized Rockhopper, 1995 Trek 850

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Originally Posted by jgjulio

No I do not have to adjust them all the time. The difference between the Avid 3 and 7 is like night and day.
The Avid 3's are cheap and I had to adjust them all the time and would not stay adjusted. Once I changed to the higher quality brakes I have not had to constantly tend to them.
IMO any set of higher quality brakes will work better than the cheap OEM brakes on the Trek 7.3.

I think the brakes on my Felt are Avid 5's, but they may be 7's. Anyway, they have been great so far. And I agree, the 3's on my 7.3 FX suck. They go out of adjustment if I look at them. I've never understood why, but they do.

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