I love my Avid Mechs.


A huge reason being that if I need to adust the brakes on the trail, I can just twist the two dials, and *BAM* all done.

Easier than V-Brakes in that sense!

Hydros will offer better "feel" and maybe more brute power, but my Avid's have all the modulation I could ask for, and will drag my 200+pounds down from ~35mph in a very quick fasion.


You mention very quick braking power with short lever pull. For a while I was riding with my Mech's so sensitive that my buddy trying them out threw himself over the handlebars at 8mph! My other buddy loved the fact that with that setup, the modulation was all there, just within about ~6cm of lever pull. I wound up going with a longer softer pull eventually though. I might switch back at some point.


I could not reccomend any product I own for any purpose more than my Avid Mechs for an XC bike.