[vitox]

just a heads up


alistair from www.gravitybolivia.com who is tightytight with hayes has just put up a really extensive review of the new hayes brakes, take a look at it

click here

 

[jack123]

thank you for that. i better start saving.

 

[Slacker]

Thanks.

Looks like that's my next brake. If only my current Hayes would break :mumble:

 

[freeriding101]

those look and sound very nice

 

[Monkeybidnezz]

Nice, thanks for the review. 1 day of riding isn't much to base a review on but sounds good so far. They definately look nice.

 

[dhtahoe]

IMO I think it will snap right at the lever pivot. No metal there. I think I'll wait.

 

[vitox]

1 regular day at the office for alistair can mean LOTS AND LOTS of thousands of vertical feet. just remember to keep that in mind.

 

[zedro]

IMO I think it will snap right at the lever pivot. No metal there. I think I'll wait.

that pivot looks burlier than my Purples to me.

kinda a useless review, more like a preview. The fact that he kept mentioning 2 finger braking kinda has me confused

 

[Acadian]

what does the "power adjuster" do exactly? Does it set the reach or the lever or when they actually engage? The latter is a cool feature, but is having an external lever adjuster knob really a cool feature? Am I the only one to adjust my reach one and them forget? Sounds like it would just be another prone part to break in a crash, which I tend to do a lot – and most of the time my brake levers end up eating a few boulders in the process!

Nice brakes tho…I wish I was rich and could afford to try all these cool new brakes from Avid, Hayes, Magura and Brembo.

 

[vitox]

it only a mechanical advantage adjustment

 

[Jm_]

Sounds almost as good as Hope!

Oh wait, I use hayes

 

[Supa8]

Almost too many versions now. Wish they would have upgraded the Mag levers...

 

[buildyourown]

what does the "power adjuster" do exactly? Does it set the reach or the lever or when they actually engage? The latter is a cool feature, but is having an external lever adjuster knob really a cool feature? Am I the only one to adjust my reach one and them forget? Sounds like it would just be another prone part to break in a crash, which I tend to do a lot – and most of the time my brake levers end up eating a few boulders in the process!

Nice brakes tho…I wish I was rich and could afford to try all these cool new brakes from Avid, Hayes, Magura and Brembo.

There is a reach adjustment like on the avids but there is also an adjustment that should affect how much modulation the brake has by changing the mechanical advantage. I know with my brakes, the engagement point will change over a long day of hard riding. I carry a wrench with me just for it. I know a lot of other people do too.

 

[Grimey]

There is a reach adjustment like on the avids but there is also an adjustment that should affect how much modulation the brake has by changing the mechanical advantage. I know with my brakes, the engagement point will change over a long day of hard riding. I carry a wrench with me just for it. I know a lot of other people do too.

you can mar the threads with a chisel to prevent that. kinda the more permanent fix.

 

[Grimey]

are those 1 piece calipers now?

 

[BigHit-Maniac]

are those 1 piece calipers now?

Yup.

 

[Funky Monk]

nice writeup...if they prove to be as reliable as the mags I'd love to give them a spin...!

 

[buildyourown]

you can mar the threads with a chisel to prevent that. kinda the more permanent fix.

Yeah, that's what I'm gonna do. Screw effective techniques like loc-tite and teflon tape, just hit it with a chisel. That sounds like a great idea.

My screws don't back out. That isn't the problem.