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What should replace my crappy Hayes Nines?

FoXRider

Chimp
Jul 18, 2004
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I'm not sure. But I'm going to get a whole new mag set-up or the M4's. If I only get the mag levers. Who's gonna want my HFX nine levers? I'll have to make them door handles.... I'm leaning more toward hopes. But worried about that horrible noise everyone says they make. Any ideas? Maybe just clean the rotor more often?
 

Curb Hucker

I am an idiot
Feb 4, 2004
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Sleeping in my Kenworth
FoXRider said:
I'm not sure. But I'm going to get a whole new mag set-up or the M4's. If I only get the mag levers. Who's gonna want my HFX nine levers? I'll have to make them door handles.... I'm leaning more toward hopes. But worried about that horrible noise everyone says they make. Any ideas? Maybe just clean the rotor more often?
my 03 M4s squealed like hell both my 04 Mono6s and 04 Mono4s make 0 noise under any conditions
 

FoXRider

Chimp
Jul 18, 2004
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ViolentVolante said:
my 03 M4s squealed like hell both my 04 Mono6s and 04 Mono4s make 0 noise under any conditions
Well good thing i'm not buying '03's. So i'll see what the guy at the LBS can do. Considering he thinks I XC. I think he'll tell me to get V-Brakes. Oh well. He tried to sell my a XC bike so I bought elsewhere. We'll just have to see.

So M4's it is. (Still open to suggestions and comments)
 

FoXRider

Chimp
Jul 18, 2004
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I had the guy order some Mag's. Going to replace the whole thing. Except maybe the front rotor. He said I'd get a discount though. So thats cool. $150(x2) - Discount=? I'm getting them installed Friday.
 

Five

Turbo Monkey
Mar 8, 2003
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West Seattle, WA
Have you looked at Magura's. Either the Louise Freerides or for the big bucks the Gustav's. I switched over to Gustav's after running Hayes for years and I love them. Real strong and modulates real well.
 

Brian HCM#1

Don’t feed the troll
Sep 7, 2001
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Bay Area, California
FoXRider said:
I had the guy order some Mag's. Going to replace the whole thing. Except maybe the front rotor. He said I'd get a discount though. So thats cool. $150(x2) - Discount=? I'm getting them installed Friday.
Shoulda bought Hopes.
 

FoXRider

Chimp
Jul 18, 2004
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Brian HCM#1 said:
Shoulda bought Hopes.
I gotta start saving if I want to get a new fork and go on a road trip next year...It's just an idea a friend mentioned to me today. But it'd be so sick.

The Mags are unbelievable. The difference from the Nines is AMAZING. Only the rear was in stock so I got to compare the brakes. Front is still the nine. And it feels like crap compared to the Mag I got in the rear. I can't wait for the front brake on Wednesday. :D