[Lumpy_Gravy]

I have received some Hayes brakes on my bike. They are supposed to be the Mags, but they have black levers, in fact they are all black. I havent got my digi camera but how do I identify the brake as either the Hayes Mags or HFX-9 ?

 

[Enduro]

Mag:

HFX-9:

Calipers are the same.

 

[Lumpy_Gravy]

Black levers are the mags, cool thankyou.

 

[Lumpy_Gravy]

Are you sure? All the pictures I have seen show the mags with silver levers and the HFX9 with black levers.....why is this?

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bike-box.de/media/Hayes_Mag.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bike-box.de/BremsenHayes.html&h=159&w=150&sz=43&tbnid=4IQY76t-yGUJ:&tbnh=91&tbnw=86&start=7&prev=/images?q=%22hayes+mag%22&hl=en&lr=&sa=G

http://www.joker-sports.de/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=45&osCsid=76ec105931da13605a186fd9e3cb0357

http://www.joker-sports.de/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=44&osCsid=c774b00785be8fbe5254ff04a32e4d90

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/viewproduct.asp?category=Brakes+Disc&ModelID=5005

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/viewproduct.asp?category=Brakes+Disc&ModelID=5033

 

[Lumpy_Gravy]

Although it looks like the HFX-9 may have nine written on the lever ???

 

[Enduro]

Don't look at the lever thing. Look at the master cylinder.

 

[red]

I just installed a set of mags on a friends bike last week and the levers were black .......hope this helps

 

[Funky Monk]

umm... don't hfx's and mags use the same calper? It's the lever that makes a difference (a biiig difference) between the two brakes.

Lever colour though, depends on the model year... 2004 mags are have jet black ones I suppose.

 

[MikeD]

Look at the lever body/master cylinder, not the lever blade. HFX-Mags are a smooth, chunky wedge shape with a 2-bolt bar clamp and a tiny screw as master cylinder bleed cap. HFX-9s have a slimmer lever body with lines cast into it and a single-bolt pinch-style bar clamp and a plastic friction-fit plug (ugh!) as a master cylinder cap.

MD

 

[surfinguru]

umm... don't hfx's and mags use the same calper? It's the lever that makes a difference (a biiig difference) between the two brakes.

Lever colour though, depends on the model year... 2004 mags are have jet black ones I suppose.

Funky Monkey's got this one mostly right. I replaced my HFX-9's with a set of '04 Mags and they came with black levers. They both use the same calipers, but the HFX's have the little plastic bleeder cap and the Mags use a screw. The resevoir shape is significantly different as well.

I also agree with MikeD regarding the HFX's plastic bleed cap. Not sure why they didn't use a screw for those as well because those lame little caps can pop off at the most inopportune time.

 

[Lumpy_Gravy]

Thanks for the advice you monkeys. yeah was looking at the blade colour only, Mags I have, hope they are as good as my M4's.....forget I said that I don't want to start a debate...