Hi all

Im looking for a set of hydraulic brakes (NEW) but i only have a very small budget (about £100 🙁 ) i would like to know if clarks Skeletal brakes are any good before i give up what little money i have

Thanks for any help ozzie

Can’t comment on the Clarks, sorry.

But i’ve got a set of Hayes Stroker Ryde’s on my s/s, damn good brake imho.

Just inside your budget at MERLIN

I doubt you will better that deal!

Have Rydes as well as Deore 595 and the latter have much better feel (for me) and significantly more power.

They are, unfortunately, £30 over your budget – personally I think it would be worth saving a bit more.

If you join the VIP club (basically give them an email to tempt you with goodies) then they become £117.

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/Bike+Shop/MTB++Parts/Brakes/Disc+Brakes/Shimano+Disc+Brakes/Shimano+Deore+595+Disc+Brake+Set+-+Front++Rear_DEORE-DISC-BRAKE-SET.htm

Positive review here: http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/components/disc-brake-systems/product/review-shimano-deore-m595-brake-caliper-11-37554/

Avid Juicy 3 £90.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=48094

or Elixir 3 just over budget at £108
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=59529

Deore 575 £104
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=38418

Should be able to get Shimano Deores for that sorta money, that’s what I’d be doing

I’ve got the Strokers on my FS and fully endorse this product.

Apparently the different Deores perform differently, 595’s get good reviews, 575’s poor.

I know reviews arn’t the be all and end all but they seem pretty consistent with these brakes.

I.ve got a Clarkes,but not the skeletal,S8 i think it is.Works well but needs a good squeeze to bring the power in.Also it feels like the disc is warped with pulsing at the lever.Good for the money,£37,but wouldn’t fit it on a higher end bike.Nowhere near as good as my ancient Hayes 9’s.

Why do they have to be hydraulic? Avid BB7s are better than most cheap hydraulic brakes IME.

I’d go for the Deore M595s, I run M595 calipers with old M585 levers and they’re great. The M595s won a big disc brake grouptest in WMB recently too. The Merlin deal is overbudget but a great deal nonetheless although CRC have them at £59.99 an end.

I got a set of SLX for £124 (VIP discount) at Merlin. They come will rotors, sell these on ebay if you dont need them – on budget?

Hi guys thanks for your help

Iv just seen these for sale http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/842742/ on pikebike and im just wondering if there any good and worth the money

I would go for some well recommended brakes as above: 595s or Elixers.

You should be able to get some secondhand but effectively new on ebay etc for £100. Keep looking they will come up.

Just seen these.

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