Hi Guys,
I have found some rather excellent deals at Merlin at the moment, but which out of these 3 would you guys recommend for general XC use?
These are complete front and rear kits inc rotors
Hayes stroker ryde V6 £90
Magura julie £90
Avid juicy 3 £90
Avid juicy 5 £125
Avid elixir 5 £121
Cheers,
Steve
I think I may have answered this on BR but Noahs ark have Magura Julie HPs £109 job done 🙂
I got some of their juicy 3s without rotors for £30 each last week. Hose a bit short for a full bouncer rear at 1200mm but fit hardtail ok. cut down hose for front, quick bleed, job done.
difference between J3 and J5= split clamp, adjustable hose angle on caliper, so functionally the same. I'd go for the 3s
I have juicy 7s on another bike and the feel is the same, however the pad contact adjust on those is a bonus that I would consider paying more for.
out of those, i would buy Julies.
however if avid float your boat, there are a few 2nd hand sets on the classified atm (i should know)
Julies. You might never want any other brakes after using Maguras. I love 'em!