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Submitted by
aus10
a Cross Country Rider
from Hous10
Date Reviewed: September 4, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | used from a friend who went to disk | | Strengths: | easy to adjust and setup | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Bottom Line: | these brakes work great and are worth the money. I haven't had any problems with them in the three years I have been using them. No need for shimano to change a thing here... they nailed it. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jonathan
a Downhiller
from St. Petersburg, FL USA
Date Reviewed: September 16, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | awesome stopping power
killer looks | | Weaknesses: | pads harden and glaze over easily
squeal when pads aren't toed in | | Similar Products Used: | stock promax crap | | Bike Setup: | GT i-Drive(pre merger w/ Pacific)
-all original stock except brakes & levers
-xtr brakes, xt levers | | Bottom Line: | these brakes rock. i would recommend them for anyone who wants quality stopping and can afford the xtr pricetag. if you dont wanna foot that bill, xt's or avids might be good too. the promax crap that came with the bike would either not stop, or they would send me over the handlebars on flat ground, depending on the day, time, temperature, angle of the sun.... i slapped on the xtr's and all those problems are gone. if you replace the pads with better quality, regular cleaning is all thats needed to keep these babies in showroom condition. if you keep the original pads, just rough up the braking surface with a rag every week or two. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stew
a Weekend Warrior
from Edinburgh
Date Reviewed: July 26, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Braemar to Cockbridge | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Strengths: | Easy to install and maintain. Materials are top notch & they look v trick. | | Weaknesses: | Pads pick up splinters of metal (from the rim ?) which reduces the stopping power and further scores the rim. This requires frequent (fortnightly) clean outs. Another reviewer has suggested the these pads will last a year. This depends on your riding frequency, avge distance and terrain, for me they last 6 months (5 days a week, 4 on road and 1 off road = 60 miles per week on average)
My next door neighbour bought a whole bike for less than the cost of the XTRs (they're not cheap). | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano LX, the XTRs are a different league. | | Bike Setup: | Canondale F800 with XT all round except for the brakes. | | Bottom Line: | Fantastic stopping power, beautifully made and mathematically (geometrically) apealing. The parallel push enabled by the parallelogram constuction is obviously a winner, why don't others (manufacturers) do the same.
I've used these brakes with standard Deore ans XT levers, both work extremely well although the feedback and feel through the XTs are woth it if your budget will go there. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sean
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto, Ont
Date Reviewed: August 19, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$37.00 | | Purchased At: | www.jensonusa.com | | Strengths: | Easy to setup
Very powerful stopping in most conditions.
Comes with cartridge pads so they are easy to switch | | Weaknesses: | Pads squeal for first few (15-20) good stops.
| | Similar Products Used: | LX v's, Avid Disc, Haynes hydro, and some old canti's | | Bottom Line: | Awesome vee brake. I got this because my frame doesn't have disc mounts on the back and I am completely sastified with the purchase! It goes well with a front disc and gives comparable stopping power, except in thick or heavy mud, which seems to clog it up, but this would happen to any vee brake. The pads squeal for the first week or so I was using it. They are quiet now. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim Reed
a Cross Country Rider
from Atlanta
Date Reviewed: October 2, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | all | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance outlet | | Strengths: | Feel and modulation
Strong....extremely light | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | XTR, LX, and STX cantilever | | Bike Setup: | '97 steel stumpjumper, Z2, Full XTR (well almost, I haven't changed the rear der. yet) | | Bottom Line: | Everyone that ever rides my bike falls in love with the brake set up. I use Avid 2.0 levers with the XTR's and the match is unbelieveable. Before I got these brakes, I thought the ones I had were fine...they stoped me when I pulled the lever. It didn't take more than one ride to show me otherwise. I've test rode other bikes with cheaper V brakes, and they are no where near the same. The feel and modulation of the XTR's are an added bonus to the excellent stopping power. I would recommend these brakes to any one looking to upgrade. I don't think you will be dissapointed. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jamf
a Cross Country Rider
from Mesa, AZ
Date Reviewed: April 25, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | yo momma | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | trouble free after 5 years of riding. | | Weaknesses: | they rattle and like all rim brakes they are affected by rim dings and untrue wheels | | Similar Products Used: | many different cantilever type brakes which are thankfully obsolete | | Bike Setup: | mavic 121 rims, 96 gt lts with marzocchi z-2 | | Bottom Line: | i was building a bike from a frame and was planning on using xt v brakes. they were unavailable and i didnt want to wait so i bought the xtr.
plain and simple, they work even wet and muddy. the only time they didnt was when my rims got ice on them in the winter time. thatt was scary.
they are easy to install and adjust. once installed you will never have to worry about them except for changing brake pads which occurs about every 2 years.
i almost forgot. they have plenty of power and good modulation.
these are second best only to disc brakes | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin
a Racer
from Cincy, Ohio
Date Reviewed: April 24, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Strengths: | Light weight, good looks, the XTR name | | Weaknesses: | fairly hard to set up perfect, squeal like a stuck pig | | Similar Products Used: | XT V's | | Bike Setup: | Full Susp. Trek, XTR all the way around | | Bottom Line: | Well, actually, I got these in '98, and put them on my race bike...they were trouble from the start. They were set up good for about two rides, but they always got sloppy after about 3 hours of riding. They do work good when set up, but squeal...kinda embarrassing. Everything was loose when I got them too...Personally, I think the XT's are much better...and cheaper. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
GPT
a Cross-Country Rider
from England
Date Reviewed: March 16, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Not saying because I built it and I don't want others wrecking it. | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Easy to set up.
Extreme Power.
Even more extreme modulation.
Exellent stock pads. (for a change)
Work V.well in the wet
Superb value. $15 from airbomb. | | Weaknesses: |
Yet to find any significant ones although if you want me to be realy pedantic....They are quite hard to set-up initially but once set-up well you don't need to touch them for a fair while.
And
The nut that holds the pads in seems to unscrew as normal until you get to the point you want where it seems to lossen too quickly. | | Similar Products Used: |
V-Brakes - Suck, no modulation.
Most other canti's - fair but not half as good as the XTR kings. | | Bike Setup: |
Get rid of stock cable hanger and replace with after market one. For top notch advice on set-up go to bontragers site. | | Bottom Line: | I know I have reviewed before but...
1. I didn't want to bias the average so I'll rate them at 4 although they're worth at least 5.2. I wanted to try out the new review system.3. I have just ordered another set for the rear. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Grant again
a
from Engalnd
Date Reviewed: February 15, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I have ridden these for a while now and they are very nice in deed as long as you follow these three steps to make all cantilevers work as well as V's.1. Get rid of the shimano cable hanger and replace it with an aftermarket one such as a tektro one and avid one or even just a normal run of the mill cable hanger.2. Set the pads as far from the brakes as is safely possible so that the brake arms are spread as wide as possible.3. Adjust where the straddle cable is the lower it is the more power you will get. The only disadvantage is that the lever feels mushy and the pads need to be close to the rim. But if you don't mind the lever feel and you have a true wheel then there is no need to go on to V'brakes | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Grant Turtle
a
from The hallowed turk of Southern England
Date Reviewed: February 11, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I have now installed the brakes and they feel lovely. Their is no flex in the brake arms or pads and I can start to flex my forks with just 3 fingers on the levers. They were very easy to install and the spring tension adjuster screw makes fine tuning so much easier. Even if you favour V-Brakes it is well worth having one of these on the back because modulation is at least 400% better than any V-Brake I've used. It is far better if you don't use the shimano cable hanger Idea. Just use a regular one or a tektro RBP one. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Grant Turtle
a
from The Hallowed Turf of Southern England
Date Reviewed: February 9, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I have Just purchased some brand new XTR canti's. I have yet to install them because my bike is at the LBS being worked upon.
As soon as I took them out of the box you can tell they are XTR. The quality of materials, workmanship and design is superb. The pads also look good but at $31 for a pair I think I'll be changing to the Eagle Claw II's when they wear out (although the Brakes only cost me $15 a pair anyway). At the moment I will give them 5 burning upside down horses. But I will update my review after they have been installed and then again after they have been comprehensively tested on the trails.P.S The picture above is blatently of XT brakes. Could the people at MTBR sort this out because it annoys me, otherwise this is an absolutely superb site.) | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dingbat
a weekend warrior
from Bristol, UK
Date Reviewed: September 21, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Nicest cantis I've ever used, easy to adjust, and (amazingly for Shimano) they even have decent pads. They're light, the bearings are sealed well enough to last through mud and rain, and they look good on a brushed Ti frame.Mine appeared as a sale bargain, and didn't have a straddle cable with them, so I've not tried the Shimano offering.I do favour V brakes for the front, but I still think the better modulation of cantis is worth having on the rear wheel. Cantis aren't dead yet.
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Submitted by
Lancer
a weekend warrior
from Northridge, CA
Date Reviewed: May 22, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have XTRs on a Cannondale Cad3 frame. Great brakes, no reason to buy V-brakes. Finish is outstanding, I prefer Onzas only because they are lighter, but nonetheless, XTRs get a 5 rating too. This is a great upgrade, brake boosters also help cantis as well as v-brakes if you are upgrading.
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Submitted by
Eric
a cross-country rider
from Cincinnati, OH
Date Reviewed: April 16, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have ridden these brakes for many vigorous trips, and while other parts fatigued, I can count on these to be a dependable source of confidence. There isn't a downhill with too little stopping place with these brakes. You can stop on a dime with these. Another winner from the boys at Shimano! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Zesha God
a downhiller
from LA
Date Reviewed: February 27, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Shimano XTR!!! The best canti's available. They're not as good as the v-brake version but these are powerful enough to stop you on a dime. The m-system pads are much better than the LX pads and last much longer. XTR XTR XTR XTR XTR XTR XTR XTR XTR XTR XTR XTR XTR | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wayman
a racer
from Lousiana
Date Reviewed: February 25, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These are the best canti-brakes you can get. I find them much better than some of the v-brakes that I've tested. They're powerful and don't make a single squeel on my bike. Well... they're not XTR for no reason. I give'm a 5 for being the best canti's although the v-brake version is better. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon Fern
a cross-country rider
from Bedford, England
Date Reviewed: October 7, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
Great brakes. Smooth powerful and precise, everthing a brake should be. OK they are not 'V's but at least you get to keep your levers. Very well engineered. Even the pads aren't bad for Shimano's. If funds are tight, these do very nicely indeed. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Planetarium
a cross-country rider
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: June 24, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
Of course these pairs of brakes r good! What i don't like personally is
that they r difficult to adjust/ align. However, once i get the hang
of it, they r ok!
With the new version of v brakes in the market, these brakes don't perform
as well as v's. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan Bell
a racer
from Minneapolis, MN
Date Reviewed: June 24, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
This is the XTR canti that shimano has continued making for the '96 year. This is by far the best cantilever brake I've used, but still prefer the V-Brake. You can get these pretty cheap now. Multi-Condition pads that take a long time to wear through. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff Gittleson
a weekend warrior
from Phoenix, AZ
Date Reviewed: June 21, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
These brakes work very well. I only have tried these on the front of my bike
(since it's old and has a u-brake on the back). When set up properly, they
offer pretty decent power. I could skitter the front tire with my middle
finger alone. They didn't require strong fingers to use either. A good strong
stop on pavement would require 2-fingers though. Even the stock pads that come
with the brakes are pretty good, a ten-fold increase over previous Shimano
pads. They increased the size of the pads as well as changed the compound,
because these pads actually work. I actually kept them instead of ditching
them for some EagleClaws or Ritchey's. I recommend these brakes for the person
who wants strong brakes without having to pay a lot of money. You don't need
to change your levers (a la v-brake), so an upgrade is cheap. I have V-brakes
on my new bike, and yes, the v-brakes are stronger and have and easier pull,
and are easier to adjust, but the XTR cants are still no-nonsense good stuff
and should not be put to bed yet. They are still competitive with price, close
to same power and lever pull. If you can't afford a new lever/brake upgrade,
do yourself a favor and get the XTR cants. | | Overall Rating: |
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