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Home > Avid Single Digit 5 Bicycle Linear Pull Brake (Black, Front or Rear)
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Avid Single Digit 5 Bicycle Linear Pull Brake (Black, Front or Rear)
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- Stainless steel hardware
- Force vector alignment
- One-piece brake shoes
- Weighs 210 grams
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Product Description:
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The Avid Single Digit 5 Linear Pull Brake features Force Vector Alignment. - All brakes include noodle and Overcoat
- All brakes have oversized linear spring with screw-type spring adjuster
- Force Vector Alignment reduces brake boss play to improve performace, efficency, and control
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| Color | Black | | Weight | 210g | | Material | Aluminum | | Brake Usage F/R | Front,Rear | | Pad | 20R | | Hub/Brake Compatibility | Rim Brake | | Brake Type | Linear Pull | | Brake Lever Actuation | Long Pull | | Defined Color | Black |
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 Good stuff, cheap price, makes for decent upgrade for most off the shelf bikes., August 30, 2009
By T. Ochinero (Los Angeles)
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I own high end components (like Campy and Zero G) and obviously this isn't high end.
But it's good bang for your buck and a decent upgrade for most sub-700 dollar off the shelf bikes out there.
When my wife's Townie showed up with flimsy no-name brakes that appear to be made from something resembling compressed aluminum shavings... I popped a pair of these on.
Night and day in terms of performance (you can tell the difference in quality just holding them in your hands compared with the no name junk).
Nice!
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
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Fantastic brakes for the money, April 19, 2012
By Brad (Atlanta, GA USA)
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I bought these to replace 25 year old cantilevers on an old mountain bike that I love and see no reason to replace, especially with these new brakes.
I have a birth defect where I have no right hand. My old brakes, using just the front brake, felt as if they simply slowed me down no matter how hard I squeezed. I found a brake lever that would pull 2 cables simultaneously that was made for linear pull brakes, and I figured I'd give them a try. The other reviews were great and these brakes seemed like a good buy. Boy are they!
I also got a set of Jagwire brake cables Jagwire Ripcord DIY Bicycle Brake Housing Cable Kit to complete the set, because my old cables were not compatible with the brakes, and were old and had a lot of friction.
What a difference! I can now lock up BOTH wheels in the grass with ONE HAND! I haven't ridden on pavement yet, but I expect the improvement to be HUGE based on how they feel in the grass.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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way better than my old cantilevers, June 20, 2011
By B. Khatri (San Francisco Bay Area)
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I was fed up with my cantilever brakes on some old bike I bought. Then I decided that V brakes would be the logical upgrade. Paired with the Avid FR-5 Single Lever, these brakes work great. It was my first time installing brakes by myself, but I learned a lot in the process. These brakes come with so many adjustments. There's pad spacing, spring tension, pad angle, and more adjustments using the pinch bolt on the brake and the barrel adjuster on the brake lever. Before you install these, make sure that the wheel is installed straight into the fork/dropout. You will have to get & cut your own cable/housing, since this does not come with any. All the adjustments are done with an allen wrench (don't know the exact size) or a small phillips screwdriver. This brake comes with two noodles. One makes a 90 degree bend and is for front brakes; the other makes an acute bend and is for rear brakes. The brakes make a squeaking noise towards the end of a stop (when pads touch the rim with force), but that's probably because I didn't toe-in the brake shoes when setting the brakes up. Be careful if adjusting the pad spacing, as it is easy to lose the small washers and the parts may just fall down if you're not careful. If you're looking for an inexpensive brake that just works, get this.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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These stop on a dime and give you change, October 18, 2011
By BuckyFan
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I had upgraded from cantilever to Shimano Acera V-brakes on my vintage GT Ricochet. Those were a decent improvement but flexed quite a lot. A friend has these Avid Single Digit 5's on his XT/XTR Homegrown and raved about them. With such a low price, there wasn't much to lose so I tried these out. They install easily and include every piece you could need including noodles for front or rear use. Stock pads are very nice. First time I tried them out I almost went over the bars! Please don't use these on a department store bike and don't toe them in unless they squeak. V-brakes are meant to contact the rim flat unlike cantis which need to be toed in. These brakes are worth every penny!!!!
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Fixed brake issues cheap and fast!, October 9, 2011
By P. Gaylord (Bay Area, CA USA)
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Bought this for my 7-year-old's bike that we purchased from Target. It was an inexpensive bike, but I was astonished at how bad the brakes were. Totally unsafe, they didn't even really slow the bike down. I tried just changing out the pads, but that didn't really do much. So, I bought these brakes, and bingo, she can stop on a dime now. Great, inexpensive brakes. Easy to install and adjust. Well made - I have the same ones on my bike of 15 years and they still stop easy and strong.
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 Work very well, very inexpensive, June 12, 2011
By Gatz
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I used this linear brake to replace an original linear rear brake that I had been keeping together with safety wire. I like the fact that this brake can be used as a front or rear brake- that simplifies things. These Avid Single Digit 5 brakes had a bit of a gap and did not mount flush to my Dahon's brake bosses so a 9/16 o-ring took up that small bit of space to keep dirt sealed out. These brakes are very good looking and as most linear pull brakes, ridiculously powerful. They are easy to adjust and stay in adjustment. These are great replacement linear pull brakes if you are having any problems with the original spec v- brakes on your bicycle.
By the way, my Dahon has wide MTB fenders and these brakes clear them better than the original brakes that came on the bicycle. These brakes are a great buy and a very worthwhile investment if your bicycle's original v-brakes are giving you problems like needing frequent readjustments.
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Great brakes, great price, May 14, 2011
By A. Cannon
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I bought these brakes after my rear set pretty much quit working (I left my bike out in the rain and they got rusty). I have never installed bike brakes before but I got these on, eventually. It took longer than I was expecting and longer than it should have, but I did it and you'll be able to also.
The brakes themselves are excellent and were a huge improvement over my stock brakes (I have a $200 Schwinn.) I'm going to be buying another set for the front now.
For the price I don't think you can go wrong.
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Great value and performance, June 7, 2010
By Domestic Gnome (Cornwall, CT USA)
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Have used these a couple of times to upgrade parts on a bike - single-speeds - and they work great. Install and adjust easily. For the price, a great brake.
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Excellent Stop Power, Great Value, January 28, 2012
By Li (Dallas, TX)
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Got it to replace a crappy 8 year old Tektro v-brake that had it's springs broke.
Instant upgrade since installation.
Pro:
Excellent stop power
Good looking
Easy to adjust
Con:
Tad bit heavy
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Nice upgrade., September 14, 2011
By Teacher (Miami FL)
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I have a 2004 Trek 4300 and needed to replace the OEM brakes. What a difference these brakes have made. I almost bought another brand that was more expensive but decided to save and buy these. Result: Theses work as well or better than the originals I replaced. No complaints.
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good breaks, September 11, 2011
By S. Riedisser (garland Texas)
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Great set of breaks... either as a new install or a replacement. Good price, easy to install and very little adjustment required.
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Great Brake, February 19, 2012
By Tool Guy
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Replaced the stock Promax brakes on my Rockhopper with Avid SD5. Stopping power is single digit operation, easily stops with one finger on the brake lever. The brakes were easy to install and adjust. They work great and are a nice upgrade. I looked into the SD7 brake, seems like the main difference is the SD7 has replaceable cartridge type pads. Did not see the advantage to this, and the SD5 is less money. If you have a bike with linear pull type brakes, you won't go wrong with the Avid Single Digit 5.
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