Question about Avid Juicy 5s? Good? Bad?

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Question about Avid Juicy 5s? Good? Bad?
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flag OliScale
Posted: May 28, 2009 at 10:03 Quote
Yeh im looking into buying some avid juicy 5s

I found that the 09 front juicy 5 is almost 200g heavier than the 08 rear brake
I got this infomation off ebay. Any reason why?

Also
Any reviews on the juicy 5s?
flag ridingqc
Posted: May 28, 2009 at 10:06 Quote
Very good for the $ I got to say.
flag wickrider
Posted: May 28, 2009 at 12:45 Quote
super good ,
great modulating feel ,great power , reliable like crazy.
best bang for the buck IMO
flag nomix
Posted: May 28, 2009 at 12:47 Quote
i love mine, MTBR usually has good reviews, and now pinkbike may have some also
flag fatstu
Posted: May 28, 2009 at 12:50 Quote
been using them for time now because of a friends say sotup and they are mint no problems i would highly say these were good brakes tup tup tup tup tup tup tup tup tup
flag westislandbiker
Posted: May 28, 2009 at 12:56 Quote
i have them on bith my bikes. sick breaks and really reliable
flag brianl
Posted: May 28, 2009 at 14:48 Quote
My '07 Juicy 5s have performed great and been trouble free.
Unless the '09 has changed in some way, I'd ignore the weight difference you saw on eBay. Maybe they had different rotor sizes?

Were you asking for more reviews, check here:
http://www.mtbr.com/cat/brakes/disc-brake-system/avid/juicy-five/PRD_365165_1507crx.aspx
The negative reviews mostly seem minor - setup issues (user), noises, etc.
flag coralcorn
Posted: May 28, 2009 at 15:35 Quote
i have some for sale a set with rotors and adapters for 130
flag edd-stevens
Posted: May 28, 2009 at 15:42 Quote
really good brakes - they go so cheap on here second hand too!
flag WasabiJim
Posted: May 28, 2009 at 20:15 Quote
i run them, and brother does too.
no problems n i like them compared to others i have briefly tried
but it is a real b!tch to get the pads back in, sometimes first go, other times...i feel myself turning greenEvil
flag pedalpower7443
Posted: May 28, 2009 at 20:18 Quote
i had em and they always got loose halfway down a trail. i had to stop and wait a couple minutes for them to cool off or get fluid back into them or something. i don't recommend them.
flag edd-stevens
Posted: May 29, 2009 at 1:42 Quote
pedalpower7443 wrote:
i had em and they always got loose halfway down a trail. i had to stop and wait a couple minutes for them to cool off or get fluid back into them or something. i don't recommend them.

you quite obviosly had them set up wrong!
flag edd-stevens
Posted: May 29, 2009 at 1:42 Quote
WasabiJim wrote:
i run them, and brother does too.
no problems n i like them compared to others i have briefly tried
but it is a real b!tch to get the pads back in, sometimes first go, other times...i feel myself turning greenEvil

there is a knack to the pads - i do it first time every time!
flag WasabiJim
Posted: May 29, 2009 at 16:29 Quote
edd-stevens-95 wrote:
WasabiJim wrote:
i run them, and brother does too.
no problems n i like them compared to others i have briefly tried
but it is a real b!tch to get the pads back in, sometimes first go, other times...i feel myself turning greenEvil

there is a knack to the pads - i do it first time every time!

dont tell me that! now i'm really gonna lose it knowing it can be done first crack
flag Unhallowed
Posted: May 29, 2009 at 16:32 Quote
The stock bleed/pads on them sucks, other than that I have no arguments.
Power is there when needed, they are fairly inexpensive, and rather easy to set up in my experience.
You aren't going to be getting super amounts of power or modulation, but for what you pay they are very nice.
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