gator brake 6 piston brakes. good or junk?

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gator brake 6 piston brakes. good or junk?
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flag XtremeMan802
Posted: Nov 15, 2007 at 14:13 Quote
i saw these brakes, and they look nice, but ive never heard the name before. they are 6 picton gator brakes, 203 mm rotors. there only 99$ on pricepoint, so good price, but im not sure. anyone know if there goiod or not?
http://pricepoint.com/detail/15793-115_ALI6P6-3-Parts-158-Brakes/Disc/Gatorbrake-6-Piston-Disc-Brake.htm
flag kev211
Posted: Nov 15, 2007 at 14:46 Quote
ive never heard of them, but after rading about them, i give them a Thumbs Down Thumbs Down i dont really like their specs
flag m3hl
Posted: Nov 15, 2007 at 14:51 Quote
its spelled piston.

i wouldnt buy them
flag XtremeMan802
Posted: Nov 15, 2007 at 15:45 Quote
yea, i dont know, the specs are alright, but idk, never heard of them. anyone else?
flag PedalUpBombDown
Posted: Nov 15, 2007 at 15:58 Quote
i've heard of 'em and thier 8 piston ones but i've never heard of any riding expierence.
flag DavidMakalaster
Posted: Nov 15, 2007 at 16:00 Quote
They don't have too much power. In fact they don't have enough power, they are heavy, have terrible modulation, terrible finish quality, crap lever-feel, hard to set up. Should I go on? There are more. I've seen them once.
flag aurthor
Posted: Nov 15, 2007 at 16:00 Quote
the brakes might work ok but you probably can't find spare parts for them i would get avid code 5 's
flag mini-logo-888
Posted: Nov 15, 2007 at 16:03 Quote
just buy my hayes nines for 150 if you like (trying to help)
flag evan547
Posted: Nov 15, 2007 at 16:23 Quote
How has nobody heard of these? There have been so many threads on them! People seem to think that they work ok but are overkill. I advise you listen to the above posters.
flag dodgemotorsports
Posted: Nov 16, 2007 at 9:51 Quote
I've heard of them. They were more popular for their 8-piston calipers, but I have heard of the 6-piston ones. Personally, I think it's a little over kill. They seem to be very heavy and I don't really see the need for them (well, the 8's at least). Hope also makes a 6-piston caliper, but again, I still think that is a little much. $99 seems like a good deal, so it's up to you.
flag soma654
Posted: Apr 2, 2008 at 18:21 Quote
I just baught the gator brake 6 piston brake with a 203 mm rotor. Once i get it il let everyone know if it is a steal, just alright or a waste of money. So far it seems like a great deal for the price. It sould be in somewhere along the weekend i hope.
flag MatatakST
Posted: Apr 2, 2008 at 18:26 Quote
Hey dude, I think for pretty much the same price on pricepoint.com you can buy Avid Juicy 5's and you can't go wrong with those. I'd get the Avid if I were you
flag soma654
Posted: Apr 2, 2008 at 18:42 Quote
i already placed my order for my gator brakes from price point and thoise werent on sale and they arent juicy 5's there 3's thanx fro the info tho ... i just thought that they reatail for 250 and ther on sale 70 bucks so i cant go wrong even if there garbage lol there 6 piston vs 2 anyways i was lookign for somthign wit some power!!
flag dowst
Posted: Apr 2, 2008 at 18:48 Quote
More pistons doesn't necessarily equate to more power. The Gatorbrakes are junk. All of them.
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