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Tektro IO (2005)

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22 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Wed Jun 15 2005 Reviewed By: sean scott (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 1 Month Strengths good mechanical brakes with stoping power to spare Weaknesses none so far Similar Products Used none Review its a very good mechanical disk brake for the money my only gripe after my first day of hard riding the pads came out of alinement and began to rub on the rotor but other than that i dont think that you can get a better set of disks short of high end hydrolicks.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Sun Oct 09 2005 Reviewed By: Aaron Bunker (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths Good power and feel Weaknesses For the money it really doesn't have a weakness Similar Products Used Hayes Review I ride XC and a lot of intermediate level down hill rides. The brakes have yet to fail or have a problem. They have good feel and power, but after a hard down hill ride they do need a little adjustment (nothing big, just a turn or two to get the play out). I have not needed to change brake pads yet, so i hope they are easy and cheap to find. I'm sure there are better brakes out there, but for the money and performance you can't go wrong with these.
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5 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Thu Oct 27 2005 Reviewed By: Pete (anon) Rider Level:
Strengths Very good Value for money Weaknesses Pads are near so hard to find! Review I have had the brakes installed for a year and I have needed to replace the pads for ages, but I acnnot find them anywhere!Help me!
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3 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Sun Nov 20 2005 Reviewed By: Gaza (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For Tested Only Strengths very good in all types of weather Weaknesses non Review Excellent must buy disc brake also i think it would be great for beginners
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3 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Sun Mar 05 2006 Reviewed By: Jack James (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths Cheap Weaknesses Poor Power, constant adjusting, nasty rear brake feel e.t.c Similar Products Used Hayes, Hope, marzocchi e.t.c Review I have had these on my full susser downhill bike for just under three months as a cheap alternetive to hydraulics while I saved up for a pair. As soon as I got them I had trouble, after a couple of hours of light use they needed adjusting and got so bad that when I pulled the lever right back to the bars no power was put down! I put up with trail adjustment before taking it to a shop to get it properly done. Even after this they squealed and failed to perform. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!!
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Thu Apr 20 2006 Reviewed By: michael (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths shiny discs Weaknesses everything else.. Similar Products Used hayes Review they are a cheap component and they show it. the cables go out of wack really quickly and require more than frequent adjustment. they are not powerful for disc brakes, and require a significant tug at the lever to get something vaguely special out of them. although they are cheap, they are not good value for money and i am saving for replacements. essentially, dont get them and i've been told that tektro dont make great brakes all round. i'm changing to hayes hydro's when i have the money hopefully more $ means that i will be able to stop without cramping my fingers.
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Mon Nov 07 2005 Reviewed By: jas durrand (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Month Strengths good strong disc Weaknesses poor power poor pads Similar Products Used tektro io Review i have owned this type of disc brake for less than a month and to tell you i will be soon changing them as they are very poor would not tell my mates about them
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Sat Apr 05 2008 Reviewed By: Moose (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 2 Years or more Strengths they work Weaknesses io is noisy when wet Similar Products Used avid Review If you can't get these to stop your bike, you're a retard...and I don't mean that in the nice "hey, retard" sense. I mean you're a stupid shit who doesn't pay attention to things and wants to have your ass wiped by everything that you buy. Otherwise you're possibly a "nice" person.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Fri Sep 22 2006 Reviewed By: james h (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 2 Years or more Strengths good begginners brake good power if used the way it should be XC Weaknesses shiney discs and pads hard to get hold of. Similar Products Used hayes , shimano Review cheap brakes good for beginners but need tweaking quite alot poor power when punished
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Sat Jan 20 2007 Reviewed By: paul (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths cheap, low maintenance Weaknesses not a one Similar Products Used only used v's before Review for intermediate riders who dont do downhill racing, these are just perfect, can handle medium paced downhills though. i love 'em!
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Sun Sep 16 2007 Reviewed By: Teemu Ter�nt� (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths good looks Weaknesses poor stopping power , heavy , need alot power. Similar Products Used Only V-Brakes Review i drive alot forest routes and easy and medium DH and they dont work properly. i have adjusted them and sometimes they work well but usually they suck. im saving for better hayes brakes.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Sat Dec 01 2007 Reviewed By: blind_snowman (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths Cheap Weaknesses Entry level product Similar Products Used AVID BB7 Review Good entry level brake for beginners fitting out first bike, but as soon as you hit the trail you're going to need something a little more powerful. I found the Tekto IOs hard to wear in, loud and quite frankly - to stop you need to crank so hard down on them cable stretching is inevitable. I upgraded to Avid BB7s a while ago, even for quite serious offroad and freeride they do the trick.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Wed Oct 25 2006 Reviewed By: Tom Matthews (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 1 Month Strengths Ease of install/ simplicity/ no fluid hassles Weaknesses performance Similar Products Used hayes/shimano cantilever Review I thought that hydraulics weren't worth the hassles until I put these on becasue they are inexpensive. The appeal of not having to bleed a system, etc. Stay with the hydraulics- its worth the intial trouble. Once set up the hydros are maintenance free and ultra good performer incomparison. My old V-brakes out perform the mechanical discs- by a considerable margin.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Mon Jul 02 2007 Reviewed By: Joe (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths responsive on my bike Weaknesses they melted once and buckled to easily Review they came free with my bike, but i melted 1 set in a day duno how :s and i feel of my bike an the front disc buckled reli easily otherwise there was no problems with them
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Sat Jul 07 2007 Reviewed By: Tom (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 2 Years or more Strengths They look cooler than V brakes Weaknesses everything else Similar Products Used Avid, Magura, Hope Review I bought a fairly good bike with disk brakes around 2 years ago, and as they always do seemed great in the shop, BUT, basically there crap they comstantly need adjusting they only push from one side so, to eliminate rub, have to bend the rotor to work. Basically my soloution to this problem was to buy a new bike with Avid Juicy 3's with auto pad alignment and oil! and best of all they work, and you can buy the pads! So if you are thinking about buying them dont, buy hydraulics, even if it means selling a child or something or if you dont have any children buy some decent V brakes because they are so much better than all cable disks but esecially these. And to sum my long paragraph of mindless bable up halfords sell bikes with these brakes on them so that just says it really!!!
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Sat Mar 03 2007 Reviewed By: Greg .S (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths cheap (free with bike), stop ok. Weaknesses noisy, heavy, limited adjustment. Similar Products Used avid bb5's, shimano lx. Review These came on my Ibex Ignition and did a fairly decent job of stopping on a dime. I does take a few rides to dial them in which can only be done with a one sideded lever. this lever just centers the two pads so that one side is not touching. I recently upgraded my front forks and realised how hevy these suckers are. I ordered some avid bb7's as I'm told they are great. The Tektro I/O serve there purpose but are not a great brake, just average.
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0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Fri Aug 10 2007 Reviewed By: kize (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Strengths Good entry level disc brakes Weaknesses I've had better braking performance Review This is for all the winers who don't know anything about disc brakes. You have to adjust them in order for them to work effectively. If they are flexing your disc- they need adjusting. It's a no brainer. You can't blame the product for ignorance.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Mon Oct 08 2007 Reviewed By: sam (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Month Strengths good for money, good breaking Weaknesses make noise wen breaking, takes a while for breaks to kick in Similar Products Used avid bb7 Review i had these on my saracen, they wernt bad for wot i used them for but i started doin more heavy stuff and i felt i needed better breaks, there ok to start off with but i would suggest changing them wen u start takin fings a bit more harder
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Sat Nov 24 2007 Reviewed By: Bill Wood (anon) Rider Level:
Strengths Consistency Weaknesses None so far Similar Products Used None Review The brakes were stock on new Raleigh M40DX. My first discs after several decades of riding. I commute by bike daily and have it modified for expedition trekking in the So NV and CA desert. Longest ride one week on roads and in hills and dirt with loaded panniers and BOB trailer. The brakes were a dream come true. Even good V-brakes were a problem loaded with the trailer on long down hills -- especially in fine sand. These stock Tektros have gone a 2K+ miles without a failure and only minor adjustments. Rear now needs pads so I will learn if they are hard to find. -- Las Vegas
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Sat Apr 05 2008 Reviewed By: alex (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 2 Years or more Strengths stoping power, easy adjust. Weaknesses not one Similar Products Used hayes hydrolic Review i had these on my bike for 4 year and they still dont need replacing, even though tht bike got nick 4 monthz ago and i found it agian and there workin fine. i dont think u could get better disc brakes withy out buyin hydrolic which ive got on my new bike. but the normal disc r great fun to tincer with yes they need a bit of adjusting im 15 and its so easy. you could get better brakes for less
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Wed Apr 30 2008 Reviewed By: Jules (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Month Strengths Good stopping power Weaknesses Come out of alignment really easily Similar Products Used Hope Review I first thought they were alright, then on the second ride, the front bolt started coming loose. i tightened it, but obviously that tightened the break and stopped the wheel going round. Still having problems, the back wheel is fine.
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