Best brakes on Reddit
173 reviews from r/mountainbiking, r/MTB, r/fordfusion and 38 more subreddits
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#1
Hope
4.7
(16)
"The Hopes are excellent and the best choice in my opinion."
"The Hopes are excellent and the best choice in my opinion."
"If it’s for a less aggressive riding style shorter travel bike I would install the Hope Tech 4 E4."
"Those new Hope Tech 4s are so bloody light feeling and so insanely powerful."
"+ 1 for the Hope tech 4v4 but with galfer pads !"
"I only use hope and it's going on nearly 20 years now."
"Hope tech 4's with the dual surface rotors and stainless brake lines are the most incredible brakes I've ever ridden."
"The answer you're looking for is Hope"
"I absolutely love."
"Great modulation, pads bed in quick and the only thing limiting how fast you can stop will be your tyres."
#2
Magura
4.2
(15)
"Insane stopping power."
"Overall a great upgrade."
"Magura MT5’s are on a black friday sale for $167 for a front and rear brake set."
"Magura MT5e $123 each set. They come pre-plumbed with really nice levers from amazon."
"The brakes I have on my personal bike are magura mt7 with the hsc 3 or whatever it's called lever."
"I like the power and modulation."
"Under 200, you may want to look at cheaper Maguras, but they may not have the motor cut-off that the more expensive MT5e will have."
"Magura MT5e 4-pot for eBikes/scooters. $250-300."
"I'm partial to the Magura MT 5 or above series."
"At the end of the day, best is subjective to what you like in brakes."
#3
TRP
4.4
(14)
"Easy to bleed, mineral oil, one finger braking, crazy performance."
"I love my TRP DHR Evo's, they're amazing."
"Currently recommend TRP DHR Evo or Shimano XTR."
"I love how effortless and ferocious the stopping power is."
"Easy decision."
"TRPs might have a little more power but the Hopes feel better in the lever to me."
"I'm currently running trp dhr evos and love them."
"Personally I run the TRP DHR Evos, they're not the most powerful (but are on par with the rest), have great modulation and mainly, they're care free."
"Trp dh evo or maven ultimate."
"The TRP takes more frequent adjustment for sure but I pretty much forget about them on a ride."
#4
Hayes
4.5
(13)
"I can not overstate how good these brakes are."
"I have Hayes Dominion on ebike. And they are my new favorite brakes."
"Hayes dominion or hope e4 or v4."
"Hayes Dominion a4."
"Hayes dominion A4 are the best brakes you’ve listed."
"Best on that list is Dominion a4."
"Sintered/metallic are way better for any gravity orientated riding."
"Dominions. Had code RSC and they were pretty bad in comparison."
"Hayes"
"The Hayes and the Magura were my favourite for power and modulation."
#5
Shimano
4.3
(13)
"Now running on Saint and the power of braking and modulation is phenomenal."
"Shimano xtr lever, with saint calipers, intend 203 rotors, with galfer green pads, best modulation with scary stopping power"
"Best value and near best performance."
"XTR are so powerful and sleek. MT7s are nearly as powerful but I think modulate a bit better."
"I can recommend 2 from Shimano: 1. MT-201: It's basically the MT-200 with aluminum two-finger levers."
"Hard to go wrong with for a budget option."
"I run 9100- the 2 pot version, and they're super light and brake plenty well for me."
"Can’t go wrong with the dominion A4."
"New Shimano Saint(or XTR?)brakes in use at UCI Worlds."
"Shimano. Deore, slx, xt all work the same. Bulletproof and easy to service"
#6
Akebono
4.6
(10)
"I prefer Akebono pro act for a good street pad."
"Best of the best."
"Available at Amazon as well"
"Akebono. The best. OEM pad manufacturer."
"Switched them for Akebono Pro ACT, they stopped just as well and lasted for years."
"Akebono and brembo both are less than $50 a set."
"Most popular brand i see on forums is Akebono."
"For the fronts on mine, just the basic Zimmerman rotors and Akebono pads."
"Akebono brakes never go wrong."
#7
PowerStop
4.6
(7)
"I swapped to Z26 pads a few months ago. I got sick and tired of the insane amount of dust from the stock brake pads."
"I’ve loved them ever since."
"I swapped in a set of Powerstop Z26 pads at around 5k miles and have loved them ever since."
"Love me some PowerStop."
"I switched to the Powerstops and never looked back. They are maybe 90% as good at stopping, but make almost no brake dust."
"I just bought a front set last month from them for my ‘21 Turbo. Drilled and slotted."
"Just do the z26 pads. Get rotors later."
#8
Bosch
4.3
(7)
"I just put on Bosch Quietcast pads and rotors, best decision ever."
"Bosch Quietcast brakes and rotors are excellent. I've used them on all my cars for years."
"Bosch."
"Got Bosch for my brakes and rotors."
"Otherwise if always put Bosch on my previous cars and they’re super quiet."
"I’m happy with them."
"Bosch ceramic ones. Easy choice."
#9
Metallic
4.3
(6)
"Metallic pads they last 2x longer for me."
"Always metallic for all bikes (for me at least)"
"They seem to bite less than resin."
"They are more powerful and more consistent."
"I'll be replacing them with metallic pads very soon."
"Metallic's seem to last longer."
#10
Raybestos
4.0
(6)
"Raybestos and Bosch."
"Raybestos Element 3."
"I went with the daily driver level Raybestos brand kit from Rockauto."
"Rotors, brake pads, go with the known good stuff; Raybestos."
"Figure out exactly what you need and order quality parts."
"Get a known brand like Raybestos, Wagner, Akebono, etc."
#11
TrickStuff
4.6
(5)
"While I don't have them, I'm pretty sure it's agreed that Trick stuff makes the best MTB brakes in the world."
"Money no object then it’s supposed to be Trickstuff Maxima."
"TrickStuff is going to be best with Hope Tech V4 in second place."
"Trickstuff."
#12
Powerstop
4.6
(5)
"I swapped in a set of Powerstop Z26 pads at around 5k miles and have loved them ever since."
"No regrets, they work great and look good doin it"
"I've had Powerstop pads and rotors on since the summer or '21."
"Make sure you have the part number for the V8 parts."
"I bought the powerstop extreme fronts and rears based on all the recommendations."
#13
Maven
4.7
(3)
"Mavens 100%."
"Mavens... ..they are definitely one of the strongest brakes."
"Sometimes I fear that it’s too strong at stopping."
#14
Odyssey
4.7
(3)
"The Odyssey Evo 2.5 U brake is very good."
"Odyssey Springfield or odyssey evo are amazing"
"If you’re looking for easy setup and decent performance - Odyssey Springfields have done me well."
#15
R1 Concepts
4.7
(3)
"I got R1 concepts drilled and slotted rotors and ceramic pads and they've been awesome."
"#1. Akebono #2. R1 Concepts #3. Z23 Powerstop"
"Blanks or slotted from r1 concepts are good."
#16
Disc Brakes
5.0
(2)
"Disc disc disc."
"Get the one with disk brakes but apply them carefully."
#17
Lewis
5.0
(2)
"I just installed Lewis EP6 on my bike and couldn't be happier."
"Just installed them on my Surron."
#18
Power Stop
4.5
(2)
"I like the power stop brand. I’ve used them on several vehicles and have always had great service out of them."
"Power stop rotors and pads are great."
#19
Dominion
4.5
(2)
"All day."
#20
Zoom
4.0
(2)
"The ones that I have on my bomma are amazing they are zoom brakes they are very touchy tho."
"I went to cheap hybrid (ZOOM) brakes, they lasted about 2 months."
#21
Brembo
3.0
(2)
"I prefer aftermarket brakes and pads over the always filthy brembo super expensive oems."
"I see everyone recommending the Powerstop brakes. I have the 6 piston brembos and my only complaint is the brake dust."
#22
Trickstuff
5.0
(1)
"Trickstuff Piccolla Carbon. 340g total per wheel."
#23
Ford
5.0
(1)
"I only use ford caliper grease on the slide pins only."
#24
SIL-Glyde
5.0
(1)
"SIL-Glyde for the pins, and a small amount at the contact points between the caliper and bracket."
#25
Hydraulic Brake
5.0
(1)
"You can never go wrong with a hydraulic brake."
#26
Shigura
5.0
(1)
"Shiguras are the bomb"
#27
Formula
5.0
(1)
"After riding the UB brake conversion, I put Formula E-Moto on my ERP and they are crazy good."
#28
O'Reilly
5.0
(1)
"I bought ceramic brake pads from O’Reilly, which come with a lifetime warranty."
#29
Saints
5.0
(1)
"Saints have much more power than any of srams brakes."
#30
Tundra
5.0
(1)
"Tundra Brake Upgrade, mine almost instantly hook whenever I tap the brake."
#31
Hydraulic Discs
5.0
(1)
"I insist on hydraulic discs. Not only do they perform better than rim brakes in wet conditions."
#32
Sintered
5.0
(1)
"Last way longer and do a fine job."
#33
Ultra Bee
4.0
(1)
"Prickly ultra bee brakes takes it for me."
#34
Hydraulic Pit Bike Brakes
4.0
(1)
"The hydraulic pit bike brakes would be an excellent way to go."
#35
Pit-Bike Disc Brake Setup
4.0
(1)
"For a RACE bike, you want to go for a front and rear pit-bike disc brake setup."
#36
Aftermarket Brakes
4.0
(1)
"These will do the job even better than stock."
#37
Prickly
4.0
(1)
"I've heard really good things about the Ultra Bee conversion kit from Prickly."
#38
Volar
4.0
(1)
"I bought volar sport. 250mm front floating rotor."
#39
Wagoner
4.0
(1)
"I really like wagoner pads from oreillys."
#40
Wilwood
4.0
(1)
"Brake dust is a real pain but the stopping power is worth it if you are looking to add power."
#41
O'Reilly's
4.0
(1)
"I've never had an issue with O'Reilley's or AutoZone pads."
#42
Juintech
4.0
(1)
"Big upgrade in stopping power."
#43
Deore
4.0
(1)
"I think it represents one of the BEST values for the money."
#44
State Bicycle
4.0
(1)
"They have great, reasonable stuff."
#45
Detroit Axle
4.0
(1)
"I've been happy with Detroit Axle slotted and drilled rotors."
#46
Kool Stop
4.0
(1)
"Best cheap upgrade is a linear brake cable and some Kool Stop pads."
#47
Elig
4.0
(1)
"Been using elig brake pads sa pcx ko at okay na okay sya."
#48
Bendix
4.0
(1)
"I tried Elig ok din na brake pad yan. Now I am using Bendix almost same lang din ng Elig."
#49
Wagner ThermoQuiet
4.0
(1)
"Me don't like brake dust so have always used Wagner Thermos."
#50
Box
4.0
(1)
"Box and Tektro make pretty good rim breaks"
#51
MTX
4.0
(1)
"They take a bit more care to bed in."
#52
Sintered Pads
4.0
(1)
"I like the sintered pads"
#53
Metallic and Organic
4.0
(1)
"Metallic front and organic rear."
#54
Ceramic
4.0
(1)
"Ceramic!"
#55
OEM
3.0
(1)
"For the brake pads I would go OEM unless you don’t mind squeaking."
#56
Vesrah
3.0
(1)
"I see a lot of ppl recommending Vesrah…Idk if they’re actually that good."
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