Avid - Hydraulic Disc Brakes, Mechanical, Levers, Rim Brakes

The term “TaperBore” refers to a unique patent-pending closure system in our new Elixir levers. It saves weight, looks super-sleek, improves lever feedback, and most importantly, gives you more power and control!

We're proud to have been the company that invented this feature before people even knew how much they needed it. As the name suggests, Pad Contact-Point Adjustment allows you to adjust the point in the lever's throw where the pads contact the rotor. That helps you do two simple – but important – things:

1. It lets you pick the position you'd like your fingers in when your brakes grip. That means you can perfectly match your fingers' comfort with the brake's power.
2. It allows you to balance both levers so the levers contact at the same point. No more uneven brake levers. Pad Contact-Point Adjustment is not just a reach adjuster (although all of our levers have that, too). It's an oh-so-important performance enhancement that helps you dial in the perfect ride.

At the end of the day, a brake lever simply multiples the force your hand generates (just like the nutcracker). Avid’s Power Reserve Geometry represents a way of thinking about the physics of leverage and your hands’ comfort. This philosophy is fundamentally different than others in the business of brakes. Due to pivot placement, physics dictates that with other brake levers your fingers tend to slip off the ends as you pull. Avid is different. We designed our levers with the pivot closer to the handlebar, in fact, closer than anyone else in the industry. The resulting lever movement has less inward travel, an arc that’s closer to your fingers’ natural motion and one that delivers more force to the brake. The cool part is: Every Avid lever has it.

Another original Avid technology making your life better … There’s never been an easier brake to install. With Avid’s Tri-Align Caliper Positioning System, aligning the caliper to the rotor literally takes seconds. Just loosen the CPS™ bolts a little and squeeze the brake lever, while tightening the bolts again. Perfect caliper alignment, and you could probably do it with your eyes closed!

Our Drip-Free bleed process is so thorough, you’ll never wonder, “Did I get all the air out?” You can see every bit of performance-robbing air being methodically extracted from the system. In fact, as you’re preparing to bleed the brake, you actually draw air bubbles that are too small to even be seen out of the fluid. It’s a trick you’ll want to take to your next class reunion. Also, the process is clean, because there’s no pouring or “catching” fluid, and every step is performed with very precise syringes. It’s not called drip-free for nothing. Note: For full bleed instructions please visit avidbike.com or consult your service user manual.

Heat is an enemy of any brake system, so advancements in heat management mean advancements in your ride. You see, we found that in our systems, DOT 5.1 takes almost 3 times longer to boil than DOT 4, thus allowing flawless performance in even more extreme conditions.