FSA Afterburner Hydraulic Disc Brake Reviews
Review score: 9.5/10 – Updated September, 2024
Latest Price: £149.99 (RRP: £149.99)
Take a look now to discover what makes FSA Afterburner Hydraulic Disc Brake worthy of a review score of 9.5 out of 10.
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FSA Afterburner Hydraulic Disc Brake features
FSA Afterburner Hydraulic Disc Brake
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Spec 1
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Colour: Black Other Brakes found with this Spec: 6387 |
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Spec 2
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Option: Front Other Brakes found with this Spec: 9 |
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Feature 1
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Dual piston hydraulic disc brakes Other Brakes found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 2
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Tool-Free reach and stroke adjustments Other Brakes found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 3
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Ultra-Compact and lightweight Other Brakes found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 4
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Differential front and rear hose stiffnesses Other Brakes found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 5
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FSA mineral oil and semi-metallic pads Other Brakes found with this feature: 1 |
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Price
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£149.99 |
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Quality
Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Brakes. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of FSA Afterburner Hydraulic Disc Brake.
The first thing is material. Looking at what FSA Afterburner Hydraulic Disc Brake is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.
Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Brakes. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.
There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Brakes. Brands like FSA are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.
Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Brakes category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.
Comparing Prices
Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Brakes.
It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.
Price of FSA Afterburner Hydraulic Disc Brake
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of FSA Afterburner Hydraulic Disc Brake.
We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find FSA Afterburner Hydraulic Disc Brake was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £149.99 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.9 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Brakes
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Brakes.
We found 171 in the Brakes category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £122.95, making it above average at £149.99.
It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Brakes. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £499.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £7.99.
With 171 products available we worked out that 53 cost more than FSA Afterburner Hydraulic Disc Brake and 117 were cheaper.
Cost of FSA products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 165 products from FSA, of which 1 were in the Brakes category.
For now though we’re looking at FSA branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £73.21 making this product above average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest FSA product we found was £0.79 and the highest price we could find from them was £689.99.
Of the 165 from FSA, 21 were more expensive than FSA Afterburner Hydraulic Disc Brake and 141 were cheaper.
How much are FSA Brakes?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at FSA products that are listed in the Brakes category.
The average price of the 1 products that match this search was £149.99, with the cheapest coming in at £149.99 and highest price was £149.99. With the average being £149.99, FSA Afterburner Hydraulic Disc Brake comes in below average.
0 products that meet this search were more expensive than FSA Afterburner Hydraulic Disc Brake and 0 were cheaper.
FSA Afterburner Hydraulic Disc Brake Reviews
Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.
There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.
1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.
2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.
Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the FSA Afterburner Hydraulic Disc Brake reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for FSA Afterburner Hydraulic Disc Brake, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.6 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Brakes category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.4 out of 5.
Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy FSA Afterburner Hydraulic Disc Brake or another similar product, like SRAM Apex 1 11sp Rear Derailleur reviews or NS Bikes Gear Hanger reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Brakes.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Brakes. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with FSA, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of FSA Afterburner Hydraulic Disc Brake
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for FSA Afterburner Hydraulic Disc Brake reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of FSA Afterburner Hydraulic Disc Brake. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.5/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 27198136463
- Product ID 2: 469443UK
- Brand: FSA
- Model number: 406-0017
- RRP: £149.99
- EAN: 4712010068111
- Description: FSA Afterburner Hydraulic Disc BrakeThe Afterburner Hydraulic Disc Brake is for FSA an unprecedented entry into the hydraulic disc brake market with premium, race ready products.Four important features of the Afterburner Front Hydraulic Disc Brake: Quick-Draw Braking: Eliminates this dead stroke and engages the hydraulic system immediately. Integrated Asymmetric Reservoir: Ensures that all air is easily evacuated from the system during the bleed process. Rocker Cam lever actuator: Maintains a linear mechanical advantage resulting in consistent lever feel throughout the entire braking process. High pressure front and rear specific hoses: Guarantees both brake systems perform and feel the same regardless of hose length.Features: Dual piston hydraulic disc brakes Tool-Free reach and stroke adjustments Ultra-Compact and lightweight Differential front and rear hose stiffnesses FSA mineral oil and semi-metallic padsSpecifications: Aluminum alloy master cylinder body Aluminum alloy lever blade Forged 1-pc Al Alloy caliper body Weight: 393 gramsBuy¬†FSA Components¬†from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Components > Brakes
- Size: Front
- Unisex
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- Adult
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