Clarks M3 Hydraulic Disc Brake Set Review

Clarks M3 Hydraulic Disc Brake Set Reviews

Review score: 9.4/10 – Updated September, 2024

Latest Price: £56.49 – Save 44% (RRP: £99.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Clarks M3 Hydraulic Disc Brake Set worthy of a review score of 9.4 out of 10.

Clarks M3 Hydraulic Disc Brake Set Review


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Clarks M3 Hydraulic Disc Brake Set features

Clarks M3 Hydraulic Disc Brake Set specs

Clarks M3 Hydraulic Disc Brake Set
Spec 1

Colour: Black

Other Brakes found with this Spec: 6387

Spec 2

Size: Front & Rear

Other Brakes found with this Spec: 1

Spec 3

Diameter: 160mm, 180mm

Other Brakes found with this Spec: 8

Feature 1

Radial style flip flop lever design

Other Brakes found with this feature: 1

Feature 2

Cast alloy lightweight design

Other Brakes found with this feature: 1

Feature 3

Removable handlebar clamp

Other Brakes found with this feature: 1

Feature 4

Reach and bite point adjustment

Other Brakes found with this feature: 1

Feature 5

High-quality anodised finish

Other Brakes found with this feature: 1

Feature 6

One-piece caliper design

Other Brakes found with this feature: 1

Feature 7

Pair of brakes

Other Brakes found with this feature: 1

Feature 8

Brake Oil Type: Mineral oil

Other Brakes found with this feature: 1

Feature 9

Caliper Mount Type: Post Mount and IS compatible

Other Brakes found with this feature: 1

Feature 10

Rotor: 160mm (included)

Other Brakes found with this feature: 1

Feature 11

Weight: 224g (approx, per brake)

Other Brakes found with this feature: 1

Price

£56.49

Number of Reviews

39

Review Score

3.8 / 5

Average score in category: 4.4/5

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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 Clarks M3 Hydraulic Disc Brake Set.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Clarks M3 Hydraulic Disc Brake Set 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 Clarks 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 Clarks M3 Hydraulic Disc Brake Set

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Clarks M3 Hydraulic Disc Brake Set.

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 Clarks M3 Hydraulic Disc Brake Set was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £56.49 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.7 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 below average at £56.49.

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 121 cost more than Clarks M3 Hydraulic Disc Brake Set and 49 were cheaper.

Cost of Clarks products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 110 products from Clarks, of which 4 were in the Brakes category.

For now though we’re looking at Clarks branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £8.33 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Clarks product we found was £0.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £56.49.

Of the 110 from Clarks, 0 were more expensive than Clarks M3 Hydraulic Disc Brake Set and 109 were cheaper.

How much are Clarks Brakes?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Clarks products that are listed in the Brakes category.

The average price of the 4 products that match this search was £32.62, with the cheapest coming in at £21.99 and highest price was £56.49. With the average being £32.62, Clarks M3 Hydraulic Disc Brake Set comes in above average.

0 products that meet this search were more expensive than Clarks M3 Hydraulic Disc Brake Set and 3 were cheaper.


Clarks M3 Hydraulic Disc Brake Set 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 Clarks M3 Hydraulic Disc Brake Set reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Clarks M3 Hydraulic Disc Brake Set, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.4 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 Clarks M3 Hydraulic Disc Brake Set or another similar product, like Clarks Clout Hydraulic Disc Brake + Rotor reviews or Clarks V-Brake Calipers + Levers Set 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 Clarks, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.


YouTube Video of Clarks M3 Hydraulic Disc Brake Set

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Clarks M3 Hydraulic Disc Brake Set reviews.


Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Clarks M3 Hydraulic Disc Brake Set. 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 9.4/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 25010916135
  • Product ID 2: 598475UK
  • Brand: Clarks
  • Model number: M3-F&R-160
  • RRP: £99.99
  • EAN: 5057567184464
  • Description: Clarks M3 Hydraulic Disc Brake SetBuilding on the success of its popular M2 hydraulic disc brake, Clark has made several updates and refinements to bring you its powerful M3 model. Constructed with a cast alloy for the radial-type brake lever and the calipers, it doesn’t just look good, it’s much lighter than previous models too. Suitable for everything from aggressive downhill to leisure riding, its design prevents heat build-up for fade-free braking on long descents. Also, although this mountain bike brake may just have the standard two pistons per caliper, its larger brake fluid capacity brings you a braking power increase of 25% over the M2 model.Features: Radial style flip flop lever design Cast alloy lightweight design Removable handlebar clamp Reach and bite point adjustment High-quality anodised finish One-piece caliper design Pair of brakes Brake Oil Type: Mineral oil Caliper Mount Type: Post Mount and IS compatible Rotor: 160mm (included) Weight: 224g (approx, per brake) Manufacturer Reference Codes:160mm Rotor, Front & Rear: M3-F&R-160; 180mm Rotor, Front & Rear: M3FR180BAMUK-OBuy Clarks Components from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Components > Brakes
  • Savings percentage from RRP: 44%
  • Size: Front & Rear
  • Unisex
  • 43.5
  • Adult

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As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Brakes. 171 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Clarks M3 Hydraulic Disc Brake Set included,
Clarks Derailleur Hanger reviews, Clarks Nylon Gear Ferrule 4mm reviews, or we really liked the look of Clarks Hybrid Housing Brake Cable Kit reviews as another alternative.

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