My Avid Juicy Ultimates arrived today, and what lovely pieces of engineering they are. Every piece is amazingly finished, and the caliper casting is incredibly smooth compared to that of my Formula B4s.

Almost every bolt or removable hardware is titanium, with the lever body magnesium and the lever blade carbon fibre. The lever feels a lot lighter than the Formula B4, although I think the caliper may be on a par due to Avid’s CPS adjustment and it’s associated extra hardware.

The only problem I have is that I received two front brakes. I’m planning on using the rear with an 140mm rotor anyway, so all I need to get is a longer rear hose and all will be good.

I won’t be putting these on a bike until at least february, as I plan to collect a few more parts together for an extra spangly 2007 build.

Check out some more pics of the brakes and their display cases at my Flickr