There was a time in mountain bike history when Hayes was at the leading edge of hydraulic mountain bike brakes. The Hayes Mag brakes were arguably the best hydraulic brakes on the market, and it was hard to imagine Hayes making a brake that didn’t work well. Then in the late 2000’s Hayes started making products that were less than well received by the mountain bike community and there is an entire generation of riders who have not only never ridden Hayes brakes, but they’ve probably never even heard of Hayes.
Fast forward over two decades later and Hayes has a new brake that they are marketing as the return to their old ways. Can the Hayes Dominion A4 bring the brand back to its former glory? It’s going to take a lot more work than just producing a good brake, but since we’re reviewers and not marketing or advertising experts, let’s just see how they perform.
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