Mechanical disc brakes

[IDB1]

I'll keep 'em peeled for some bargaintastic ones

This Shimano one only cost me £12 so it'll do for now

**edited to remove the daft comment about levers :roll: **

 

[Chris]

+1 for the avids.

"Upgraded" mine to hydraulics and didn't notice any difference :x

Chris.

 

[the great roberto]

+1 for the BB7's but only if used with Avid levers.
I used my bb7 with an XTR lever and it was Ok ish.Changed to a cheap set of Avids. and that really sharpened them up.

OK so not as good as my Hope M4's but at a fraction of the cost.And the BB7's do need a tweak every so often.

I run a BB7 on a 160mm rotoe on the front of the karakoran with a XTR V on the back. The BB7 pi$$es on teh V brake,wet or dry

 

[IDB1]

New full set of BB7's £110 from crc. . or £101 (including rotors) from Hong Kong . . .
Or wait a while for a used set to turn up on the bay of E and save myself £40

Is there anything to choose between BB7's and their cheaper bredren BB5's??

I have some Avid levers so that's cool...

 

[perry]

The cheap ones are worse than awful . But they aren't too bad once you are willing to spend a few quid on a nicer caliper , use a good quality ( ie straight ) disc and your fave v lever will be fine . I bet a nokon cable would be worthwhile .

I know a lot of those iditaride riders use a cable disc as apparently hydraulics don't like the cold very much . I imagine it's a case of cracked alloy parts and not the fluid freezing . So you get some bragging rights there .

 

[dyna-ti]

The Avid BB7 mechanical disc brakes are easily as good as any hydraulic with the same disc size.

Ground control to Major Tom :shock:
I agree BB7's are the best mechanical brake out there,but lets not get carried away

 

[IDB1]

I will never be hurtling anywhere at sufficient speed to require anything major, I only need effective and aesthetically charming

 

[dyna-ti]

I will never be hurtling anywhere at sufficient speed to require anything major, I only need effective and aesthetically charming

I can agree with that

 

[cchris2lou]

I use BB7 with BOX levers and they work great .

major flaw compared to hydraulic brakes is that you need to manually adjust the pads when they wear off .

next upgrade are the new rotors .

 

[IDB1]

Had to Google BOX levers and, shock! horror!, guess where it took me. . .

HERE!!...

Those are some lovely levers.. real wish-list material