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Avid Ball Bearing Disc Brake System
Product DescriptionThere’s power in simplicity. For years now, ball bearing disc brakes have been a favorite among riders who want control, durability, dependability and piece-of-cake adjusting. BB’s adjustment knobs make quick work out of setting the perfect distance between the pads and rotor, as well as adjusting for pad wear. This is something you just can’t do with hydraulic brakes. And when you run ball bearing disc brakes, you can match them with our Speed Dial® levers for sweet, adjustable modulation.
User Reviews
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flyboycj87
a All Mountain Rider Date Reviewed: September 14, 2012 Strengths: stopping power, value, durability, easy to tune Weaknesses: heavy (if you care about a few extra grams) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 seasons Bike Setup: XC/AM hardtail
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renazcoracing
a Cross Country Rider
from Northern California Date Reviewed: August 28, 2011 Strengths: Well made, no bleeding, stop on the dime, what more can you ask. Weaknesses: Weight Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: All of them Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Similar Products Used: Hope, Magura MT8, Shimano, etc, tried them all. Bike Setup: Jones Spaceframe single speed
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mdavenpo2000
a Cross Country Rider
from Atherton, CA, USA Date Reviewed: January 20, 2011 Strengths: GREAT STOPPERS! Very inexpensive. I got the front and rear calipers, rotors (G2 clean sweep), and mounting hardware for $99. Weaknesses: None Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Table Mountain Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $99.00 Purchased At: eBay Similar Products Used: Avid Juicy 5's and 7's. Bike Setup: Ventana El Commandante 29er hardtail, White Brothers Magic 100mm fork, single speed.
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imachine
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada Date Reviewed: June 30, 2010 Strengths: Simplicity, Reliablity, Power Weaknesses: Broke the internal cam once, after smashing the caliper on some bricks, ordered parts and fixed it up, I am surprised how well it fared after that. So this weakness is more of a strength. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Similar Products Used: Hayes Mechanical, Tektro *cough*, Avid Juicy 7 Bike Setup: Giant Rainier 14" urban single speed, Clean sweep rotors, Avid AD-3 levers  
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gearjunkie88
a Cross Country Rider
from San Antonio, TX Date Reviewed: May 12, 2010 Strengths: Cheap, ease of adjustment Weaknesses: Stopping power not on-par with hydraulic brakes, heavy Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: Juicy 7, XX Bike Setup: Titus X, XX drivetrain and brakes, Crossmax SL wheelset
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epicjurneez
a Weekend Warrior
from SJC, CA Date Reviewed: March 11, 2010 Strengths: They're always powerful, reliable, and easy to set up Weaknesses: Once you've tasted what's above, you'll want to switch everything you've got to these! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: NOBLE CYN Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $100.00 Purchased At: EBAY/CAME WITH BIKE Similar Products Used: first gen xt hydros(made by italian co.), hayes hfx, stroker, mech... Bike Setup: I was first smitten when i got my Spec Enduro and these came on them - changed over to a Ironhorse MKiii(crap...Dwlink isn't all that!), and now on my new Titus El Guapo, 4years later! 203mm rotor ft&rr! Awesome!!!! Still, Awesome! The hayes hydros on my Spec BigHit crapped out a couple years ago so I took the opportunity to buy some on ebay. Slapped them on and have been happy ever since!
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baboonrash
a Cross Country Rider
from huntington, ny, usa Date Reviewed: November 8, 2009 Strengths: powerful, reliable, simple Weaknesses: none... a little squeeky sometimes Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: stillwell Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $100.00 Purchased At: bike junkie bethpage Bike Setup: Titus racer x , xt group, thompson, stans, flat bar and these awesome brakes
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cafam1
a Weekend Warrior
from Staen Island, NY Date Reviewed: November 6, 2009 Strengths: Easy to Adjust. Weaknesses: NONE Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: any Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $75.00 Purchased At: Price Point Similar Products Used: NONE Bike Setup: Turner SixPack
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suhail
a Cross Country Rider
from Bangalore INDIA Date Reviewed: July 6, 2009 Strengths: love to have a broucher or akind of a briefing details of this product like Hydrulcs disc brak Interested how do u people deliver let me know regds suhail Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: avid ball bearing dissc Price Paid: $200.00 Purchased At: United Arab Emirates Similar Products Used: Nil Bike Setup: Haro Swiftline
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eight
a Cross Country Rider Date Reviewed: June 17, 2009 Strengths: Consistency - works great in all conditions Durability - no problems in over 4 years Easy to set up - takes about as long to set up as V-brakes Stopping power - way more than I need Modulates well - "smooth" More on this later Weaknesses: Not as smooth as hydraulics but also aren't as much of a hassle. May possibly be at their worst less smooth than V-brakes are at their best. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $180.00 Purchased At: Jenson Usa Similar Products Used: Shimano XT and offbrand V-brakes. Juicys. Bike Setup: I use these with older style shimano LX levers. Manitou Black Elite (underrated and discontinued fork). Jamis Dakota XC frame. This is a review of the 2004 version of the Avid brake. It's the model pictured at the top of this review which seems to be closer to today's BB7. 160 mm rotors mounted to XT hubs.
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turf
a Weekend Warrior
from Marietta, GA Date Reviewed: July 6, 2008 Strengths: Stops fast, no stinkin' hydraulics Weaknesses: A bit hard to adjust perfectly depending on the frame, but that's just me. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Whatever I'm on Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $60.00 Purchased At: Pricepoint Similar Products Used: Other mechs, Vs, and hydraulics Bike Setup: Bike 1: Fisher Tass with lots of upgrades including these brakes Bike 2: Kona Dawg built up from frame just so I could use these brakes Bike 3: DBR suburban assault vehicle / errand bike with large front basket.
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leafsfan16
a Weekend Warrior
from sincity, nevada, us Date Reviewed: June 28, 2008 Strengths: everything! stopping power, ease of adjustment, looks, reliability, function, price, Weaknesses: none that i can name! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: beaverdamn Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $99.00 Purchased At: boards n bikes Similar Products Used: hayes hydralics Bike Setup: norco tactik
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IrOn_MaN
a Weekend Warrior Date Reviewed: June 13, 2008 Strengths: great stopping power, and easily installed/adjusted Weaknesses: color Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $40.00 Purchased At: BIkes-N-Boards Similar Products Used: hayes mx4s, jucy 5s Bike Setup: giant stp ss/bb7/odi lock ons
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Rak Sasa
a Cross Country Rider
from Camas, WA, USA Date Reviewed: March 27, 2008 Strengths: Ease of installation and maintenance. No more fluids to stock in my garage. Smooth modulation and braking performance. Weaknesses: The paper instructions that came with the brakes were difficult to follow. The online (printable) version was different and much easier to use. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Round Lake Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $100.00 Purchased At: Pricepoint Similar Products Used: Demo'd Avid Juicy. Bike Setup: GT Zaskar Expert with Rock Shox Recon and Mavic disk wheels.
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Ali Jamaul
a Weekend Warrior
from TO, Canada Date Reviewed: December 10, 2007 Strengths: Insanely Powerful Extremely Reliable Amazing Adjustibiliy No worries of leaks Easy to install Weaknesses: None! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: the don Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $125.00 Purchased At: ebay Similar Products Used: No other mechanical this strong. Bike Setup: Shore Hardtail Freeride
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