Avid Ball Bearing Disc Brake System
Avid Ball Bearing Disc Brake System
USER REVIEWS
[May 28, 2016]
Ziggy-Stardust
Cross Country Rider
Strength:
Ultra reliable: More reliable than an anvil or an iron skillet. Easy to adjust. Work great and quiet.
Weakness:
maybe a few grams above what a weight weenie would like? I don't usually bother writing reviews, but I had to make an exception for my Avid BB7 mechanical disc brakes. I don't even remember exactly when I got these brakes, they came on a Bianchi SS I bought in the early 2000's (now 2016). I've had them at least 13 years now. I only have one mountain bike at a time and they have been moved from every bike I've owned in the last decade and a half. From bike to bike to bike over all those years, probably over 7 different platforms altogether. And on every bike they were used HARD. Bathed in mud almost daily, never disassembled, never lubricated, never "maintained." Just mounted, adjusted, cinched down and USED. Once in a while, and not very often (maybe once every season or two?), I swap out pads. That's it. These things have proven themselves to be the finest mountain bike product I've ever owned: PERIOD. No exaggeration and not just a gushing endorsement based on looks or a year or two of good service, I mean an endorsement based on going on a human GENERATION of hard use.
Similar Products Used: Hope hydros |
[Sep 14, 2012]
flyboycj87
All Mountain Rider
Strength:
stopping power, value, durability, easy to tune
Weakness:
heavy (if you care about a few extra grams) great break system. prefer them over cheap hydraulic systems. i've been using them (bought them used) for about 2 seasons. if you tune them (which takes about 30 seconds per caliper) every couple of months, they're golden. amazing stopping power & will take a beating. |
[Aug 28, 2011]
renazcoracing
Cross Country Rider
Strength:
Well made, no bleeding, stop on the dime, what more can you ask.
Weakness:
Weight I've tried numerous brakes over the years and always fancy the latest and greatest.
Similar Products Used: Hope, Magura MT8, Shimano, etc, tried them all. |
[Jan 20, 2011]
mdavenpo2000
Cross Country Rider
Strength:
GREAT STOPPERS! Very inexpensive. I got the front and rear calipers, rotors (G2 clean sweep), and mounting hardware for $99.
Weakness:
None Follow the Avid set-up instructions and you'll have brakes that stop on a dime. Braking power is equal to or better than the Juicy 5's and 7's I've used in the past. Buy these brakes and spend the money you saved by not buying hydraulic and put that cash towards your wheelset or frameset. Similar Products Used: Avid Juicy 5's and 7's.
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[Jun 30, 2010]
imachine
Weekend Warrior
Strength:
Simplicity, Reliablity, Power
Weakness:
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. I have Juicy 7's on my mountain bike, they have slightly better modulation, but are more hassle and have no more stopping power.
Similar Products Used: Hayes Mechanical, Tektro *cough*, Avid Juicy 7 |
[May 12, 2010]
gearjunkie88
Cross Country Rider
Strength:
Cheap, ease of adjustment
Weakness:
Stopping power not on-par with hydraulic brakes, heavy I replaced my old Juicy 7 brakes with the BB7 brakes because I wanted something cheap and my Juicy 7s were driving me nuts because they constantly needed re-bleeding. The BB7s just don't have the same stopping power that the Juicy's had. You really got yank hard on the lever. The BB7s are also really heavy. They're adequate, but not optimal. They're a step-up from rim brakes in terms of stopping power, but a step-down from hydraulic disc brakes in terms of force needed to stop. I just upgraded to XX brakes... we'll see how that goes. Similar Products Used: Juicy 7, XX |
[Mar 11, 2010]
epicjurneez
Weekend Warrior
Strength:
They're always powerful, reliable, and easy to set up
Weakness:
Once you've tasted what's above, you'll want to switch everything you've got to these! The next time the xt grimeca brakes need to be bled, I'll be swapping them out to these avids! I'll never, ever do anything else beside these! I'm another of the many avid Lifers! Similar Products Used: first gen xt hydros(made by italian co.), hayes hfx, stroker, mech... |
[Nov 08, 2009]
baboonrash
Cross Country Rider
Strength:
powerful, reliable, simple
Weakness:
none... a little squeeky sometimes i've had these brakes for so long and they've served me so well i have to put my props into writing. these avid brakes are the best deal in the world of mtbing... i know of no other product that delivers so much performance for the price. (except maybe the stan's system) |
[Nov 06, 2009]
cafam1
Weekend Warrior
Strength:
Easy to Adjust.
Weakness:
NONE These are the best investment I have made(BB7-185mm). These brakes when paired with the Ultimate lever are flawless. I have been beating the daylights out of these brakes for the past 6 years and they have never let me down. I have the 185mm on my Turner SixPack and they work better than my friends hydros. No hydraulic fluid and one can use any direct pull lever. These brakes are still working like the day I got them. I recommend using full housing either Avid or Shimano. You will not be disappointed with this purchase. Similar Products Used: NONE |
[Jul 06, 2009]
suhail
Cross Country Rider
Strength:
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
Outstanding looks od the dics wann brief or cataglouge of ths Similar Products Used: Nil |
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