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Old 04-09-11, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by wesmamyke
...simply swap the small black bracket out...
Ah-ha!! How did I miss this in the design?! Piece of cake.

Being new to discs I'm used to V-brakes that you can pretty much lock up in a split second if needed. I don't ride at 25mph on the MUP or anything, but as much as I can possibly pay attention out there, sometimes it's still needed. Compared to V-brakes, are discs just "wimpy"? Sure they stop the bike, but not RIGHT NOW like I'm used to. The BB7s have an adjustment on both sides of the rotor, not just the inner side like the BB5s, and I've heard they're a much better brake because of this.

So is it the inferior design of the BB5s, small rotors, or the general nature of disc brakes that has me not stopping on a dime?
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