Just wait a minute now.....I have been stopping with Avids for a couple of years now and have never had a problem with them. I have the shorty ti's on my main rig and shorty 4's on my reserve/pit rig. Never a sqeek and never a peep from them, just good brakes. As far as the inline brake levers go, try just mounting the left one (so long as you have switched your brakes "euro"). You really only need it when you dismount at high speed.