Originally Posted by cyccommute

pkulak, although whitecat might not think so, I am open minded enough to be open to suggestions. After following the instructions on the link that pasopia provided, I was able to get my BB7s to act more like a good linear brake than like a 1980s Chinese knockoff Mavic center pull. You may not know what that kind of brake is but it was best if you planned ahead for any stops you had to make. The best strategy to use was to tie the cable to a tree and then ride for 3 miles. At the end of the 3 miles, the bike would slow down. It wouldn't stop...you needed 10 to 12 miles for that...but it would make the impact with the object you were about to hit a little less painful.

The instructions are pretty good and I like the way that he uses to center the brakes better than anything else I've tried. I won't admit that the brakes are better than anything I've ever used but they are much better. Avid's set up simply sucks.