Originally Posted by
AdamDZ
Yup. They'd have to turn red to fail catastrophically

Don't worry about that.
If you're using the right levers with BB7s and have set up the pads and cables properly then there won't be any need for that.
It's not necessary, but it greatly improves performance, especially on the road version. The road version's "ramp-up" is very different than the mtb version, and the former works noticeably better when you pre-load the actuator arm.