Originally Posted by
digger
Originally Posted by
ItsJustMe
Like Cyccommute, I like my brakes to engage fast and have no chance of bottoming out. I keep my brakes adjusted to where they're as close as possible to actually dragging as I can get them. Generally on the BB7s I adjust the inside disc first then the outside, in each case I adjust up, then apply and release the brakes and spin the wheel, if they don't drag give them another click or two, when they start to drag, back off a couple of clicks.
That is exactly what i do with my BB7s. No need to touch the barrel adjuster nor pre-tension the actuator arm.
If your purpose is to get it "as close as possible to actually dragging", as stated by ItsJustMe, then you are doing it wrong. There's no way to get the pads "as close as possible to actually dragging" without pre-tensioning the arm. If you are not pre-tensioning the arm, it means that you are leaving a rather generous amount of "dead" travel for your pads. As I said above, BB7 can and will work adequately without pre-tensioning, but dialing-out that "dead zone" makes a world of a difference in brake feel and responsiveness.