Originally Posted by
digger
I'm not sure I understand. I'm happy to talk about it and perhaps I misunderstood what ItsJustMe stated. If memory serves this is what I did..and do.
I already described it in detail in my previous message
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...1#post14141499
If you are not dialing-out the initial "wobble" of the BB7's actuator and pads, you are wasting a portion of the brake lever travel (creating a "dead zone" on the brake lever) and, in general case, have to adjust the pads farther apart than they really have to be to avoid dragging.
As I said before, the brakes will work well without pre-tensioning. However, pre-tensioning makes them much more consistent and responsive.