Originally Posted by
craigcraigcraig
interesting opinions coming in. I too have mech road discs and they stop very well with all of the mountain road riding I do.
I do find myself using at least two fingers on the brakes while on the MTB which I am not a fan of as it is a rigid and jumps around quite a bit on the rocky stuff. So that is another point for moving to hydros on my current ride.
What have been peoples experiences with bleeding/maintenance work on hydros? I don't have a specific set in mind as of yet and I don't make much money so this is all preemptive research for a later time.
You are running BB7 road calipers with regular MTB Linear Pull type levers? That could be the source of the lack of modulation. Road calipers are designed to work with the amount of cable pull that a road lever will pull. A MTB lever pulls much more cable and while you could lock your brakes up easily and stop, you wouldn't experience the modulation that it was designed for.