Originally Posted by
cyccommute
That's overstating it a bit. BB7s are middle of the range disc brakes and about the best mechanicals I've seen. BB5 and a whole lot of stuff from Tektro as well as lots of NoName disc brakes that you find on low end bikes are bottom of the barrel. BB7s are also better than a lot of hydraulics from a number of manufacturers.
This is true of BB7 mtn brakes, but BB7R (road) do suck. That said, there's not a lot of low-cost road hydraulics out in the world quite yet. But since we're talking ultimate...
...I'd still wait for at least the second gen of road hydraulics before committing to them on an "ultimate" build.