Old 08-21-18 | 08:40 AM
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djb
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Originally Posted by Trevtassie
Switch to TRP Spykes. A heap better setup than the BB7. Both pads move and you can do interim adjustments by simply taking up cable slack, I didn't need to adjust mine over 1400km of loaded touring, including quite a few rainy days (which sucked). Next step will be to go to 203mm discs, TRP do one with an aluminium centre so I'll try that. I have Icetech discs on my MTB, they work good, but the swept area is too small for the M525/TRP pads.
meh, can't be bothered as the bb7's just plain work. I hardly ever have to touch the adjustment wheels for the pads, even in touring in mountainous terrain. I think I did a slight slight front adjustment once during a 3000km mountainy trip, so it just aint an issue, certainly not enough to buy new stuff.
I dont argue that the trp are well designed, its just for me the old bb7's do their job for me with 160mm rotors on a fully loaded bike in mountains with hard stops.
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