Originally Posted by mikejo
I'm building up a bike and going with disc brakes for the first time.
The weight diff. is only 8 grams between the sevens and fives so that is a moot point.
Is the speed dial lever worth an extra $50? What advantages does this dial have and how often do you have to use it? And if you do not have it on the fives, what do you have to do instead? I have no idea what this dial does but everyone seems to be getting sevens and not fives.
The new fives have the new rotor so the basic question is--- are the sevens worth $50?
It's not worth it to me,I've never used it other than to see what it did. It's an on the fly type "pad" adjustment witch actually adjust's lever position. this can be accomplished with a 2mm allen key when the bike is stopped, on either the five's or seven's. So to me it's not worth the extra cash. If weight were the issue I would recommend Magura marta's, The Avids aren't that light when you put them on the scale!