FWIW: I installed Kool Stop pads in the BB-7s on my wife's bike and adjusted evrything to "perfection".....excellent/flawless performance.........she didn't like it because, due to her small hands, she did not have appropriate/sufficient finger strength/control with her fingers extended to reach the (Avid) lever......increasing the rotor to pad gap/cleaeance enabled more effecient/comfortable braking due to increased lever travel/reduced finger extension.