On the Salsa Vaya, with the cap installed, I can only get the pads all the way in about one in fifty tries–usually one or the other pad will not go all the way in. Maybe I am stupid, but the basics of insyallation are the same all over the world. I have these on my SC Bullit and they work fine. With the brake attached to the bike, loosen the caliper mounting bolts Note: When I was still using my bb7’s I endoed once coming down a technical descent and pinched my cable housing clear qvid.Ī hydraulic brake replaces a cable with hydraulic lines, and adds a master cylinder at the lever. If I take the cap off, then the pads go indtallation fine. Want to add a tip or hint of your own? Don’t have an account? The whole system is totally insulated from the effects of mud and dirt, so installed properly you should never suffer from ‘gritty’ feeling brakes again. In fact it can be essential to getting the best performance out of the BB7 installatiion brakes. Now repeat those steps for the outside pad adjuster. And if you break them on the trail there’s no mess, just take the whole unit off and put it in your bag and carry on riding. Some people just never thought about it so they never tried. Tech Tuesday – Avid BB7 Cable Disk Brake Setup You can use a T25 torx wrench to make turning it easier.

I think we can honestly say that BB7s have fantastic stopping power. The Speed Dial knobs will also allow you to fine tune the feel of the front brakes to match that of the rear brakes. This goes for all disc brakes, both avkd and mechanical.

I’ve tried hope mini pro’s spongey and formula k18’s wooden in comparison. Some brakes allow you to install the pads individually but the BB7.

For these Avid BB7s, both of the red knobs are turned counter-clockwise until To install the new pads (or the old ones), simply reverse the removal process. Avid’s BB7 cable disc brake is an economical stopper that is a great low in your BB7, as well as a great setup video showing you the process. There are a couple of common issues with the BB7 that crop up in many of the forums, many of them due to not taking care with the setup of them.

Avid bb5 setup