have tried many avid bb7... magura julie... a monty v-brake...and now running a hope trials mono... the bb7 felt a little spongy.... julie did not have much power....(always slipt) monty v brake always annoying to adjust and in the end the cable split... hope trials mono great brake excellent hold and easy to setup (also uses dot 4 or dot 5.1 alot cheeper than mgura!) hope this helped.... ste....