Avid Bb7

[Monty Man Sam]

hi there

i have a fans frame and a hope brake on the rear but slips a lot now (got new disc and new pads)

so i was looking at get an avid bb7 !

Are thay good on the rear ?

how powerful ?

thanks a lot

[rab shropshire]

I have never used a bb7 on the rear but on the front it is nothing short of amazing as long as it is set up correctly

[Skilled trials]

Hey. I run avid bb7's front and rear. 185 on rear never slipped once. I got them because did not want the hassle of hydro's. Would reconmmend.

[LukasMcNeal]

Theyre fine, go for atleast a 180/185mm and get a decent cable and lever and theyll be amazing

[mods]

I have a bb5 160mm and its not to clever, slipped and i hurt myself quite a bit the other day, i really want a hope mono trial on the rear, my front hope is amazing. I'd say stick to hydro on the rear, million times better. i cannot vouch for the bb7 though, i expect it's a little better, but nothing on a properly bled hope.

Edited April 5, 2010 by mods

[Slobert]

My Trials bike uses Maguras on the rear, but run BB7's on my jump bike and downhill / freeride bike. I love them! use a quality cable and a good housing and the power is great. I got tired of hydro discs and the leaks and the bleeding and have been running BB7's for years now. And I am no little light weight. 280 pounds and they stop my butt just fine.