lukegaigertrials Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 (edited) hi,i am hopefully buying my first trials bike- a mod in the next fews days which has two avid BB5's on it,i was just wondering what these brakes are like?any help would be appreciated,thanks,luke Edited May 4, 2009 by lukegaigertrials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 hi,i am hopefully buying my first trials bike- a mod in the next fews days which has two avid BB5's on it,i was just wondering what these brakes are like?any help would be appreciated,thanks,lukebrilliant brakes...if they're coupled with 160+ rotors, linear slic cables, well set up...uncontaminated pads and some decent levers (sd7, xtr etc ) they can be amazing brakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukegaigertrials Posted May 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 brilliant brakes...if they're coupled with 160+ rotors, linear slic cables, well set up...uncontaminated pads and some decent levers (sd7, xtr etc ) they can be amazing brakesok, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan81 Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 sorry to jump in...linear slick cables? are these just something for barspins or do they make the lever pull feel smoother? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstein Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Linear slic cables make the brake less spongy as they do not compress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan81 Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Linear slic cables make the brake less spongy as they do not compress! welll....they do, just not as much as a normal cable, and theyre smoother as wellLinear slic cables make the brake less spongy as they do not compress! well....they do compress , just not as much as a normal cable outer, and theyre smoother as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bol Maaaaaaing Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Good to see your getting a mod!But BB5's are great, They dont feel as good as hydrolics but only by a little, they have small pads, so they grip realy well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukegaigertrials Posted May 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Good to see your getting a mod!But BB5's are great, They dont feel as good as hydrolics but only by a little, they have small pads, so they grip realy well!ok, thanks for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTian Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 both bb5 and bb7 are awesome. dual brakes mod is even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukegaigertrials Posted May 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 both bb5 and bb7 are awesome. dual brakes mod is even better. ok, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstein Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 welll....they do, just not as much as a normal cable, and theyre smoother as wellThanks, I didn't know that, I thought that they were the stiffest thing in the world! (I hope that that wasn't too sarcastic ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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