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Originally Posted by bshell
Avid BB7s for MTB must be designed differently or something because I've had them on my MTB and SSMTB for @15 years and think they are fantastic and TOTALLY hassle free. The stock rotors and sintered(whatever that is)metallic pads last aaages. Shimano 'whatever' standard brake housing too!
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Cable actuated road and MTB disc brake calipers are different; specifically, road disc calipers are designed to operate with road brake levers, which have higher leverage/shorter cable travel than MTB brake levers, which are lower leverage/longer cable travel. I've used both the road and MTB versions of Avid BB7 disc brakes, and the MTB version has a smoother modulation than the road version.