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Avid BB5 Reviews
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The BB5 offers our Tri-Align™ Caliper Positioning System™, tool-free pad replacement, a melt forged body and one inboard pad adjustment knob
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| Pros | Consistant, cheap, fairly durable | | Cons | hard to adjust, not enough bite, and not very smooth | | Verdict | they're fine for trail riding, I upgraded rotors and they do quite well. |
| Pros | Very similar stopping power to the BB7s, despite what some people may lead you to believe. Same rotors as the BB7s. Nice and cheap! Step up to a larger rotor and you'll really feel the difference. | | Cons | Missing the adjustment of the BB7s and smaller shaped pads. The roundagon rotors are pretty bulky but you can always switch them out. | | Verdict | An acceptable mechanical brake set that performs well given its price. Not the top of the line, but not priced or marketed that way either. A great way to get started in disc brakes with decent performing mechanicals. |
| Pros | Not too bad with descent stopping power. Great price. | | Cons | Only one side adjusts, and do not work great with clydesdale riders. | | Verdict | Not bad set of brakes, but could do better with the BB7's |
| Pros | Cheap, decent braking power. | | Cons | CHEAP, yes that's a con too. They don't have the knobs to adjust like the BB7. | | Verdict | You can what you pay for, in some people's eyes they compare to BB7, but they DON'T. |
    reviewed by slap8up on April 21, 2009
| Pros | Cheap, OK stopping power when riding in a strait line or uphill. | | Cons | Not good for emergency stopping, small pad, pain in the a#% to get set up to my liking. | | Verdict | Buy BB7's or juicy's instead |
    reviewed by guest on March 12, 2009
| Pros | They have OK modulation and are cheap. You can use your old V-Brake linear pull levers. You will eventually stop. | | Cons | "CHEAP" with a small brake pad footprint and contact area. Pads glaze very easily. | | Verdict | These blow!! Anything other than an upright cruise on a paved trail will overload these and they will squeal like a stuck pig. AVID has great products and this is the lowest of the low mechanicals they make. Go with a BB7..you get big boy power with the same pads as the Juicy series. |
    reviewed by guest on March 12, 2009
| Pros | These brakes are the best mechanicals around. They are in equal in quality and braking to the BB7's - once you set them up right. | | Cons | Hard to set up but once done they Are The Best Mech's Around |
| Pros | Cheap, stop well | | Cons | Hard to adjust | | Verdict | Pass on them, unless your a cheap wanker |
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