I felt that pain also! Bike companies should boycott tektro disc brakes all-together! Being military and always on a budget, I saved for 3 months to upgrade to BB7’s and it was so worth it. Really all you need to replace is the caliper and rotor… Which you can get from price point for 49.99 a wheel for the 2011 model. Do yourself a favor save for them and upgrade the stopping power is great… but the boost in confidence will change your whole ride! 😃