bb7 road vs mountain questions
11-06-21, 09:35 PM
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bb7 road vs mountain questions
Besides the difference in pull ratio, all things else is equal, do road BB7s have the same braking ability as the mountain version? Wondering about swapping from mountain to roads on my Fargo.
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11-07-21, 06:01 AM
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One way to look at it is how they compare to hydros. I’ve used Mountain BB7s in many bikes for 20 years now and been very happy with them. While not as nice as hydros (which I’ve also run a few) I don’t find the difference as big as many people claim. With Road BB7s, the difference is pretty big, IMO.
My BB7s have worked well enough on my gravel bike that I am not going to replace them, but if I could do it over, I might have spent the extra money and gotten the TRP Spyres.
EDIT: I am comparing Road levers and calipers with MTB levers and calipers. While I can make assumptions about how mixing and matching the two would work, I have no direct experience with it.
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11-07-21, 06:43 AM
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I have both the road and mtb version of BB7s...They are both set up with Tektro RL 520 drop bar brake levers ..The pull difference is noticeable but the stopping power is the same...The mtb version needs a little more pull to stop...the road version needs less pull to stop.
11-07-21, 07:45 AM
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Not sure what setup I want to do on my gravel bike but it currently has the road versions. My Fargo 29+ has the mountain versions. Very happy with both but was thinking about swapping so I could run Gevenalle levers on my gravel bike which are long pull. I have short pull levers I would put on the Fargo if I did this.. But I'm not sure if I'm gonna do it.. I was just curious.
11-07-21, 04:25 PM
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Well I went ahead and switched everything around this afternoon just for an experiment and I will report that they work excellent. I put the road BB7s and Shimano short pull levers on my Salsa Fargo in place of the mountain BB7s and the SRAM speed dial levers. Braking is still good and powerful and I don't notice any decrease in braking performance. I am happy as I was able to get my Gevenalle levers put on my gravel bike with the mountain BB7s. I like it when things work out.
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