Originally Posted by
chaadster
I rode cable actuated Avid BB7 for 16 years and loved them.
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Hydraulic brake maintenance is tedious, but not really difficult.
I had BB7s on my first disc equipped bike for about 2 weeks, I thought they were fine. Then I installed hydraulic brakes. Way better. But, definitely the BB7s worked, much better than rimmers.
Maintenance is not tedious, not for Shimano. Agreed, definitely not difficult.