Are my BB7's counterfeit?
09-02-22, 04:29 PM
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Are my BB7's counterfeit?
I have a set of older Avid BB7's that I purchased around 2008 and I finally decided to complete an extensive cleaning.
During disassembly, I removed 2 hex head screws to separate the two halves and I noticed that the caliper was a single piece with a seam in the middle and the screws looked like they had no purpose.
I cannot tell if the seams are welds or seams of a case.
This does not seem normal according to the manuals I found online.
Is this an older manufacture technique or do I have a counterfeit set?
During disassembly, I removed 2 hex head screws to separate the two halves and I noticed that the caliper was a single piece with a seam in the middle and the screws looked like they had no purpose.
I cannot tell if the seams are welds or seams of a case.
This does not seem normal according to the manuals I found online.
Is this an older manufacture technique or do I have a counterfeit set?
09-02-22, 07:27 PM
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I've heard of people counterfeiting S Works and Pinarello framesets , but i do not understand why anyone would counterfeit some brakes . Seems like a difficult to machine/cast item on a small scale with not a lot of return on investment
09-03-22, 06:29 AM
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I am still using BB7s on two of my bikes, one of which was purchased in 2007 and the other in 2008. I have both the MTB version and Road version of BB7s. I highly doubt that any of them are counterfeit. It's just the way that they are designed. I never had any issues with them.
09-03-22, 01:19 PM
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If I was going to counterfeit mechanical disk brakes I think I'd go with Paul Klampers.
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Did you buy them from an authorized SRAM dealer, probably not. Did you get them randomly from some place, possibly yes. If one were curious on this front I would have expected them to post pictures and things like serial numbers or I would have expected them to have reached out to the OEM in this case SRAM to verify.
09-04-22, 08:04 PM
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Knockoff parts from Asia go back decades, but they would be old models and wouldn’t dare put the copied company name on it. They would be house brand or unbranded. I know it feels hard to remember now but 14 years ago we didn’t have this thriving market of direct sales from China with knockoffs of current premium parts.
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Here’s how it ought to look
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Update:
Having consulted with SRAM, they send me a diagram showing the older parts layout and with a bit of a shock, my BB7's are likely NOT counterfeit.
Also, SRAM actually responded to me really quickly on a holiday weekend. So big thanks for SRAM!
Having consulted with SRAM, they send me a diagram showing the older parts layout and with a bit of a shock, my BB7's are likely NOT counterfeit.
Also, SRAM actually responded to me really quickly on a holiday weekend. So big thanks for SRAM!
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The latter is more shocking 
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