Installing Avid BB7 Disc Brakes

I recently upgraded my braking system from vBrakes to Adiv BB7 disc brakes. Having been out of the loop for the last few years I had no idea what was good, bad or ugly when it came to disc brakes. So I asked my friends from the Disciples of Dirt here in Eugene and the concensus was the Avid BB7.

I started shopping around and fortunately for me I found a pretty good deal on Craigslist. This being a first for me.. disc brakes that is… I went to google for instructions on installing these bad boys and lucky me again a YouTube Video.

The Avid BB7 comes in several sizes. 160mm, 185mm and 203mm.  My DOD friends said for what we ride here a 160mm on the rear and 185mm on the front is good way to go.  The reasoning behind it from what I understand is the 185mm on front won’t heat up as fast.

As a closing note, consult your local bike shop on sizing because some frames and/or forks can’t fit all the sizes.

I went with 160mm on both the front and rear becuase that is what was available to me. So far things have been fine and I’m enjoying learning how to ride with my new Avid BB7 disc brakes.

I installed my own disc brakes simly because I like to wrench around on my bike but i’m no professional. Once I got the bb7’s installed and upgraded some other compenants.. I took her down to my local bike shop and had them tune everything up for me.