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A lots less to fiddle with, I rode with BB7, they were very powerful once set-up, but have to adjusted the non-moving pads closer to even out the wear (which is noticeable when you start hearing squeal), having both side moving mean the rotor won't bend and thus eliminated the squeal almost completely.
Spyres is just as powerful but a much better design, in fact it can easily clear rack/mudguard without resorting to bending/getting disc specific rack.
Reckon the HY/RD is the best one to get, especially with the self-aligned pads (Spyres don't have this), word of warning, replace stock pads ASAP, they were extremely powerful second after fitting, which is a sure sign that it'll wear out very soon, I got Swissstop on, which took a good 20 miles to actually have decent braking performance, and now starting to get more and more powerful.