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I had Shimano mechanical discs on my touring bike (6800 series). They worked but I've only ever been impressed by them when descending in the wet with fatboy (me) and luggage on board. I was talking to a guy at a roadside coffee stall and he suggested Avid BB7 calipers. Ordered them from Chain Reaction (nice surprise price included new discs as well as calipers). Just back from my first hilly ride with them and the improvement is astonishing - silent, great feel, progressive and almost as good as the exalith thing that Mavic do (which is, by the way, the best rim braking I've ever had)