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edscoble
I love both BB5 and 7.
Long time user and fan of BB7s.
There's a couple tricks to setting them up good but I don't get the 'adjust after every ride' thing that some people seem to report. They do have a really poor design oversight where the tab on the pad can hit an IS adapter meaning the pad sits squint but I just trim that tab down a bit.
Just tried BB5s recently (wanted to try drop bars on a disc brake bike so they were a cheap way to go) and I was nicely surprised. Bit more of a fiddle to set up than BB7s as they don't have the outboard pad adjuster dial but still plenty powerful and stuff.
Tried Spyres a while back, hated them. The 3mm allen bolts that adjust the position of the pads rattled loose on every ride meaning you'd start a ride with nice lever feel but finish it out with a lever that pulled all the way to the bar.