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This has already been done, with magura hydraulic calipers. I'm afraid I know no more than that! He seemed to play good on it. Perhaps someone else knows more about the polo player, I think he was german (saw him playing at Berlin worlds). Hydraulics put me off though, as in polo the amount of crashes involving the bars turning are quite high, i'd imagine hoses would wear quickly meaning complete brake failure should they split. At least with cable duals you can get away with one brake should the other fail.
Rich: I sold Luca the caliper and it was sold to me as a shimano 'deore' caliper. It was a few rungs up from bargain bucket but by no means expensive (think it was about £18 new?). I believe the caliper has one adjustment to one side, whereas the BB7 allows adjustment on both pads. I had a little play on Luca's bike the other day and it actually works really nicely, good modulation for a cheap caliper.
With regards disc protection, don't bother dude. Invest in a disc straightening tool! :)
edit...should learn to type faster...