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I've heard reports of overly strong springs leading to stretched cables and constant fiddling. I've a few in the spares box, so it's an easy change.
I think I'll stick with BB7s. The upgrade from Shimano BR505 to BB7 on my stolen Croix de Fer was so great that I'll stick with what I know. Easy to set up and plenty of stopping power. I'll be able to use the same rotors and sell the BB5s as complete unused sets without faffing about changing rotors.